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In order to reemerge, one must also suffer

In the end, they had to suffer a lot, maybe even too much, but that does not take away from the fact that Básquet Girona yesterday managed to solve a vital duel against the Casademont Zaragoza (78-69) to put an end to the bad streak of results that had sunk it to the bottom of the classification. A triple of Quino Colom to make it 72-69 in the last minutes, and the success in the free throws (an impeccable 17/17, while the opponent missed 10, 13/23) were keys to deciding the victory in favor of those from Aíto García Reneses, who although they started with an impeccable first half (21-8) gave wings to the Aragonese as they decreased in intensity. Three pitches from three of the Porfirio Fisac they tied the game at the end of the third quarter, but between the Andorran base and Kameron Taylor they were responsible for leading the team with a final 9-0 (from 69-69, to the definitive 78-69). Undoubtedly, a victory necessary to catch air and which must become the turning point to believe in day-to-day work. Defensive improvement is evident, despite the fact that it is still necessary to take a step forward in attack and future additions could provide the solution here.

It was clear that Girona wanted to say goodbye to Fontajau (it was the last home game of 2022) giving the fans joy. Because of this, Colom, who can be a determining player as well as disappear, and Taylor got excited right away with a 9-0 start. Aíto’s had annulled Zaragoza thanks to their defensive solidity.

21-8, however, was too good to be true. The Aragonese took a step forward in the second quarter and the team had doubts or fear of what it meant to chain a dynamic of five consecutive defeats. Consequently, he was more erratic and imprecise in his shooting, especially from 6.75 meters and without Marc Gasol scoring a single basket, although he would manage to save the furniture with a faint Roko Prkacin which allowed to leave at the break with a seemingly comfortable 38-27.

We already know that the second half is Girona’s worst nightmare and yesterday was no different. Aíto’s team was increasingly thick and suffered unnecessary ball losses due to a lack of concentration. A 3-pointer from Taylor seemed to put the win on track at 41-31. The American escort scored three more points, but the fumbles caused Zaragoza to cut back on the scoreboard. From the ten point advantage, they went from having only three following the success of the rival from outside the paint. Maxi Fjellerup he disguised it a bit by scoring a basket.

The 52-47 was a martyrdom for Girona, who would relive the great suffering of the last few minutes with the only difference being that this time they would come out of it. In a final heart attack, Zaragoza would manage to equalize with 52-52 and from then on it would turn it into yours and mine. The score was very tight. Nerves led to a lot of personal fouls, deciding the game in free throws. The Girona players got them all right, Zaragoza would not have the same luck as with a triple from Colom (72-69) they started to see that the game was slipping away. Taylor also had his input to do justice to the top rating. The hugs at the final whistle spoke for themselves. Girona had finally redeemed themselves.

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