Iñigo Royo tries to shoot a basket in front of two TAU Castelló defenders. /
LEB Gold
TAU Castelló takes advantage of the numerous losses and defensive facilities of the locals to win based on talent and leave Iraurgi without an answer
Juaristi Iraurgi took a step back in their game at the moment they had to take a step forward and lost clearly against TAU Castelló (75-92), who far from playing a complete game, their greatest attacking talent was enough to impose a scoring rate that the urolatarras did not reach. In the absence of the Estudiantes-Andorra game this afternoon (12:30 p.m., LaLiga Sports TV), which does not affect the lower zone of the table, Mikel Odriozola’s team is for the first time this season sole bottom of the LEB Oro with a victory in nine games and two victories of salvation.
The issue of controlling turnovers seemed to have been overcome in the last three days, but yesterday it returned to the fore to completely weigh down the game for the Gipuzkoans. There were many, 18 according to the official statistics and only six less than the rival, but the big difference was that Juaristi gave up their possessions in the front line of their attack and in unforced situations, which caused quick and easy transitions than those of Orenga , in a game crisis at the beginning of the season, took the opportunity to easily add to the other basket. Between losses and defensive oversights, the blue team added up to fourteen points without much effort, too many in a game as important as yesterday where the last two teams in the standings were measured.
In the sections of the game in which Juaristi managed not to give away and play good basketball, they came close on the scoreboard, because TAU Castelló was not doing anything special or spectacular to be ahead, but unfortunately for the azpeiti-azkoitiarras yesterday it was not the day of regularity. Despite going 6-0 and 12-2 in the first and second quarters, they never managed to regain the lead on the scoreboard.
75
JUARIST
Hevia (6), Hoover (11), Guridi (11), Buckingham (11), Sy (5) -quintet- Maconda (4), Magassa (2), Aizpitarte (3), Royo (6), Ansorregi (15 ), Gielen (5). T1: 12/15; T2: 18/31; T3: 9/30; REB: 27 (20+7); ASSIST: 10; FOR: 18; VAL: 59.
92
TAU CASTLE
Faner (15), Nesbitt (4), Hook (17), Stutz (12), Rey (7) -quintet- Duran (11), Bilbao (2), Sabate (3), Roig (2), Dijkstra (19 ).T1: 14/15; T2: 27/42; T3: 8/26; REB: 34 (23+11); ASSISTS: 16; PER: 12; WALL: 117.
Partial:
21-26, 20-22 (41-48), 17-25 (58-73), 17-19 (75-92).Referees:
Albacete Chamón, Carpallo Miguelez and Sastre Del Río. No deleted.
The game broke up in the third quarter, with a 5-20 run led by ex-Iraurgi Menno Dijkstra that found no response from the local side, going from 41-48 at halftime to 46-68. From there, the Juaristi, totally dejected, could only watch the minutes go by and get psyched up for the important appointment they have on Tuesday in Torrelavega. Before victory must come improvement in the game.
Justin Jaworski, accompanied by his partner and two friends at the Azpeitia sports center. /
Jaworski, once again present at the Azpeitia sports center
It has become common to see Justin Jaworski, a Guuk Gipuzkoa Basket player, watch the Juaristi Iraurgi matches at the Azpeitia sports center. The American escort has a compatriot friend who is married to an Azpeitiarra who lives in the Urola Valley and whom he visits on some weekends, when he has a day off. In the game in which Juaristi was defeated by TAU Castelló, it was no less and Jaworski, who scored 27 points against Lleida on Friday night, was accompanied by his partner and two of his friends.
