MADRID, 28 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Barça pulled through (73-84) their visit to Girona this Saturday on matchday 18 of the Endesa League, with a solid performance to impose their rhythm and strength in their eighth straight victory, putting pressure on Real Madrid for the lead as the who continues to exercise a Lenovo Tenerife that surpassed (67-95) Carplus Fuenlabrada.
Sarunas Jasikevicius’ men endured Fontajau’s push, especially on the way to the locker room with a 36-35 score at halftime, to maintain the good league dynamics (15-3). Those from Barcelona triumphed in the Catalan derby at the hands of Mirotic (16 points and a PIR of 21), Laprovittola (19 and 18) and Jokubaitis (17 and 21).
The ‘Nicos’ dynamited the game in the third quarter, throwing a jug of cold water on the hot Girona pavilion. Good defense in the second quarter and Taylor’s performance gave the locals control even despite Barça’s good start. The fight for Aíto García Reneses’ men lasted until the middle of the last quarter, when Barça managed to go beyond 10 income.
Those of ‘Saras’ sleep in the lead alone awaiting what Real Madrid does on Sunday in their morning visit to BAXI Manresa, to forget about the defeat against the whites in the Euroleague Clásico on Thursday, where they lost in the extension In the duel that opened the day, to the south of Madrid, Lenovo Tenerife imposed its triumphant march without discussion.
The canaries excelled and broke the game in the second quarter (9-24), once again led by Shermadini. The Georgian center finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 30, the best against a Carplus Fuenlabrada team that also suffered from Doornekamp and Fitipaldo. The people from Madrid will continue bottom for one more day, while those from La Laguna do not stop pressing (14-4) on the leaders.
Meanwhile, Joventut overwhelmed Surne Bilbao Basket (50-71), knocked out after the break, to continue at the top of the ‘Top 8’ with their eleventh victory. The host of the Copa del Rey shone on defense and had a stellar Ante Tomic, with 16 points, 7 rebounds and a PIR of 21.
In addition, Río Breogán gave a spectacular victory (98-67) to Pazo Provincial dos Deportes de Lugo, to continue sticking to the noble zone of the table, against a Coviran Granada that conceded its tenth defeat in a row. With a 59-24 scoreline at halftime, the Galician team liked Hollatz (13 points, 5 assists and a PIR of 22) and Lukovic (19 and 23).
