When the talent doesn’t arrive, when the success fails, when the plan doesn’t work out, whatever it may be, the only thing left is to be strong, proud, cling to the field and fight hand-to-hand. It was the only way he had motto to prevail by 78-85, an extension through, at Gipuzkoa lead by Jaworski (31 points) and at all times (22 rating). Olle Lundqvist (19 points) and Yunio Barrueta (16 points and 11 rebounds) they pulled a car whose direction failed (20 lost balls) and that failed to close the rebound under his basket. With these two black holes, victory is even more important. It also serves to stop a small losing streak of two losses. And to recover third place (Estudiantes lost in Castellón) and shore up their chances of qualifying for the playoffs with the home court factor in their favour.
The staging was not the best. It lacked intensity and the Gipuzkoa he played peacefully. Neither in defense nor in attack did the oranges find their game and at all times He widely won the game directors duel to Filipovic. The 0-2 with the basket at the beginning of Lotta Nwogbo it was an anecdote. Because the rest of the first part was entirely for the locals, with the clearest ideas. He motto I was looking for Nwogbo in the paint but the balls did not reach him and the second resource was Districtwhich dragged the little success of the previous game against the Andorra. Thus, the Gipuzkoa he put the direct (12-2). But then the Cuban with a US passport showed his character. Because it is not easy that absolutely nothing is coming out for you and you keep trying over and over again. Until he got out. When scoring basket he celebrated with rage. It was a 2+1, with a subsequent triple, which laid the foundations of the first recovery, which reached 12-10. He was left in a mirage with a 10-0 run, including two triples. We had to start over and the people from A Coruña made up at the end of the quarter, especially with a three-pointer on the buzzer from possession by Jakovics (20-17).
Gipuzkoa He reacted at the start of the second with another two triples that extended the lead again, stretching and shrinking the rubber. The option of motto He went through the fouls, since the Basques charged and reached the bonus before three minutes. They got closer again (28-26), but they never finished the comeback because when the triple liberators of the home team always appeared. Olle Lundqvist took the reins of the orange attack. The Swede was the only one with enough intensity for it. His insistence, even with two triples, kept a Leyma (34-32) who endured more by heart than by game. He got stuck in the section before the break and survived with free kicks, insufficient to maintain the local scoring rhythm, although a 2 + 1 of Lundqvist avoided a major disaster before going through the locker room (44-38).
The set of Diego Epifanio He took a step forward, but kept making the same mistakes. He missed, in addition to unforced turnovers, especially the rebound, especially under his own basket, granting extra chances that he Gipuzkoa He knew how to take advantage, even with a triple (47-43). But Leyma was better in attack and following in the wake of Lundqvist they tied (47-47) and took the lead (47-49) for the first time since the 0-2 start. The game then entered a phase of more failures than successes. For both sides. And everything to be decided in the last quarter (57-56).
Jaworski He then became the hero of Gipuzkoa. For something he is the top scorer in the category. He motto he took the lead, but his advantage was offset by the three-pointers from the American guard. Up to three in a row to go from 65-64 to 71-64 with just over three minutes remaining. It could have been the sentence. But among the oranges there was also a plugged-in man: Lundqvist. The Swede scored, stole, blocked, assisted triple District and made two free throws to put his team back in (71-73). But the offensive rebound played a trick again. he had it diagne between his hands when there were 43 seconds left and it could have been the sentence. He got away, the ball went inside and the oranges committed unsportsmanlike action. Gipuzkoa did not miss the free throws that sent the game to extra time (73-73).
In it, it was shown that the Basques needed something more than just one player to be able to face a motto that although he was not successful, he pulled all the character and claw that he had left inside. Nobody wanted to score in extra time and it started diagne from the staff. It was followed by a triple of Filipovic, while the locals shot over and over again from the 6.75 line but now without success. They ran out at the key moment and more when Jaworski committed the fifth foul on a Nwogbo that although he did not play his game, he fought until the ball entered and culminated a 2+1 that sentenced (75-81) a game that still had a local three-pointer and four free throws from Filipovic (78-85).
