Today the permanence is still virtual, it needs to be sentenced, and that could come this very night or, at the very least, next Tuesday evening. There are 4 days left to finish the regular phase of the Endesa league and, with a margin of two victories over Granada, which marks relegation, continuity in the ACB could be celebrated today if these two circumstances occur: a defeat of the Andalusian team, which visits the Obradoiro with the novelty of ex-Manresa Joe Thomasson, and a triumph for Básquet Girona against the mighty Lenovo Tenerife. If today is still not possible, it would be good not to extend it beyond Tuesday, when Betis lands in Fontajau. The team from Sevilla also has two fewer victories, and today they receive Bilbao.
Aíto has several headaches in the form of physical problems. Marc Gasol she was down in Las Palmas last weekend, just like Fjellerupand all in all it was joined on Thursday Taylor did not train due to discomfort. In principle, all three are doubtful, but given the importance of this final stretch of the season, it is expected that they will be able to play. Bruno Fitipaldowith overload in the twins, i Dakota Mathiaswith a tenosynovitis in the flexor muscle of one of the toes, are also doubtful, in this case, for the Canary side.
“We would like to complete the rescue as soon as possible. We’re going to try to come out and play our best basketball. We’ve been pretty good in the last two games,” he said yesterday Paul Figueras. Aito Garcia Reneses he also valued the team’s improvement in the last two games, despite being still cautious about staying: “We want to do the best we can. We know that we have a difficult schedule until the end of the season, Tenerife is a great team, Betis still has to come, and we have to go to Zaragoza».
In the match of the first round, just on the second day of the league, Tenerife did not have it easy to overcome Girona (76-67), in a match where Marc Gasol stood out with 11 points and 8 rebounds, for to a rating of 15. That day, moreover, Aíto’s team was fine in defense
On this evening’s opponent, point guard Pol Figueras said that “they are one of the best teams in the league. They have been with the same block playing together for many years, they have the most rated player in the league (Giorgi Shermadini), a very experienced baseman and we will have to play a very good game to win.” Asked, precisely, how this point guard could be stopped, the veteran Marcelinho Huertas, who has just scored 43 points in the last game against UCAM, Aíto drew irony: they only have to “pray” and that he is not offering his best version. “I expect a very difficult game, but at the same time if we fail and have the public in favor of the following actions it is very important”, added the coach.
The island team, coached by Chus Vidorreta, comes fifth in the standings, with 22 wins and 9 losses. They have won four of their last five games and are the fourth best away team. Of course, on Wednesday he was surprised by UCAM at home in an advanced game of the 33rd day despite the exhibition of Huertas (109-111). The locals, for their part, will be looking for their third consecutive triumph as locals (previously they had beaten direct rivals such as Fuenlabrada and Granada) despite facing one of the teams that aspires to fight, even for the title. According to the club, the Fontajau pavilion is expected to show a good image, and there are only 300 tickets left for sale.
Having overcome this double confrontation at home against Tenerife and Betis, Básquet Girona will only have to go to Zaragoza next Saturday the 13th (6pm) and receive Baskonia on the 24th or 25th of May, in the last day of the regular phase of the ‘ACB. That day the homework must be done, and if possible, between today and Tuesday, better.
2023-05-05 17:54:19
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