Joventut puts Baskonia on the ropes

Joventut puts Baskonia on the ropes

Guy and Brodziansky bomb the Buesa Arena and leave the ‘Penya’ one victory away from the semifinals

MADRID, 27 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

Joventut defeated Cazoo Baskonia (91-99) this Saturday at the start of the Endesa League quarterfinal playoff, stealing the home court factor at the Fernando Buesa Arena to aspire to advance in Badalona next Tuesday in the second game.

Carles Duran’s team had the great success of Kyle Guy (36 points), as well as Vladimir Brodziansky, amassing up to 16 rental points in the first half. In tow and with the band of favorites in the locker room, the Basque team had no order, patience or success to avoid another Catalan coup like in the Cup.

The ‘Penya’, defeated in the League but victorious in the KO tournament against those from Vitoria, put the intensity of the ‘playoffs’ and 11 points from Guy and seven from Parra in the first quarter gave a good base (16-28). The American guard scored another 11 points in the second quarter and began his one-on-one with Howard.

Those from Badalona held their income at halftime (39-48), with Tomic also very comfortable in an inside game absent at the premises. Joan Peñarroya’s men brought out a more choral version, more aggressive in defense, for the third quarter, but Joventut couldn’t get the vertigo, with Brodziansky responding to the rival approach.

From less to more, Baskonia launched their last comeback attempt in the last quarter, a 10-2 run that warmed up the Buesa Arena. Thompson seemed to wake up in time, although it was Howard who had the gunslinger duel with a record-breaking Guy. The American signed the maximum score for Joventut in the ‘playoffs’, with a record of triples for the club (15), and the ‘Penya’ scored the first surprise.

DATASHEET.

–RESULT: CAZOO BASKONIA, 91 – JOVENTUT, 99. (39-48, at halftime).

–EQUIPMENT.

CAZOO BASCONY: Howard (28), Thompson (12), Giedraitis (13), Costello (6) and Enoch (-) –starting quintet–; Heidegger, Ten (-), Sedekerskis (14), Marinkovic (!1), Men (5), Kotsar (2), Kurucs (-).

BADALONA YOUTH CLUB: Vives (-), Guy (36), Brodziansky (21), Parra (15) and Tomic (6) –starting five–; Kraag (-), Ellenson (6), Rodriguez (-), Birgander (2), Happy (13).

— PARTIALS: 16-28, 23-20, 27-30, 25-21.

–REFEREES: Count, Knight and Spider. Eliminated due to fouls Giedraitis, Vives and Kraag.

–PAVILION: Fernando Buesa Arena.