Leyma defeated Rioverde Clavijo 100-77 on a comforting night at the Palacio de los Deportes in Riazor in which he chased away all the ghosts surrounding his lack of precision in the three-point shot that had been created in recent weeks. The 15 of 30 in triples that they led Lundqvist, Font, Barrueta y Jakovics It was the pillar on which the orange team’s last performance in front of its audience was based before the brief break in the competition for the Christmas celebrations.
On an evening in which the Leyma fans had prepared to throw all the stuffed animals they could from the stands for the benefit of Cáritas, the Leyma players wanted to imitate their fans and dedicated themselves to shooting almost tirelessly from the triple. Lundqvist and Aris prepared the ground before with several uncomplicated layups. Then, the Swedish player himself, Huskic and Barrueta, who warmed up immediately, sweetened the first quarter for the men in orange. El Clavijo barely managed to keep up with the scoring pace and, as a result, Leyma closed the first quarter with double the points, 34-17.
The Rioja team came into its own in the second quarter. An 0-6 partial in the first possessions irritated Epi, who called a timeout. Upon returning to the court, the triples by Sean McDonnell and Álex Hernández dispelled any type of doubt about the team’s offensive performance. They were accompanied by the usual suspects: Lundqvist, Barrueta and Jakovics. The success of the three prevented the effectiveness of Clavijo, which also boasted outside shooters, from taking effect. The visitors were stuck in the ten-point deficit and were unable to reduce it. Huskic’s assist for Pablo Hernández with his back turned and under the rim was the icing on the cake of a first half that ended with 12 of 17 in triples and a partial score of 59-44.
El Clavijo came out again with one more gear than Leyma in the third quarter. Diego Epifanio’s men were very imprecise, for whom it was much more difficult than in the first half to find free shots. Quite the opposite happened to the Logroño team, which was able to create very affordable shooting options for Alberto Moreno, infallible in two-point shots, and Andre Norris, its top scorer. The oranges only had to find themselves on the inside and with some successful counterattacks from Lundqvist and McDonnell. Aleix Font’s contribution in the last minute and a half was a direct blow to Clavijo’s waterline, which found itself twenty points down, 80-60, and with no options to dream of a comeback.
Leyma did not get carried away by the comfortable advantage in the match. The men of Epifanio’s rotation took to the court in the last quarter with the mission of maintaining and, if possible, increasing the differences. Pablo Hernández enjoyed good minutes to showcase his work in defense, Álex Hernández earned the support of the stands with his distribution of play and Diagne, with two monumental blocks, raised the roar of the Palace. Aleix Font did not fall short either, as he once again revolutionized the attacks and hit all the free throws he was allowed to take. The players had fun on the court until Atoumane Diagne rounded off the final 100-77 with just a few seconds remaining.
2023-12-15 22:35:31
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