He Unicaja won with solvency BAXI Manresa (91-77) and achieved his eighth consecutive victory in the Endesa League which consolidates him in second place, thanks to a great collective performance and an exhibition by the American power forward Dylan Osetkowski, the big star of the game with 25 points -6 triples-, 8 rebounds and a PIR of 30.
The wave of Unicaja At the beginning he knew how to counteract it with the same rhythm. BAXI Manresa in a demonstration of dynamism that explains the style of both teams: two quintets that are comfortable in back-and-forth contexts, running and quick possessions.
A partial 0-7 from Manresa stopped the Californian’s great start Dylan Osetkowskiwho hurt inside and out, who scored ten points in a moment and who Unicaja he missed when he sat on the bench.
With the score equal, the Unicaja improved its productivity in the last stretch of the first quarter, which allowed it to emerge victorious from the exchange of baskets (31-25, m.10), in addition to maintaining the lead also in the second set, in which, however, it did not He managed to hurt the Catalan team from the triple.
But BAXI Manresa He did not lose face for the game. Based on blocks and continuations, he took advantage of some bad attacks from the Malaga team to remain fully involved in the fight, three points away from the scorers and with a lot of personality.
Each team had divided a quarter (49-46, at halftime), but in the third the clash took a direction that would be definitive for the locals, since, with 5 points in a row from the American forward Kameron Taylor and the continuation of the exhibition of a masterful Osetkowski, the set comprised of Ibon Navarro He took a 10-point lead on the scoreboard.
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Even though the BAXI technician rotated, Pedro Martínezcould not prevent the great form of the Unicajawho forced turnovers (18) and was very reliable from the triple, with a success rate of over 40 percent.
Thus, the Catalan team’s 36 percent field goal accuracy rate was too low to compete head-to-head with a team. Unicaja thrown, although on the rebound it worked much better. Those of Ibon Navarro They are a difficult team to overcome when they reach cruising speed, especially in the Carpena and before his people, and this was a burden for those of Laziness
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Led by the power forward from California, the Malaga team continued to widen the gap until the end of the game, in which Unicaja allowed itself to give minutes to the young point guard. Mario Saint-Supery17 years old, to encourage his progression.
This defeat represents another setback for the BAXI Manresa in his goal of getting into the Copa del Reywhich will be held in Malaga in 2024, so it does not worry the host Unicaja, which has not lost in the League since October 8 in Gran Canaria.
Unicaja, 91 – Baxi Manresa, 77
Unicaja: Perry (9), Kalinoski (6), Djedovic (8), Osetkowski (25), Sima (6) -starting quintet-, Kravish (7), Díaz (7), Taylor (9), Thomas (3), Carter (6), Ejim (8) and Saint-Supery (0).
BAXI Manresa: Badio (7), Taylor (5), Robinson (13), Geben (10), Sagnia (8) -starting quintet-, Dani García (5), Steinbergs (5), Valtonen (4), Oriola (6) and Williams (14).
2023-12-02 19:00:20
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