Valencia Basket visits Maccabi Tel Aviv this afternoon starting at 8:30 p.m. with the urgency of taking the win to continue strengthening the ‘top-8’ options via Play-in. Álex Mumbrú’s team, twelfth in the Euroleague standings with 14 victories in their tally, faces the event after a week of leaving good feelings, especially in the defensive aspect, with two victories between games that were decided in the final possessions. Now it is time to transfer the defensive solidity to the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, the field where the Israeli team is playing all its home games this season.
This will be the duel that will open matchday 32, the penultimate before putting an end to the regular phase of the Euroleague. The options of getting into the Play-off for the Taronjas, who are tied for wins with Olimpia Milano and Partizan, tenth and eleventh respectively, are open, but they are obliged to win first to qualify for the Play-in and, then, for it to be in the highest possible position and have the best chances of competing in the final phase of the great European tournament. A defeat against Maccabi would not definitively remove Valencia Basket from the race, but it would make the objective more difficult. In the last two days the VBC receives Lyon and visits Partizan in what could be a life or death match.
Álex Mumbrú prepares the clash with the significant absences of Boubacar Touré and Brandon Davis who, although he wanted to hurry to dress short, is finally not in optimal conditions to play a high-caliber match. They are two important interior absences, especially taking into account Maccabi’s offensive and rebounding power. VCB loses centimeters and two of its best rebounders to counteract the strengths of the Israeli team, which currently occupies seventh place in the regular phase with 18 recorded victories. In addition, Oded Kattash’s men enjoy the best open streak in the competition with 14 consecutive victories between Euroleague and league. Led by Wade Baldwin IV, Josh Nebo and Bonzie, they are the only team to have won their last five matches in European competition. The clash will also be a reunion with former Taronjas Jasiel Rivero and James Web III.
2024-03-27 03:00:57
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