Unicaja managed to maintain the leadership of the Endesa League after a valuable victory against Baskonia (95-91), in an even duel with a comeback included and a great choir performance, although with the leading role of Tyson Carterwith 19 points and a rating of 25.
A demonstration of talent, quality baskets and eye-catching basketball: that is precisely what was experienced from start to finish in a national basketball classic that Unicaja won, but that Baskonia was even able to send to overtime in the last seconds.
Thus, with this new victory, Unicaja will go to the Final Four of the FIBA Champions League, in Belgrade (Serbia) next weekend, as the best team nationally and theoretical favorite to beat UCAM Murcia in the semifinals .
With the two teams going with everything on the attack, without regard to form, the context led to a beautiful duel of gunmen: on the Baskonista side, Chest of drawers (11 points in the quarter) and Marinkovic (8), by the typesetter, Tyson Carter (10).
The rotation of Dusko Ivanovic it suited his people better than that of Ibon Navarro and with Chris Chiozza, Markus Howard y Dani Diez They distanced themselves at 27-35 (minute 10).
With a plus ten from Baskonia at the beginning of the second quarter, the Malaga team once again had a challenge ahead of them: coming back against a top-8 Euroleague squad full of names capable of solving the game.
Unicaja increased the revolutions in defense, found in Melvin Ejim his perfect prop to lead a small revolution and the match returned to equality in a fired-up Carpena (39-42).
That momentum faded, as Baskonia saw how Matt Costello He trusted everything to his precise wrist and good handling of the boat, despite his 2’08 height, which allowed him to go into the break with 20 points on his account.
Averaging 64 percent in three-point shots (11/17), it would be difficult for the Vitoria team to get off that wave, but there was still a whole second half left and at Carpena, where Unicaja always knows how to get back on track.
The people of Malaga are a team of main actors, regardless of name and surname. Dylan Osetkowskiwith dots, and Jonathan Barreirowith rebounds, led another small reaction.
Fuente: ACB
2024-04-22 19:30:18
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