The Euroleague is now history and Valencia Basket begins this afternoon the final sprint towards the Endesa League playoff with its visit to a Coviran Granada (Movistar Deportes) that they have not yet been able to beat this season, neither in preseason nor in the match of the first round in La Fonteta.
They first met in the last friendly preparation match of the preseason, played in Llíria, which ended with a 66-75 Andalusian victory. In the first round match, played at La Fonteta on December 23, the Nasrid team achieved its first victory in Valencia by winning 75-81 in a match in which Rousselle (23 rating) and Felicio (16 points and 6 rebounds) were key.
The Taronja now arrive with the need to add another victory to consolidate themselves in the playoff zone and even get closer to the option of being seeded to have the court factor in their favor at least in the quarterfinals. And to do this they will have to overcome the fatigue accumulated from having played 44 hours earlier in Belgrade, although the coach distributed minutes and rest since there was nothing at stake in the Euroleague.
Xavi Albert has fourteen players in Granada and could recover troops. The center Alpha Kaba has joined the team in Andalusia and is available to play his first game as a visitor with the taronja shirt. The two players who rested on Friday due to physical discomfort, Damien Inglis and Stefan Jovic, will be tested in the previous sessions to see if they can wear shorts. The only certain casualties are the injured Boubacar Touré and Kevin Pangos.
2024-04-14 02:00:39
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