Alimerka Oviedo Baloncesto receives Club Ourense Baloncesto tomorrow in the dispute of the fourteenth day of the First FEB 25/26 (12:30 p.m., Palacio de los Deportes, LaLiga+) and does so by opening the morning schedule at the Palace in what is expected to be a basketball party with more than 1,800 tickets sold for the first of the two Christmas games ahead at home.
A show that will be seasoned by the presence of the Barjot Dunkers, a solidarity collection of toys and various games and raffles thanks to our sponsors Basketball Emotion, Nokao, Enerthy, Diego Verdú and the Jewelers’ Guild.
In purely sporting terms, the team has returned to training during the holidays after the defeat suffered against Caja Rural de Zamora in extra time and has conspired to return to the path of victory in front of its audience.
Once again, against a well-worked rival like Ourense and that has one more victory than the Carbayones in the table, six by five, the defensive work of the entire team will be essential to limit a vertical and dangerous attack such as the one led by Moncho López from the bench. On offense, rebounding and running, finding the best shooters in their positions and working on paint situations that were so denied in Zamora, will also be the keys to reaching the end of the game with options.
And the public. With the Palace almost full, Javi Rodríguez himself warned in the preview that the team is enlarged with that extra that the Palace public gives when things go badly and that allows the players to seek extra energy and motivation. Regarding the physical condition of the squad, Porriño has everyone available for tomorrow’s match.
And individually, as an anecdote, remember that the OCB, in the thirteen days played, has managed to have the MVP of four of them: Parham in the opening match against Estudiantes and three consecutive ones (the OCB rested on matchday 12) with Townes as the protagonist against Cantabria and Alicante and Lobaco in the last match against Zamora. For his part, Duscak has been the top assistant in three days.
