BarcelonaTwo days before the classic against Madrid, Xavi Pascual’s Barça were full of optimism with a victory against Casademont Zaragoza (100-80). Despite the losses of Will Clyburn, Jan Vesely and Juan Núñez, the Blaugrana team was strong at the Palau Blaugrana, where they added their seventh consecutive victory in the ACB. Xavi Pascual recovered Toko Shengelia. The match was stopped for many minutes because the horn was damaged.
Martinas Geben, hero visiting the Nou Congost
Básquet Girona took the Nou Congost Catalan duel against Baxi Manresa (95-97). The match, which pitted two of the teams that play a more attractive game, was decided in the last action. Martinas Geben grabbed an offensive rebound and scored the game-winning basket at the buzzer. The pivot finished with 28 points and 9 rebounds to secure his team’s first victory as a visitor.
The Hiopos Lleida does not stay frozen
Hiopos Lleida achieved a very important victory against MoraBanc Andorra (79-87), a direct rival to avoid relegation. Despite their obvious improvement, the Andorran team could not avoid the opponent’s 53 points in the second half. Xavier Castañeda made his debut scoring 14 points against the team that dismissed him. Lleida ended a streak of six consecutive defeats. James Batemon, who scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half, was decisive.
Four finals for the Cup
After losing on Tuesday at Unicaja (105-83), Joventut will again have a demanding game this Saturday, as they host La Laguna Tenerife. “There are four games left for the Cup and two are at home. The most important is the next one, the one in Tenerife, because it is in the team group that we have close to us and in the area where we want to be,” warns Dani Miret. The coach of the green-and-black team still does not know if he will be able to count on Ricky Rubio.
