Next Sunday the Endesa League reaches the halfway point of the regular season, which determines which eight teams compete in the Cupwhich will be held in the brand new Roig Arena from February 19 to 22. It will not be a day with much at stake, at least in terms of teams. There is already seven teams qualified mathematically —Real Madrid, Valencia Basket, Barça, UCAM Murcia, Unicaja, Joventut and Kosner Baskonia— and one virtually. Furthermore, the Real Madridthe best of the first round, He is sure to play his qualifying round on Thursday to have more rest before a hypothetical semifinals.
The fight for the last Cup ticket
The Tenerife Lagoon occupies eighth position and leads by one win (9-7) al Surne Bilbao (8-8), his executioner this Saturday (95-78). But he average punishes Jaume Ponsarnau’s men (-22). To leave out the island team, the Basque team would have to beat Covirán Granadawhich La Laguna lost on his visit to the Palau and come back 69 points in the average generalbecause Vidorreta’s men, in the absence of this last match, have a +47.
The fight to be seeded
The main fight is in who accompanies Real Madrid and Valencia Basket as seeds. A mystery that may not be resolved next weekend. He Kosner Baskonia has a match pending due to the storm Emilia that, at the earliest, will be played on February 8. The draw, yes, will be held in Valencia before, on Monday, January 26, with two balls that might not sport a specific teambut several.
Only a debacle would leave the team out of the top four places. Barçawith one more victory than UCAM Murcia and Kosner Baskonia. Those of Xavi Pascual, who they chain ten wins in a row in the Endesa League, they depend on themselves to be in the seeding pot. With a win on Sunday against La Laguna Tenerife they are in. They would only be left out if they lose and so much UCAM Murcia (11-5, +107) as Kosner Baskonia (10-5, +78) win and surpass him in the average general (+138).
The Baskonia’s bulky victory against Baxi Manresa (130-85, 45 points) makes him a candidate for that fourth place, currently in possession of UCAM, with one more victory (also one more game) and 29 more points in the general average with respect to Galbiati’s team, who would have two games left to try to match UCAM and surpass it in the average.
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Solo a defeat for Baskonia at home against Joventut would resolve fourth place without having to resort to the postponed match (Gran Canaria-Baskonia). In the event of a Baskonista victory, we would have to wait for that postponed match, whatever happens at the Unicaja-UCAM Murcia, to know. who is seeded.
Last day of the first round
- Casademont Zaragoza – Basketball Girona (Saturday 24, 18:00)
- Río Breogán – Real Madrid (Saturday 24, 7:00 p.m.)
- Hiopos Lleida – Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos (Saturday 24, 8:00 p.m.)
- Covirán Granada – Surne Bilbao (Saturday 24, 9:00 p.m.)
- Baxi Manresa – MoraBanc Andorra (Sunday 25, 12:00)
- Dreamland Gran Canaria – Valencia Basket (domingo 25, 13:00)
- Kosner Baskonia – Joventut (Sunday 25, 17:00)
- Unicaja – UCAM Murcia (Sunday 25, 18:00)
- Barça – La Laguna Tenerife (Sunday 25, 7:30 p.m.)
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