Lenovo Tenerife topples leader Cazoo Baskonia in extra time

Phigh-flying party in Tenerife, where a great Lenovo survived Hurricane Marcus Howard (33 points and 5/12 triples) to topple the leader Cazoo Baskonia in extra time (83-81) and consolidate his fourth place.

This would not have been possible without the usual ones, Shermadini (20+5+2) and Huertas (21+3+6), performed at a high level, well supported by Abramaitis (14)who scored the final two free throws in extra time with 1.6 seconds remaining

Howard, 16 points at halftime

those of Chus Vidorreta They almost always carried the rhythm of the game despite the insistentness of an unstoppable Howard who left with 16 points at halftime (44-40). It was thanks to Shermadini in the first part already a great orchards in the second.

But the Baskonia, thanks especially to Howarddid not lose the wake of the people of Tenerife despite not having his day in the triples with 8/33, only a 24% effectivenessfar from the 41.1% that had been averaging in the Endesa League, and forced the extension.

orchards seemed to sentence 21 seconds from the end of extra time (81-78), But again Howard he evened the score with a three-pointer with three seconds left. Then Marinkovic fouled on Abramaitis 1.6 from the end and he sentenced with two free throws (83-81).

Datasheet:

83. Lenovo Tenerife (23+21+16+23). Fitipaldo (-), Bolmaro (8), Cook (6), Doornekamp (6), Shermadini (20) -initial-, Huertas (21), Abromaitis (14), Fernández (3), Guerra (2), Mathias ( -) and Tailor (3).

81. Cazoo Baskonia (21+19+14+27). Howard (33), Thompson (12), Ten (3), Giedriatis (9), Kotsar (6) -initial-, Heidegger (3), Raieste (-), Marinkovic (8), Costello (5) and Hommes (5). 2).

Referees: Aliaga, Oyon and Martinez.

Incidences: Santiago Martín Sports Pavilion, before five thousand people.