The perseverance of Valencia Basket allowed them to sign a 26-4 run this Tuesday in just seven minutes between the second and third quarters that dismantled the Bayern Munich and that led to an eighth victory in the Euroleague which places him in the upper part, but which resulted in the injury of BraxtonKey.
The 'taronja' team did not start well but had the confidence and perseverance to remain calm when they found themselves seven down. in the second quarter. Instead, the Bayernwhich came after three consecutive defeats, was undone when the locals began to get shots in and saw how the score went from 36-37 ninety seconds before the break, at 62-41 six minutes into the third quarter.
Rocky and concentrated at the beginning, the Bayern did not let him Valencia He will display his game in the first minutes. Their defense contained the local outsiders and the points of the former taronja Vladimir Lucic They allowed him to start ahead on the scoreboard and in sensations.
The entrance of the impetuous Brancou Badio increased the energy of the locals and seemed to intimidate the Bayern. Then TJ Parker He took hold of another extaronja, Stefan Jovicto contain Valencia's reaction.
Motivated to face the club in which he played the last two seasons and that did not opt for his renewal this summer, the Serbian point guard signed a few minutes of superb direction to redirect the Bavarians. His two points, three assists and three steals upset Valencia (18-25, m.11).
The low percentage of three-point shots by both teams 'froze' the clash in that balance. The two teams tried to add from near the rim and although Wayne Gabriel became a threat to the basket Valenciahis third foul, left the way clear for everything to be adjusted again (33-35, m.16).
Recovered TJ Parker a Jovic and the Serbian contained as best he could the impact of the local scoring awakening from afar but could no longer prevent the Valencia will reach the break on top after having lost by seven points (41-37, m.20).
The break did not cool Jean Monterowho had scored his first basket in that final stretch of the first half and who with another eight points almost in a row underpinned a 14-4 opening quarter that skyrocketed the local lead in just three minutes and put the team on the ropes. Bayern.
From the 25% accuracy in the three-point shot that both teams shared in the middle of the second quarter, the locals went to 35% and the visitors to 15% and that's where the game began to go away for the German team, which was winning but losing by 21 after five minutes of the third quarter (62-41 m.26) and was dismantled.
A stratospheric block by Badio put a symbolic end to the game still in the third quarter. The match was decided, since neither Valencia was going to let up nor Bayern, still erratic in shooting, had arguments to force a change of script.
Of course, the end of the game was expensive for Valencia, who saw how the American power forward Braxton Key had to retire with pain in his right knee and without being able to support the affected leg. A mole in a triumph that consolidates Pedro Martínez's team in the noble zone.
Technical sheet
90.- Valencia Basket (19+22+27+22): Montero (13), Moore (13), Taylor (8), Pradilla (2), Reuvers (11) – starting five – Thompson (12), Badio (16), Puerto (5), Key (3), Costello (7) and Sako (-).
64.- Bayern Munich (21+16+12+15): Dinwiddie (12), Hollazt (2), Lucic (9), Mike (6), Voigtmann (-) -cinco titular- Da Silva (6), Giffey (7), Jessup (8), Obst (3), Jovic (2) and Gabriel (9).
Referees: Difallah (FRA), Pastusiak (POL) and Tsaroucha (GRE). No eliminated.
Incidences: match corresponding to the thirteenth day of the regular phase of the Euroleague played at the Roig Arena in front of 11,340 spectators.
