Kameron Taylor he scored on the horn to put out the fire of the Buesa Arena and avoid extension before Kosner Baskonia which he surpassed by 89-91in a tremendously even duel.
A recovery of Jean Montero and two free kicks based on taronja gave a fundamental air to the taronjas, who broke the streak of the azulgranas in their fiefdom.
The Dominican point guard was key in a duel where where Nate Reuvers He led his team after the break.
On the Basque side, Tim Luwa-Carbar y Mamadi Diakété They led the group of Paolo Galbiatiwhich put the ACB leader on the ropes.
The taronjas entered the match with great success. Four triples from the visitors opened a first important gap with a 2-12.
The blaugranas reacted with quick attacks and narrowed the score to 13-15, although they were affected by the second lack of Tim Luwa-Carbrot.
The first round closed with a triple by Nate Reuvers that broke the tie, 17-20, after 11-2 for the locals.
A Lithuanian triple Gytis Radzevicius He opened the second round and returned the tie to a match that moved in just a few points.
Despite the equality, the Valencia flowed better on the parquet Buesa Arena.
The third triple without failure Luwawes gave Baskonia the first lead before the break and a triple at the buzzer Rodion Kurucs gave the locals the maximum advantage in locker room time, 44-39, in a great second round for the locals.
Nate Reuvers kept afloat Valencia Basket in a very scoring start of the Baskonia in the second half.
In fact, the taronjas regained the advantage with a key 0-9.
Speed was key. The team that ran the counterattack took advantage and gained the rhythm of a very even match.
The errors in the free throws prevented the Levantines from dominating a result, although an unsportsmanlike behavior pointed out to Markus Howard and a dubious foul in attack Tim Luwa-Carbar They led to a 'sorpasso' of Valencia Basket with ten minutes left, 60-62.
Equality was maintained in second quarter. The other responded to each basket from one.
The rebound was fought for in each attack and the free throw began to gain great importance.
Appeared Luwawes to lead a Baskonia that gave away several balls and gave the Grapefruits options.
Jean Montero put the 87-89 with two free throws after a recovery with 4.9 seconds left. Mamadi Diakété tied but Kameron Taylor scored at the buzzer to avoid extra time.
Technical sheet
89 – Kosner Baskonia (17+27+16+29): Simmons (5), Howard (14), Radzevicius (5), Kurucs (8) y Diop (5) -cinco inicial-, Joksimovic (x), Spagnolo (9), Villar (-), Luwawu-Cabarrot (26), Frisch (5) y Diakité (12).
91 – Valencia Basket (20+19+23+29): Thompson (2), Badio (3), Taylor (11), Costello (5) and Sako (-) – starting five – Puerto (6), Pradilla (3), Montero (17), Larrea (7), Moore (11), Sima (8) and Reuvers (18).
Referees: Antonio Conde, Arnau Padrós and Esperanza Mendoza. No eliminated. They called out an unsportsmanlike foul on Howard (min.30).
Incidences: Match corresponding to the ninth day of the Endesa League, played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria in front of 9,382 spectators.
