A defeat with a sweet taste, but that does not hide a bad game. Laguna Tenerife has qualified for the Round of 16 despite losing 80-83 against Trapani Shark, so those from Txus Vidorreta make use of their particular average to secure first place in their group.
Stumble that ends a streak of 31 wins of CB Canarias at home in BCL, and that occurs after a very poor match by the Canaristas, who, except for the initial 8-0, were always at the mercy of what their rival wanted. Again with the loss of Marce Huertas, The Canary Islands had a horrible day in the triple (despite the fact that he tried to fix it in the end), at the same time that he was penalized for his large amount of losses (17 defeats) and his weak response to defend his opponent's 1v1.
With final options
Despite being 12 down, The islanders reached the final stretch with chances of victory (74-77)but they had to settle for not losing six points, the advantage they had achieved in the first round duel. Gio Shermadini, author of 13 points and nine rebounds for a PIR of 20, was the standout of the island team. Jaime Fernánez, who scored 16 points; and Tim Abromaitis, who thanks to a remarkable second half had 10 points and seven rebounds, were the highlights of the island club.
Hopeful beginning
Successful from the goal thanks to the Doornekamp-Fitipaldo two-way connection, and even running after several good defenses, the Canary Islands' start seemed to predict a pleasant match (8-0). However, that superiority was short-lived because Trapani also ran, especially after the home team's errors from the perimeter (0/5), even in free shots. With Ford released and Eboua playing above the rim, the Sicilian team went 0-12.
Weighed down by having the triple as his almost only offensive resourcethe entry of Jaime Fernández on the court was a breath of fresh air for the islanders, since the Madrid native made two penetrations and created space for another basket by Doornekamp (16-14). The fall was stopped, and despite not improving their performance from the goal (2/11), a couple of interior actions after two loose balls returned some peace of mind to the Aurinegros (20-16).
But again that feeling of comfort disappeared very quickly, which Trapani took advantage of. to dig deeper into the wound by running. Speed ​​this time translated into two triples coming from Notae (20-22, 10'). The various gestures on Vidorreta's side showed the coach's obvious discontent. Even greater disagreement when the Laguneros raised their error counter from 6.75 (2/13) and their rival ran even further (22-26).
free fall
After only 59 seconds of the period, the aurinegro coach asked for time to try to change an already dangerous trend. Free fall that, however, The Canary Islands increased by committing a good handful of losses, all of them punished on the run. And when they couldn't gain extra speed, Trapani looked for Notae, who first missed Fernández's mark and then also left Sastre behind with astonishing ease to go within 14 points and lead 0-9 (24-35).
Not even the alarms went off, not even a 2+1 from Shermadini served to awaken an increasingly unrecognizable Canary Islands that saw how every ball given away (six in seven minutes) was a stab received (27-39). Giedraitis' triple was not enough either (after 13 errors in a row), because The only thing the Tenerife squad managed was to get into an exchange of basketsmost of them at the limit of possession. And not because they wanted to restrict their circulation, but because of the lack of ideas in the face of their rival's defensive framework (35-44).
Repeated deficiencies
Four final points from Fitipaldo, despite two more losses (for a total of 11), prevented the mess from being greater for the Canary Islands team coinciding with the intermission (39-46). Seven points behind that were explained not only by the large gifts, by a poor three-point shot (3/17), and even by a poor balance (12 points from the Italians on the counter), but above all by the weak defensive performance of the Aurinegros in the 1×1. As an example, Trapani had shot up to 46 points with only five assists.
And absolutely all those shortcomings that had been shown until the intermission were repeated by the Canary Islands at the start of the third act (39-50). Mired again in an alarming trend, the Tenerife team emerged by pressing a little more in defense, with a couple of actions by Giedraitis and two triples by Doornekamp (47-50).
Visitor growth spurt
But that rebound also evaporated into nothing, since the Canary Islands insisted on leaving several more possessions behind, received a triple from Eboua and, especially, was unable to stop the mobility of Sanogo, author of eight points almost in a row. A visitor's spurt that was even greater after the two consecutive techniques against Vidorreta at the end of the third period (56-67).
Almost perfect scenario for the Canarias to finish leaving the clash. But there the Aurinegros were patient in attacking (they got Trapani into a bonus very quickly) and recovered their external success (two triples from Abromaitis and one from Fernández) to think about victory (68-70).
Arreón, however, was halfway there, because the Sicilian team did not give up, while the locals needed something more to complete the comeback (71-77).
Despite Giedraitis' triple (74-77), two consecutive losses not only compromised the island's chances of winning, but also the average particular and, by extension, direct classification. The Canary Islands survived with two baskets from Shermadini (78-83) before a final action in which, in an incomprehensible way, Trapani let time run out instead of looking for the average (80-83). End to the home streak in BCL, but direct qualification for the Round of 16.
