He Valencia Basketthicker than other days but tenacious in his game hand in hand with Kam Taylor y Jaime Pradilla, controlled and subjected this Thursday to the Anadolu Efes to add his fourth consecutive victory in a Euroleaguein whose head he is beginning to become strong with his ten wins in fifteen games.
The Turkish team, waiting to finalize the signing of Pablo Laso to try to take flight, made the Valencia but he did not question his victory. Overwhelmed by injuries and lacking conviction, they suffered their third consecutive defeat.
He started the Valencia not very accurate in circulation and entered uncomfortably. The presence of Omari Moore He improved his game but it coincided with a couple of successes from Ephesus from the three-point line and that reduced the impact and he was barely able to get off the scoreboard (22-20, m.10)
In a Roig Arena which seemed destined to become its concert mode in Robe Iniesta's temple in Valencia, sounded in the change of room 'Correcaminos estate al loro' by extreme hard in tribute to the deceased artist from Extremadura and the locals began to run with Pradilla as a spearhead.
A 10-2 partial opened the gap but the lack of confidence of Neal Sako stopped Valencia and the hard-working Roland Smits kept the Ephesus close on the scoreboard.
He Valencia He lost his aim but hungrily looked for the offensive rebound and that allowed him to force the third foul. Smits and punished the decision of Radovan Trifunovic of leaving him on the court after committing the second a couple of plays before. The Slovenian coach had his reasons, of course.
Without the Latvian, the Turkish team lost consistency and is not doing very well at the moment. Despite the resistance of the extaronja Jordan Loydthe locals had time in the three minutes left before the break to, hand in hand with Nate Reuversexpand your income somewhat (45-39, m.20).
After the break, with Smits still sheltered on the bench, the script followed that course. Without shine, thicker than other days, Valencia took its advantage above ten points thanks to Kam Taylor but, for the moment, he couldn't go beyond there. The points of Cordinier They held off Efes.
took advantage Pedro Martinez to give a new chance to Says and fearing that the game would go away Trifunovic made use of not only Smits but also of Vicent Poirier, that reappeared after an injury. Their strength under the hoops put the locals in trouble, who got out of trouble thanks to their recovered aim from outside.
The last quarter started with twelve points ahead for the locals and Smits' fourth foul and the Turkish resistance cracked. Also helping was the unwavering desire to Taylor and Pradillawho continued to pierce their defense until there was no turning back possible.
Technical sheet
94 – Valencia Basket (22+23+26+23): Thompson (-), Badio (6), Taylor (20), Pradilla (14), Reuvers (8) – starting five – Montero (9), De Larrea (3), Puerto (9), Sako (-), Costello (15), Sima (3) and Moore (7).
82 – Anadolu Efes (20+19+20+23): Cordinier (18), Loyd (18), Weiler-Babb (3), Smits (8), Osmani (9) – starting five – Beaubois (2), Poirier (4), Swider (8), Yilmaz (2), Jones (-). Mutaf (3) and Hazer (7).
Referees: Difallah (FRA), Foufis (GRE) and Calic (SRB). They eliminated the visitor Smits (m.35).
Incidents: match corresponding to the fifteenth day of the regular phase of the Euroleague played at the Roig Arena in València before 10,835 spectators.
