With almost 6,700 fans in the stands, Valencia BC knew how to take advantage of the track factor to take the first quarterfinal point and put the semifinals to shoot. And all after overwhelming a Gran Canaria before which the precedents did not accompany, but who could not counteract the brutal rhythm of the Taronja game, which broke the game with a 34-8 in the third quarter. Only in the last period, with the party already resolved, they allowed themselves to reserve forces for Wednesday, to close the 98-74 party.
After the delivery of the trophy to the effort and that of the best young man in the league to Josep Puerto and Jean Montero respectively, Both came out in the initial quintet with Brancou Badio, Jaime Pradilla and Nate Reuvers.
The Senegalese opened the game and added the first five points of the premises after a triple, but in the exchange of baskets, the Gran Canaria managed to get ahead (7-9) after a triple of Albicy and an ever-inspired Tobey before his exequipo.
Pedro MartÃnez made the first changes and gave entrance to Jones Yajeleye, but it was a triple of Pradilla and A spectacular montero with seven points in a row who achieved a 10-0 partner To put in front and open a first gap.
Lakovic stopped the game before six minutes and although he saved the bleeding for a moment, Costello, Sestina and de Larrea allowed to close the first quarter with a clear advantage (26-16).
TOBEY LEADS THE GRANCA REACTION
In spite A montero that scored again from 6.75 twice to put the 32-22 and add 15 points in his locker.
But Gran Canaria found the way to get into the game with the same formula, adding two new triples of albicy and hairs, before Brussino reduced the difference to two points from the free kick (32-30).
The Taronja had to recover the defensive intensity against a Gran Canaria who, Through Tobey and Thomasson, he returned each taronja basket, with De Larrea assuming scoring prominence in the last minutesbefore 44-41 with which the break was reached.
Only six players had scored in the premises against a rival who shared the ball better and that gradually improved its shooting percentages.
Chris Jones, ante Dreamland Gran Canaria / ACB Photo РJos̩ Manuel Casares
From the triples to the talent of Jones and Montero
Y There were precisely two players who had not yet scored, Chris Jones and Nate Reuvers, who wanted two triples in a row On the return to the track, in which Montero closed shortly after a partial of 😯 that forced Lakovic to spend his first half shortly after the game minute, with 52-41 on the scoreboard.
Port, without success for the ring in the first part, followed in the footsteps of Jones and re -reverse to premiere with a triple, identical path to which Costello followed. But if someone had to put the public standing it was the talent of their two best players in the One, A Jones and a Montero that expanded the advantage until 62-45 with two spectacular individual actions.
Lakovic stopped the game again before Ecuador in the third quarter to try to prevent the gap from increasing even more and the comeback out of all impossible. But on the return to the track, the islanders met two new triple from Costello and Ojeleye and a 12-0 partial that put the 73-45 more than a minute for the end of the period. Gran Canaria was on the canvas, hit by the rhythm and success of the premises And almost thinking more about reserving strength for Wednesday than in reducing differences.
Last quarter with Soriano
With the party resolved, the last quarter was presented as a pure procedure, but A triple of Jones and the entrance of Joel Soriano returned to take the euphoria to the stands of a fonteta that struck the pass to the semifinals.
Valencia BC was already lowered the intensity to reserve strength for Wednesday and although Gran Canaria tried to make up the result, Fonteta already enjoyed the first step towards the last great goal of the year, the title of the League.
On Wednesday, at 21:15, they will have the opportunity to seal the pass to the semifinals. If not possible, the Fonteta factor for Saturday would still be.
