The Dominican base Jean Montero, with 36 points, 10 rebounds and 41 of valuation, ended up decanting the quarterfinal qualifier of the Endesa League in favor of Valencia Basket in Gran Canaria (94-102) after an agonized clash that had to be decided in the extension.
Despite the 16 points of Albicy and Homesley in the yellow ranks, the Dominican base – curiously formed in the Claretian team – marked the pattern in a clash in which, in addition, it beat the record record of a player of 21 years or less in the ACB playoffs, overcoming the brand of Jordi Villacampa (30 in 1985) as well as the valuation record in the second -The previous brand treasured Pau Gasol with 37 credits in 2001).
And that the islanders began more intoned, with Albicy and Tobey opening a gap in the first measures and braking the initial thrust of Montero (12-7).
Pedro Martínez's pupils tried to stop the spill, taking advantage of their bench depth, but the outer shot did not carburted throughout the first quarter (0/6), which allowed the Claretians to expand the advantage to 11 points (22-11), although Badio and Reuvers managed to make up the partial (24-16).
In the second quarter, the Taronja team further adjusted the disadvantage with the versatility of Costello and Pradilla (30-28), but Albicy took the gallons in the local team to stretch the gum and return to 11 of difference (41-30) to five minutes for the break.
However, the outer shot of the Valencians began to degrease, at the same time that the physical intensity was noted at the close of the first part (46-43), bringing both teams the costume tunnel with a more than interesting duel in the direction between AlbITY -11 points and 17 of valuation- and montero -13 points and 15 of valuation.
In the resumption, the clash was intensified, raising the defensive dose, something that favored Martínez's men, who with the Montero direction and Badio's improvement managed to make up the numbers from the perimeter and in the offensive rebound, taking the baton in the electronic for the first time in the match (57-59) in the absence of seven minutes to end the third quarter.
Shurna returned to take the handle of the game by putting the Dreamland ahead (65-64). With that change of sign, Homesley and Brussino again raised the spill to nine points (81-72).
However, Valencia continued to improve its offensive benefits, now with Jones and Pradilla of protagonists, taking a five-point balsamic advantage in the final stretch of the clash (85-90).
In any case, Gran Canaria launched a decisive order with two consecutive Thomason baskets and a foul on Albicy that the Gallic base took the opportunity to score the three free throws and match the contest in recent seconds (90-90). Even with the final errors in both hoops, the island team could achieve triumph in the last possession after a skined skined launch that did not see Aro.
Already in the extension, Valencia grew again while the Gran Canaria began to resent both in the perimeter and in the defensive rebound, something that did not forgive a pluscuamperfecto Montero that, in the parquet in which he formed as a player, ended up consuming the pass to the semifinals of Valencia (2-0 in the series) with 36 points (94-102).
Technical file
94. Dreamland Gran Canaria (24+22+26+18+4): Albicy (16), Thomason (6), Brussino (5), Shurna (14) and Tobey (9) -quinteto tita-; Homesley (16), Conditt (11), Samar (2), saved (6), Kljajic (3) and hairs (6).
102. Valencia Basket (16+27+24+23+12): Badio (17), Puerto (5), Reuvers (6), Pradilla (16), Montero (36) -quintetus titular-; De Larrea (3), López-Aróstegui (3), Jones (7), Costello (7), Ojeleye (-) and Sestina (2).
Referees: Jordi Aliaga, Rafael Serrano and Juan de Dios Oyón. Without eliminated
IncidenceS: Meeting corresponding to the second quarterfinal duel between the Dreamland Gran Canaria and Valencia Basket in the Endesa League played at the Gran Canaria Arena against 5,617 spectators. At the break an emotional tribute was made to the squad of the Claretian team that achieved the promotion in the year 94-95 and that began the longest stage of the entity in the elite, accumulating 30 uninterrupted seasons in ACB.
