Valencia adds the first point of the Endesa League semifinals. The Valencians became strong in the Fonteta, they distanced themselves in the second quarter and never went below for Take your first meeting against Laguna Tenerife (83-65). A coral victory, which had a Valencian protagonist in each room.
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| Valencia Basket 83 (23+24+20+16): Badio (5), Montero (16), Ojeleye (3), Pradilla (14), Reuvers (4) -Inally-; Puerto (5), from Larrea (7), López-Arostegui (2), Jones (14), Soriano, Costello (7) and Sestina (6) |
| La Laguna Tnerife 65 (19+18+22+6): HUERTAS (18), Sastre (2), Kramer (3), Doornekamp (17), Shermandini (3) -Cquinteto inicial-; Kostadinov, fernández, fitipaldo (11), scrubb (7), costa, abromaitis (2) y morin (2) |
Jean Montero (16 points), Chris Jones (14; 13 in the second period) and Jaime Pradilla (14; 10 in the first) were the best in Valenciawhile Marcelinho Huertas with 18 points and Aaron Doornekamp with 17 and 5/8 in triples tried to lead the comeback of Tenerife, but the entire island team went out in the last quarter. A last period that ended with visitors by scoring only six points.
After this first Valencian victory, Both teams will return to the load next Thursday 12 at 9:15 p.m. with the second game dispute. A meeting that will be played again in La Fonteta, since, contrary to the quarterfinals, this series is disputed to the best of five games and not the best of three.
Jaime Pradilla leads the Taronja
It started frantic the encounter with 0-6 Tenerife that responded with a 7-0 Valencia. Of the maximum equality, Jaime Pradilla highlighted with eight points and without a failure in the shot, to hold the scoring rhythm of the premises at the beginning. A taronja set that again got a partial of 7-0 to put 18-13 and force the first dead time of the game, requested by Txus Vidorreta.
After the break, the score went down and both teams made some more foul -they only carried one in almost seven minutes. The defense began to impose itself on the attack, but equality remained until the end of the first period. With a partial 5-6 after the dead time, The first ten minutes ended with a 23-19 favorable to Valencia.
Triggered Chris Jones
The second quarter began with some tension, after a hook between Shermadini and Pedro Martínez, although the referees reduced the spirits stopping the game and without pointing out anything after the review. Even so, Valencia was found more comfortable that began to take off. He continued at a high level Pradilla, but the own name of the second partial was Chris Jones.
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The American put absolutely everything (13 points in a 4/4 in field shots) and, with technique included to Vidorreta included, led Valencia until 45-29. This distance and the state of the premises threatened to break the game. However, after a sestine antideportive, Doornekamp appeared with two key triples to close the first part 47-37.
Aaron Doornekamp takes the reins
With the two triple finals before the break, in the third quarter the prominence for the Canadian followed. Two more hits from beyond the 6.75 line placed Doornekamp at 17 points (5/7 in triples) and the Tenerife Lagoon only three points on the scoreboard (53-50).
All this while Valencia worried about his MVP of the second period and then for Sestina. First Chris Jones left the game with discomfort in the right thigh and then the '77' Taronja injured his right arm. Meanwhile, on the track, the difference was extended to eleven points, with a Triple Final of Fitipaldo Leaving the score at 67-59.
The defense catapult in Valencia
Jean Montero, candidate, in Valencia and Marcelinho Huertas, MVP of the ACB, began the last period leading their teams. But it was the Taronja who dynamited the game and sealed half a triumph for the locals. Montero scored six rapid points and then a triple of port returned to 15 points of difference (77-62) In the absence of six minutes to the end.
Also for the respite of local fans, Jones returned to the meeting although few moments. Likewise, Valencia's over -site was not necessary in attack, yes in defense. Leaving only at six points Tenerife in the last quarter, The Valencians ended a comfortable victory in this first game (83-65).
