Valencia Basket Claudicó in the first match of the Endesa League final against a more 'plugged' and under the baton of Andrés Feliz (89-75) and You must change the dynamics that favored the white team, in search of victory in the second meeting That will be played this Sunday, starting at 6.30 pm, on the white track.
A situation that is not new to the 'taronja' set that already had to deal with the same situation in the final of the 2016-17 campaignwith defeat in the first meeting against the whites, although they then added in Madrid and closed the title with two other triumphs at home to take that edition of the Endesa League.
Although to live a similar situation they will have to give the 'blow' on the white track That the final faces with a 1-0 advantage and that according to those happened in the history of the final, it has a 91.5% chance of taking the title, a situation that has occurred in 22 of 24 qualifiers that started with that 1-0 local.
A more physical Valencia
Pedro Martínez regretted that the team could not keep the fourth period and acknowledged that he has not had time to prepare too many things for the second match although it is convinced of what can do better the following of this Sunday.
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Asked about the physical bar of Madrid, the Catalan stressed that they are in a final and “They are not going to distribute candies.” “They have played physical and there is nothing to say. You have to adapt and not want to return the blows fast, but to mature the actions a little more.”Pedro Martínez said.
Madrid took an important step by adding in the first duel in a final to five games and that has led the title to which he wins first in 22 editions. Of those 22 occasions, in 11 (50%) the series has been solved by the fast track: 3-0.
In 31.8% of the time (seven qualifiers) a fifth match has been needed for the premises to take the title 3-2. The least common result is 3-1 (18.2%), which has happened in just four occasions.
The members who will lead this second meeting From the final will be Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Óscar Perea and Francisco Araña.
