Laso’s Baskonia returns to its old ways in the ACB

He Pablo Laso’s Baskonia continues to settle in irregularity. After a very positive week in which he chained triumphs in the Palau Blaugrana against Barça and against Alba Berlin in the Endesa League, fell in his return to the domestic championship against Youth of Badalona (79-82). It is placed with a negative record in the ACB (2-3) and is beginning to be in need of an important streak that will place it in the Cup and Playoff positions.

Against Youth, Baskonia sinned by not showing forcefulness in its best moments. They went at the beginning, with a 12-0 run that was thrown at them during the first quarter (27-19, 10′) after the triples by Howard, Moneke and Rogkavopoulos. He failed to maintain it over time, and Joventut got into the game after half-time (48-47) chaining good moments from Dotson and Gates.

That good run by Joventut entering the second half was what would definitively change the match. A 0-8 performance by Joventut turned the game around, and the Baskonia was unable to resolve the deficit until the end. Because there, when it didn’t seem like it, he earned another opportunity.

It was in the final two minutes. He entered them 71-78but he drew a tremendous moment from the hand of Jaramazwhich tied the match again. And it got worse in the final seconds, after a triple Rogkavopoulos which put them within one point for the last 10 seconds of the match.

But it wasn’t worth it. Dotson went to the free throw line and sealed the game (79-82). Joventut emerges from the crisis in Buesa after a good clash between Gates (15), Tomic, Hanga and Dotson (all three with 12). In Baskonia, Rogkavopoulos was the most outstanding with 19.