He Baskonia confirmed this Thursday his good feelings against the Alba Berlin with a convincing 80-57 victory to regain the path of victory thanks to a good start and several sparks of Markus Howardauthor of 16 points in the third quarter.
The Barça scorer got even with his best scoring game, with seven triples, half of those achieved by the Vitorian teamwho finally saw the basket with more ease from the three-point line. Khalifa Diop and Nikos Rogkavopoulos They supported the escort in a duel in which they could not participate or Sander Raiste and Tadas Sedekerskis.
Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos grabs a rebound off Gabriele Procida.
Those of Pablo Laso They controlled the offensive rebound of the Germans, one of your strengthsand continued with the trend they marked in the most recent duels.
The German team noticed the losses of its scorers and only Yannick Wetzell y Martin Hermannsson In the second half they were able to add.
The Vitorians started with the foot down and they endorsed a partial 10-1 at the beginning, against an Alba that had a hard time adjusting its defense.
The blaugranas found the exterior successwhich was what made the difference with a rival that grew as the minutes passed.
The team of Israel Gonzalez He was more comfortable in transition and with quick attacks, but suffered when the Basques managed to stop the Germans’ first offensive seconds.
The first act closed with hardly any personal fouls and Baskonia went ahead, 24-13, for the first time this season after the first ten minutes.
The Berliners could not find offensive references and they suffered to scorewhile the movement of the bench maintained the level of the Baskonistas, who doubled their rival after 14 minutes (30-15).
The first triple of the Alba came before the break, when the team Pablo Laso He had already taken a comfortable lead, despite the fact that in the second round he lowered the revolutions he had in the first quarter.
The exchange of blows between Trent Forrest and Martin Hermannsson It gave way to half-time, 39-26, after a first half of Barça color and in which the Germans lacked aggressiveness in defense, despite the fact that they did not change their offensive script.
Two consecutive triples put the game into the Alba on the way back from the locker room. Martin Hermannsson took the lead from the Germans, who found a way to stay close to the Baskonia.
but it appeared Markus Howard with 16 points in this period, to give peace of mind to the Vitorians, who had a hard time recovering their pulse, but left with a comfortable lead in the last round, 63-40.
He Alba he resisted. He managed to connect several shots and chain several positive actions when Khalifa Koudmaje He was on the court to take advantage of his size. But he Baskonia He held firm until the final 80-57.
Technical sheet
80 – Baskonia (24+15+24+17): Baldwin (5), Howard (26), Luwawu-Cabarrot (9), Ndiaye (4) and Hall (5), – starting five -, Jaramaz (4), Savkov (-), Forrest (8), Rogkavopoulos (9 ), Moneke (4) and Diop (4).
57 – Alba Berlin (13+13+14+17): Hermannsson (16), Spagnolo (6), Bean (9), Olinde (4) and Wetzell (9) -initial five-, Procida (3), Mattisseck (2), Mcdowell-White (3), Samar (2) , Schneider (1) and Koumadje (2).
Referees: Uros Nikolic (Serbia), Milivoje Jovcic (Serbia) and Noam Gordon (Israel). No eliminated. They called out an unsportsmanlike foul on Olinde (min.9).
Incidences: Match corresponding to the fifth day of the Euroleague, played at the Buesa Arena in Vitoria before 8,335 spectators.
