The Joventut has brought a firm line this season. It is not to fight the titles to the greats, nor to be the revelation team, but moves through the noble zone and has recovered part of its greatness. Anyway, he did not win since February 8, against Colista Coruña, in the Olimpic, three followed losses accumulated, and that was draining his progress. It caused a certain mental slab. The visit of Bilbao Basket had underlined in red, a team that has cemented its European reign on hot courts such as the palaki of the Paok, but in the ACB it always usually holds good news for the host, it is a meek puppy. He does not win since December 28 against Colista Coruña, nine games in a row, he does not see the light. And it is not innocent.
Two partials, 12-0 before the break and 12-2 in the third quarter, plus stellar contribution Dotson y Robertsonwith 39 points between the two, they were fundamental pieces for the Verdinegro team to win again in a pavilion with a very weak entrance. The details again, a badly executed shot, a wrong decision, a defensive dismissal … and above all a certain lack of fang decant the balance against the Basques. They missed a reliable executor once again, which did exist in the Badalonses with Robertson, who was inspired from the average and long distance.
Ridder caused low at the last minute due to a muscular problem. He joined Cazalon. Ponsarnau’s painting put the quick direct thanks to the triples of Rubén Domínguez, which caused a dead time of Dani Miret (15-17, min. 8). Finally, that shot until 17-24 at the end of the first quarter after a basket on Frey’s very meritorious horn, which enjoys actions of this type.
The script did not change with the passage of the minutes and Dragic put the maximum visiting advantage in Badalona with another triple more, a facet in which those of Ponsarnau were very successful (19-29, min. 12).
SUMMARY
79- Surne Bilbao Basket (24+22+17+16): Frey (8), Abdur-Rahkman (8), Dragic (10), Gielo (13), Hlinon (4) -Cinco Inicial-; Domínguez (6), Bagayoko (2), Jones (11), Pantzar (11), Rabaseda (4) Y Sylla (2).
Referees: Luis Miguel Castillo, Rafael Serrano and Yasmina Alcaraz. Without eliminated.
Incidents: Party corresponding to day 30 of the Endesa League played at the Municipal Palau d’Esports de Badalona.
When the Penya was worse, the reaction arrived, from the hand of the energy of the Kraag, with a partial of 18-6, to put back on the scoreboard: 37-35 to four minutes for the rest. Since then, the game became an exchange of baskets and reached the rest time with a 48-46 after a first half in which both teams scored relatively ease.
-In the resumption, the Joventut put the sixth march and placed the maximum local momentary advantage to cause the dead time of Ponsarnau (60-49, min. 25).
Surne Bilbao tried to react from the hand of the exverdinegro Gielo and his triples (66-59), but the Badalonesses were very reliable in attack in the subsequent plays. The Penya did not just break the clash: 70-63 in the third act.
In the last ten minutes, Hanga shot his own until +12 (75-63, min. 32) in what seemed to be the final sentence, but the Surne Bilbao did not give up. In the absence of three minutes to the end, Pantzar led his team and placed five points (77-72, min. 37), but the Joventut did not fall apart and, commanded by Dotson, closed the debate. They were much more accurate in key possessions and that gave them the prize. Bilbao Basket is better to win the Coruña Colista if he doesn’t want to start sweating.
Miret highlights the effort
Miret remarked that the team “has made a big effort to win to Surne Bilbao. The Verdinegro coach has been happy to add the victory number 17 of the season in the Endesa League.” All matches are complex in ACB, and now we came from losing three games at home, so the mental aspect was important, “he said.
“Being almost three months without winning at Olimpic was a slab that could harm us in this final season, and today we have already won again in front of our people,” he added.
Finally, Miret has talked about how good the rival was. “Surne Bilbao is a team that, despite being in the lower zone, plays very well and are well trained. They respect them a lot and I want to congratulate them for the European success recently achieved,” he concluded.
Ponsarnau, sure of permanence
Ponsarnau remarked that the Joventut was better in decisive moments. “We have had very good minutes, with energy, and in general general lines. Yes it is true that we have failed in the key possessions, which has not happened to the rival,” he said.
“In the last minutes we have given a Arreón to end good feelings, but it has not been enough to get the victory in Badalona,” he added.
On the casualties, Ponsarnau has not wanted to regret and has thought of those who are. “I have to think about positive and think about all the players that we are to play. We have a template to meet the goal,” he concluded.
