Baskonia book a ticket to the quarter-finals after defeating Virtus

The achievement of Dusko Ivanovic’s team came after a very weak match in Belgrade against Maccabi. Over 10,000 paying people in Buesa and Dream Passport. Knowing the talent of this block, which is always assumed, I needed to bring physical effort, intensity and defense. A superb third quarter saw them pass with dignity in front of a devoted crowd. The calendar is merciless and On Sunday they will play in Malaga against Unicaja Ibon Navarro from Vitoria.

Baskonia got off to a brilliant start, or rather Tadas Sedekerskis, who scored nine points in a row. Belinelli, standing in front, gave him the answer. When the first timeout came, they were the top scorers on television. It was midway through the first quarter, and the exchange of blows was obvious. Matt Costello joined the party because as soon as he came out he made a three (16-12, min. 6). Howard got his first hit with 4 minutes left in the first inning. Although the first period was won by the Trans-Alpine team (21-22) with 10 points from Belinelli and 11 from the Lithuanian Basque captain.

Bunchy’s block continued to take the lead, although Matt Costello chipped in to put his side back in the lead 31-29. With the exception of Tadas, who was the star, Costello had an all-around great game. Left behind was that cowardly team that squandered a 15-point lead in the middle of the second period. Concentration from the very beginning and bet on victory from the 1st minute. Rogkavopoulos also had good chances and helped Ivanovic’s team take the lead. In addition, Belinelli’s defense was different: Rayeste or Howard. The Greek will also play this role during the match. Virtus had a better percentage, although they suffered too many losses.

The score was tied at 41 at half-time, but Vitorian’s second half was superb. The initial score of 22–6 decided the match. Shengelia and Dunston appear to have gone missing. Also Marinkovic before going into the locker room. Howard, who went into the break with 11 to his name, began a cycle of compulsive gagging. In addition, Miller McIntyre, as always, did a lot of damage with his shots (53-43, min. 23). Two consecutive threes from Marcus lit the fire (68-54, min. 28) almost completely. You couldn’t lose this game. And Chima Moneke dropped out of the fight.

As the Italians threatened to close in, a triple from Sedekerskis followed to put the Vitorians within 15 points (85-70, min 36). The game started with an exchange of baskets between Tadas and Belinelli, but the latter eventually fizzled out. Five years later Bues’ team advances to the Euroleague playoffs. In reality, the Play-In was of little use as Maccabi finished seventh and Baskonia eighth. Like Friday night last week, come on. They remained on the path of Ephesus and Virtus. Under the old system the transitions would have been the same.

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