Unicaja closes 2024 stuck in the lead and Rubén Domínguez leaves his card

Kramer and Ennis shone for La Laguna Tenerife and UCAM Murcia

Unicaja once again stuck to the lead after beating Rio Breogán (86-77) this Saturday on matchday 13 of the Endesa League, while the Spanish Rubén Domínguez left a historic performance in the victory of Surne Bilbao Basket at Coliseum A Coruna.

Ibon Navarro’s team took advantage of Valencia Basket’s defeat on Friday in Gran Canaria to equalize at the top of the table with their tenth victory. The Andalusian team closed 2024 at the top of the standings in a final exhibition at the Martín Carpena.

The people from Malaga imposed their pace against the Galician attempts to react, with Dylan Osetkowski (17 rating) who was once again the best for a Unicaja team with good rotation. Jonathan Barreiro, lethal in a third quarter that made the difference, Alberto Díaz and Tyson Carter also put in a great performance against a Breogán team that is ending the year in the relegation zone.

La Laguna Tenerife placed itself with nine wins after defeating MoraBanc Andorra (83-92) with authority. The red and black team was inspired by David Kramer who scored 23 points in the first half to finish with a PIR of 30 and 29. Marcelinho Huertas (19) and Fran Guerra also gave the locals a lot of work, trailing the Canaries’ entire game.

Meanwhile, on Saturday it was the name of Rubén Domínguez, who left his business card with the best historical score by a Bilbao Basket player (35 points) and contributed to shattering the best triple score ever for the Bilbao squad (20) in the victory (79-100) over Leyma Coruña.

Domínguez scored eight triples, a figure that only Alberto Herreros, Álex Abrines and Mario Hezonja had achieved in a game when they were 21 years old or younger. The Cádiz guard, who accumulated 22 points between the first twelve days, was in the call for the last ‘window’ of the Spanish team invited by Sergio Scariolo.

In addition, the day closed this Saturday with the focus on another player, Dylan Ennis who brought UCAM Murcia out of its crisis of four defeats with a colossal performance in the second half and a final triple to knock down Coviran (84-81). Grenade. From less to more, the Murcian star was decisive in a very tight finish, as was the fight under the ring of Rodions Kurucs (26 rating), in the sixth victory of a UCAM that once again looks at the ‘Top 8’ of the King’s Cup.