Saski Baskonia beat Leyma Coruña 114-66 this Wednesday and keeps its options alive to get into the next Copa del Rey, while Real Madrid won 79-84 on its visit to Coviran Granada, with a comeback ‘in extremis’ included, in two matches corresponding to matchday 14 of the Endesa League.
At the Fernando Buesa Arena, the locals only suffered at the beginning, as they took the lead as soon as Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and Chima Moneke scored their first points. In fact, at the end of the first quarter Baskonia was already up 22-12.
Vitoria’s advantage grew and grew until they went to half-time with a 55-23 score that left everything clear for judgment, since Yunio Barrueta was the only one successful in front of the basket in a Coruña that flirts with relegation positions. This defeat left the Galician team second to last, with a balance of 4-11; On the other hand, Baskonia is tenth with a record of 7-8.
In the other event of the night, on the field of the Granada Sports Palace, this 14th matchday, which was unbalanced due to the coincidence of ACB League matches with the Euroleague, closed. And there was also uncertainty until the final horn, with extra time hanging over the good work of the hosts from the very beginning.
Amine Noua and Scott Bamforth commanded the Granada attack, always until half-time with leads that were close to 10 points. But after being down 53-38 midway through the third period, the white team regrouped thanks to the usual players, Facu Campazzo and Mario Hezonja.
Then Andrés Feliz scored key points from the bench in long shots and Serge Ibaka in the ‘paint’, culminating the visitor’s reaction and ultimately their comeback. This lifted Real Madrid to third place, now with a balance of 11-4 and tied with La Laguna Tenerife; For its part, Granada remains second to last with a record of 4-11.