A dominating Valencia Basket devour Joventut and will play the ACB final against Barça
Valencia Basket has swept the team from Badalona in the semi-finals with a resounding 3-0 victory to face FC Barcelona in the fight for the Liga Endesa title.
Valencia Basket has swept the team from Badalona in the semi-finals with a resounding 3-0 victory to face FC Barcelona in the fight for the Liga Endesa title.
Jean Montero decided the match with two free throws in the final seconds of overtime, sealing the 1-0 start to the ACB semifinals.
A decisive performance by Ricky Rubio, with 23 points, led the Catalans to a victory that solidifies their status as a team capable of winning away from home in the competition.
Asisa Joventut responded with authority after the defeat at the Buesa Arena and managed to equalize the series by clearly defeating Kosner Baskonia 82-63. Cameron Hunt led the green-and-black attack with a 27-point exhibition that was decisive in regaining home-court advantage in the quarterfinals.
Baskonia defeats Joventut with a strong last quarter at the Buesa Arena. The Galbiati team wins 85-71 and takes a 1-0 lead in the ACB playoffs quarterfinals, with Omoruyi and Luwawu-Cabarrot as the main actors of the victory.