• Classification: Ninth day
  • 80-70 in the Buesa. Narration and statistics

Between dying and killing, Baskonia chose to kill. The worst possible rival arrived at Buesa at the worst possible time, it seemed a bad plan to receive the CSKA from Moscow after the beating received the previous week against Maccabi and the defeat of the weekend against Fuenlabrada. The Barça team threatened to ruin, with the credit of Velimir Perasovic practically exhausted. But in such an adverse situation, with everything absolutely against it, the Basque team managed to take out their race to bring down the current Euroleague champion (80-70), a success he had achieved six months ago on this same court.

It was a beak and shovel duel, with no space just for aesthetics, which the Kirolbet Baskonia solved in the final stretch, with extraordinary defensive efficiency. Perasovic achieved that the CSKA failed to score a single point in the final four minutes, buckling his victory with a 13-0 run that gave the triumph an extra varnish of merit and that served to reconcile a team and a hobby in a battered mood, so they swing in recent weeks.

The Baskonia started the duel as it ended, closing his hoop completely. The Vitorian team achieved that the CSKA did not add its first point until its ninth attempt, after almost five minutes of meeting. The entry into the field of the inexhaustible Hines and Strelnieks, by far the best of the Russians, gradually balanced the contest, although with the Baskonia always with a slight advantage in the light, far from the maximum of 11 acquired in The initial section.

Arbitration passivity

This dynamic lasted in the second quarter, with just two partial advantages of CSKA and Shengelia and Stauskas leading the locals, well directed by Vildoza, whose best version is still expected. Hackett gave the Muscovites an extra hardness that Itoudis needed to balance the Baskonist intensity, in a clash that at times became abrupt at the absolute passivity of the arbitration trio.

The clash thus advanced to the last quarter, which Baskonia came with three points ahead. The local team had moments of doubt, especially when it was seen behind on the scoreboard, but then Garino appeared to temper the mood and take the lead. With four consecutive free throws of the Argentine began the drought that would already be eternal of the CSKA. Baskonia advanced from 67 to 80 points, left his rival anchored in the 70s and certified a much-needed win in the qualifier (placed 10th with a balance of 4-5) as especially in the mood.

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