MADRID, 12 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Lenovo Tenerife came out of two straight defeats in the Endesa League this Saturday with their victory (85-68) over Joventut Badalona on matchday 22, while Coviran Granada surprised Gran Canaria (80-66).
The aurinegro team once again had a Giorgi Shermadini who was especially motivated by his tribute in La Laguna before the start of the match. The Georgian center received his MVP for January, but with special recognition for the historical record of 11 of these awards.
Txus Vidorreta’s men passed over the ‘Penya’ already at halftime (36-21), with an offensive and defensive display to avoid a third defeat in a row. Shermadini was the leader with 19 points, 7 rebounds and a PIR of 27, and also gave the particular ‘basket average’ to the Canaries, fourth with 15 victories to Carles Duran’s 14, who had come from four in a row.
Meanwhile, Coviran Granada added a triumph of merit and gold to move away from the relegation zone at the expense of a ‘playoff’ rival. The Nasrid team dominated the rival game from defense, an unknown ‘Granca’ who did not know how to enter the game, and scored the seventh victory of the course with the baton of Renfroe and Costa.
In addition, Monbus Obradoiro stuck to the ‘Top 8’ with a hard-fought match against Casademont Zaragoza (78-79). Robertson’s 28 points propelled the Galician team into a clash that almost went to extra time and prevented Porfirio Fisac’s men from making good the victory last week against Barça.