MADRID, 19 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid strengthened its leadership in the Endesa League in a matchday 14 in which, despite the casualties it brought and those it suffered in Murcia, it surpassed UCAM with authority (71-80), while Bitci Baskonia continued with its domestic recovery and Valencia Basket fell (97-98) against the Breogán River.
Those of Pablo Laso, absent due to coronavirus like Thomas Heurtel and, known low this Sunday, Fabien Causeur, entered strong to not encourage the locals in their surprise option. Poirier and Williams-Goss led the way from that start, being key in the victory for Whites.
Madrid, which lost Rudy Fernández and a Carlos Alocén who reappeared after a long time out of the game due to injury, pulled Porier (24 points, a PIR of 31) and Williams-Goss (18 and 25) to put 13-1 at the top of the table. Barça, second with 11-2, could not play their game due to the coronavirus outbreak at BAXI Manresa.
Meanwhile, Baskonia added their fourth consecutive victory, eight to fully enter the ‘Top 8’ that will give tickets to the Copa del Rey de Granada, at the expense of Coosur Real Betis (83-87). The hardships in the Euroleague are not such in the Endesa League, despite the fact that the Betic team sold their defeat very dearly. Fontecchio (16 points and 25 of valuation) had his best game of Barcelona.
In addition, a Valencia also affected by COVID, without its coach Joan Peñarroya on the bench, was overtaken at La Fonteta by the Breogán River. Despite a 20-0 run, the Galician side managed the comeback from the hand of a tremendous Musa (33 points and 44 PIR). Direct duel for the Cup that was reached by Breogán.
In the same way, Gran Canaria failed in search of the cup zone when they fell (95-80) against a plugged Surne Bilbao Basket. The Basques, who added the fifth victory to break away from the relegation zone, counted on Delgado and Goudelock as the most outstanding.
–RESULTS OF DAY 14 OF THE ENDESA LEAGUE.
-Saturday.
MONBUS OBRADOIRO – HEREDA SAN PABLO BURGOS 101-94.
URBAS FUENLABRADA – LENOVO TENERIFE 104-96.
UNICAJA – BADALONA YOUTH 72-76.
MORABANC ANDORRA – CASADEMONT ZARAGOZA 83-92.
-Sunday.
SURNE BILBAO BASKET – GRAN CANARIA 95-80.
COOSUR REAL BETIS – BITCI BASKONIA 83-87.
UCAM MURCIA – REAL MADRID 71-80.
VALENCIA BASKETBALL – BREOGÁN RIVER 97-98.
– Postponed.