lucentum He fought but returned to Alicante empty-handed After falling again against Palencia in a very different match from Friday. People from Alicante approached only four points in the final minutes After saving the 15-point difference, he could not succeed in the decisive part and solutions in the attack against Palencia’s intense defense. david schmidt That was the real nightmare. Seven three-pointers from the former player from Lucentina broke the HLA, which missed Matulionis and Guillem, who surrendered until the end but again did not play due to a strange technical decision.

The difference between the two sets is obvious, but Lucentum at least raced to the end. In any case, Palencia had little difficulty in the final moments to secure a win that allowed them to touch their Final Four qualification. The series is now moving to Alicante, where the Technification Center will host the third meeting at 20:45 on Friday.

Lucentum has improved its staging, especially compared to Friday’s game. tabThis allowed Schmidt to be more competitive with three triples and 12 points in seven minutes against the deadly Palencia at his disposal. The Alicante team displayed a very different image despite not having Matulionis. points Rakocevic In the final part of the first quarter, they tightened up a hopeful fight in the first 10 minutes (21-20), but again, Blaylock had to sit on the bench due to the starting two-man.


Edu Gatell tries to thwart an action by Wintering. VICTOR QUINTERO

Apart from Schmidt, Palencia wasn’t very good on offense at the start of the second quarter and gave life to the HLA who was battling their opponent. Kamba was Lucentum’s great nemesis, and his actions allowed Rivero’s team to take the first significant lead, while Schmidt scored his fifth trio (33-24). Monclova had to pause the game as Palencia took off. The sixth trio from the former HLA player broke the match against the resistance of Rakocevic, the sharpest of Lucentum. Until Chumi Ortega is his shadow. Palencia felt comfortable in the face of the impotence of an HLA unable to maintain the intensity of their opponent and took the maximum income of the match (44-30). Hard closing of the room.

After the break, a three-pointer from Gatell and Blaylock brought Lucentum to life. But it was a mirage because Palencia once again hit hard to take the lead by 13 points (50-37). HLA could not cope with the local defense and the match became more complicated at times.

Two three-pointers from Parrado and Berg narrow the gap, forcing Rivero to take a timeout after deducting 15 loan points (56-47). ELlucentum took command and again signed a 0-11 series with Berg and Rakocevic (56-52) He brings life back until Schmidt breaks the winning streak with his seventh trio. THE HLA came alive in the last quarter (60-52).

The people of Alicante resisted, and a three-point shot from Voronin took HLA just four points with seven minutes left. All the pressure was on Palencia, but Chumi Ortega didn’t let Lucentun believe it in the attack. Emotion served has nothing to do with what happened on Friday. But success was not on the side of the Monclova team at the decisive moments, and the distance grew more and more dangerously. Despite their free throw failures, HLA was unable to stand by Palencia in the final moments of the penalty. Lucentum returns empty-handed to Alicante and will struggle to prevent the draw and the end of the season on Friday.

“I am more happy to know my team. We deserved the win, but the ultimate success determined the fate of the match. We are injured, this time my team has been a solvent and solid team,” said Rafa Monclova, speaking at the end of the match. Third round at the Technification Center on Friday.