HLA Alicante disaster against Valladolid and second defeat After three games of the season. Lucentum signed A terrifying encounter in every respect.. Rejected in front of the basket, there was no defensive tension and no ability to respond to the opponent inflicting damage, especially by taking advantage of local weakness ex-Lucentino Devin SchmidtHe was lethal throughout the game, scoring 23 points and making 5 three-pointers; After 35 tries, it was one less than HLA had scored throughout the entire game. Only Gudmunsson and Davison escaped a major fiasco in the final quarter in Alicante.
Caínzos team benched for almost the entire game. Without fluency, without success and without defensive capacity, they slowly drifted away with a Valladolid team that did not have to play a perfect game to achieve anything more than a fair victory that left Lucentum with some worrying feelings. The injured Adrián Rodríguez was also not there and Harris had a gray game. The point guard has not adapted well to the competition, and the team accused him of this this Friday and last week against Leyma Coruña.
Internal play came to the fore in the early stages of the match, with two strong teams whose strengths were quite equal in the first quarter. Gudmunsen and Shmidt trade three-way, but HLA gains a small advantage thanks to their strong defense and Barro’s quality. Gatell places an impressive block on De la Fuente in one of your best games first quarter but Valladolid reacts strongly, taking advantage of Lucien’s confusion. The partial score of 0-11 gives Paco García’s team its maximum advantage (13-21) at the end of the event. Couldn’t find the HLA pathway. The trebles failed to get in (1 in 9) and Valladolid went from less to more in their game against an unknown opponent.
Gatell broke the streak early in the second quarter, but The dynamic remained the same, or even worse. So much loss and so little success. Valladolid were playing of their own accord and due to the worrying scenario, Caínzos called a timeout (15-25). Lucentum scored only two points in the first 7 minutes of the second quarter.. The threes went wide again and again and Valladolid completely dominated the match. Lucentum’s first two quarters were terrible, they went into the first half leading 19-30. HLA could only add: Six points in the second quarter and accumulate a balance in the triple of 1 of 17.
Schmidt’s trio makes the situation worse a non-reactive Lucentum (19-35). A 6-0 run seemed to restore HLA’s vital signs, but Valladolid did not allow him to fully recover. it wasn’t that day Alicante team. Davison broke the incredibly negative streak on outside shots with a three-pointer and forced Paco García to stop the game (32-42).
Lucentum’s awakening was nothing but a mirage Because the game did not flow like the last two matches. Gudmunsson’s three-pointer at the buzzer gives hope heading into the final match (39-48). HLA managed to reduce the 16-point disadvantage and arriving at the final scene alive.
Valladolid was much superior, but the Alicante team could not achieve this. This time there were no threes and the difficulty was maximum. As the end approaches and the dynamics don’t change, the chances of a comeback diminish. Balint scores a triple on his eighth attempt Schmidt ruined the match with a tremendous offensive display.
44-60 and maximum advantage for Valladolid before Gudmunsson continues to keep HLA alive for a bit. There is nothing to do for Lucentum against an opponent who is washed out in every aspect. The final quarter clearly belonged to Paco García’s team. Only Gudmunsson and Davison survived the Lucentina debacle. Feeling negative emotions after two defeats, HLA will face Estudiantes next week. Everything must be improved to have a chance of surprising Pedro Rivero’s team.