When you get to 25 on the lowest track, two things can happen: You overspeed, or you relax. HLA Alicante ended its visit to Rioverde Clavijo (69-86) with the support of some. remarkably high for the first fifteen minutes and reacted at the right moment when the opposition approached the scoreboard and believed a tight end that would not ultimately happen.
Real competitiveness continued as long as Clavijo accumulated triple faults and technical errors due to protests against the referees (two almost consecutive matches against Nicolau and coach Jenaro Díaz). The internal struggle between Barro and Nicolau was probably the most interesting thing in those first moments; Riojan’s counter was stopped after the second foul..
The partial score of 0-10 allowed the Alicante team to open the first gap on the scoreboard (5-14, minute 6) and began to make clear that the match would not be rushed. Five points almost followed HarrisIncluding a three-pointer at a stage when both teams were terrible from outside, pushing the lead to over ten points by the end of the first quarter.
25 advantages
It was a matter of seeing whether there was relaxation on the HLA side or a local response. It was neither one nor the other. Pérez Cainzos’ students realized that this was not the time to shoot from distance and continued to build their victory based on internal strength and the influence of Adrià Rodríguez. Bercy, Balint and Kostadinov contributed to Lucien’s scoring on a day when Davison’s hand was not required because Davison only saw the basket from the personnel line.
Thus, the twenty income limit was exceeded and +25 was reached, at which point Díaz stopped the match for the second time, calling for a timeout and asking for pride in his team.. This time Riojans complied and at least reduced the lead to under twenty before heading to the locker room. Although the calculations are clear: If the percentage of the remaining 18 is ridiculous, two minutes of success from three would not be enough.
HLA Alicante’s goal, however, should have been to continue the scenario set from the first seconds of the duel: inner strength, superiority in rebounding and, more than just relaxing, at least not falling asleep or allowing the locals to see a victory. The person who dreams of the return.
Clavijo reached nine
In a period where they did see action, Harris was responsible for making sure his team’s advantage wasn’t overly diminished after hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer (it took HLA almost two minutes to see the basket after intermission) and a layup following a steal. With incredulous touches like Barro’s attempted “alley” on a counter attack or Kostadinov’s dunk where the ball went out of the circle. Meanwhile, in the other part of the court, Kolo (20 points and 8 rebounds) caused his team to experience at least an honorable fall..
Clavijo took the lead by nine points (56-67, minute 33) at the beginning of the last quarter with the points scored by Kostadinov. Again, he made a quick three-pointer in the final seconds of possession. The fear was calmed with Serrano’s counter-kick and Davison becoming the top scorer with 15 points, and the main players of the Lucientina rotation returned to the field, which also won its fourth consecutive victory with a significant participation. Barro (double figures with 14 points and 10 rebounds), Kostadinov and Harris.
MATCH COMMITTEE
RIOVERDE CLAVIJO: Moreno (16), De Pablo (6), Knudsen (8), Treviño (6), Nicolau (9); Urtasun (4), Coffi, Arbosa, Kolo (20), Norris, Torres and Tamba.
HLA ALICANTE: Rodríguez (11), Gudmundsson, Davison (15), Kostadinov (14), Barro (14); Harris (13), Serrano (4), Bercy (6), Balint (9) and Hook.
Partial numbers (per quarter): 11-24, 16-22, 24-21 and 18-19.
Referees: Leandro Nicolás Lezcano, Eva Areste and Nicolás Murillo. They eliminated Nicolau, Urtasun, Bercy and Kostadinov with five fouls.
Events: The match was played at the La Rioja Sports Palace.