HISTORIC VICTORY AT THE BUESA ARENA
The team celebrates the stay with an exhibition on the Baskonia track (92-96)
Chronicles first team, First Team |
Sunday, 05 May 2024
Khem Birch: 21 points, 14 rebounds and 30 rating
Mindaugas Sušinskas: 23 points, 8 rebounds and 29 rating
Básquet Girona started by setting the pace in the match. After the first initial disadvantage, he has seized the initiative on the scoreboard and the intensity in both hoops. He has been especially active on offense, with six three-pointers in nine attempts, which have catapulted the advantage to the first maximum of fourteen points and the club’s scoring record in the ACB in a quarter (23-37). The rebounding aspect should also be particularly highlighted: when Baskonia took the first rebound, Girona had eleven (28 to 41 at the end). In the second period, Baskonia increased its defensive level and reduced the difference below ten points, but the Girona players did not give up and allowed it to be no more. A Basque triple at the end put them at six points (48-54).
In the resumption, the Girona team started by imposing the rhythm of the match through the two men of the match, Susinskas and Birch with eight points each in the period, scoring sixteen of the nineteen points of the partial. Despite having a maximum of eleven points (59-70), a partial 7-0 rival put the difference at just four points. A basket by Minda at the limit allowed them to win the quarter and face the last ten minutes with +7 in the electronic (66-73). A 2+1 from the Lithuanian preceded an 8-0 run that put Baskonia in the game. However, the team from Girona responded with a 2-9 run that took them to victory, after a triple by Gabe York (the only one of the fourth period) and a recovery with a basket by Juani (76- 85). Baskonia got to within two points but Birch and Susinskas secured Girona’s victory.
Fotis Katsikaris: “I want to congratulate the players because we played a great game. It’s always difficult to beat Baskonia, not just Buesa, who can change the game for you at any moment.”
Mindaugas Sušinskas: “It is an important victory for us. We aim to be as high as possible. I don’t think too much about whether I make a lot of assessment, my goal is always to help the team.”
