RECITAL IN GRAN CANÁRIA

The team gives another display of courage and determination to chain the third victory in a row (78-86)

First Team | Saturday, 11 May 2024

Básquet Girona started reactively on the scoreboard and in the pace of the game against an intense and inspired Gran Canaria through Albicy (10 points in the first period). However, he was able to recover with a partial 0-9 led by MVP Sergi Martínez -10 rating in the first quarter- and a good Quino Colom, one of the best players in the game (21-22). The second half was a draw at nineteen points in which the yellow team managed to reverse the disadvantage but the Girona team recovered it in the final section, with an active Khem Birch (40-41).

In the restart, the four players of the match appeared to decide the game. Quino Colom with eight assists in the second half. Sergi Martínez with fifteen assessment credits. Juani Marcos with nine points. And Khem Birch who has added fourteen ratings, with eight points and five rebounds, in the last quarter. Despite the best yellow start, with a partial run of 9-2, the Girona team managed to put themselves one point behind with 53-52 on the scoreboard. However, an 11-4 run has catapulted the maximum local advantage before the last ten minutes (64-56). In the last period, the Girona team came on stronger, with a 2-9 score that put them back in the game. Then, a 0-9 run scared the yellows, who were unable to recover after Mindaugas Sušinskas’ last three-pointer in the opening game (78-86).

Fotis Katsikaris: “It’s the biggest win we’ve had in the season. First, because we were coming off a win and Gran Canaria played the track factor. My team showed great character, we corrected defensive situations in the first half and in the last quarter we attacked by reading their defense well.”