TWO DEFEATS WITH A DIFFERENT TASTE

Girona Basketball loses both games in the Catalan League with mixed feelings

| Friday, 13 September 2024

Girona Basketball has played two games in the Catalan League in the third edition in which it competes, the most participatory so far with six teams. In the league, it has faced MoraBanc Andorra and Barça with two antagonistic match scripts. In the first, the Girona team has started dominant in the scoreboard and in the game, offering a good image on both sides of the court. However, when the team has achieved the maximum advantage of eight points (25-33) Andorra has been able to counteract the difference with a differential run between the end of the first half and the start of the second half, which has turned the tone of the match. With great effectiveness in its attacks and defenses, Andorra has managed to win the match by a final score of 84-61. The best of the match has been Ike Iroegbu with 21 points.

In the second game, Bàsquet Girona managed to take a step forward and dominate the score and the match for a good part of the forty minutes against a Euroleague rival. From an initial 6-9, they went to 30-13 after a triple by Yves Pons. Despite Barça’s response, Bàsquet Girona reached the break with the same eight-point lead that they had at the end of the first quarter. In the second half, the Blaugrana team managed to make up the difference and, although the score remained close until the end, with a triple by Durham that put the Girona team within one point, the match ended up being dominated by Blaugrana. The best player of the match was Maxi Fjellerup with 16 points and a rating of 19.