Barcelona was defeated in the match of the 18th round by Valencia, while the royal club was defeated by Baskonia in the regular 23rd round of the ACB. As for the other ACB matches that were played over the weekend, the victory of Burgos in the backcourt derby against Betis should be singled out. Murcia celebrated in the last seconds against Unicaja.
Valencia celebrated in the derby
Barcelona was defeated by Valencia 86-76 in the remaining match of the 18th round of the ACB League. The game was very uncertain during the first three quarters. In the last quarter, Valencia broke the resistance of the current champion. Mike Tobey was the best in the home team. He achieved an effect of 17 pts and 6 rebs. Nenad Dimitrijevic scored 16 pts and had 7 ast and 4 rebs. In the defeated team, the best was Nikola Mirotic, who achieved a performance of 14 pts and 5 rebs.
Real have continued to lose
Real Madrid play in very bad shape lately. The team from Madrid suffered its fourth defeat in the last five games within the ACB. Baskonia 80-72 was better than them. Real had a double-digit advantage during the first half to drastically change the situation in the second half. Baskonia has taken control of the match and has recently reached an unattainable advantage. Steven Enoch led the winning team with 17 pts and 6 rebs. Matt Costello scored 13 pts and 6 rebs. On the losing team, only Walter Tavares had a double-digit performance of 16 pts
Burgos beat Betis in the backcourt derby
San Pablo Burgos recorded its second consecutive victory. The FIBA Champions League winner defeated Betis 74-71. Now both teams have 6 wins each. Vitor Benite achieved a performance of 15 pts and 4 rebs. Maxim Salash had 11 pts and 4 rebs. In the defeated team, Jacob Wiley had 14 pts and 7 rebs. Shannon Evans scored 11 pts, and also recorded a great 12 ast.
Murcia celebrated in a close final against Unicaja
Unicaja had as many as fifteen points of advantage already in the first quarter but that advantage melted away by the end of the match. The decisive basket for Murcia’s victory was scored by the great Thad McFadden three and a half seconds before the end of the match. In the end, it was 88-87. The guy who plays for the Georgian national team scored 27 pts. James Webb III achieved an effect of 14 pts and 8 rebs. In the defeated team, the best was Dario Brizuela with 19 pts.
Joventut better than Bilbao
The team from Badalona had a double-digit advantage throughout the match. Bilbao only managed to mitigate the defeat, so in the end it was 77-71. Joel Parra scored 19 points in the winning team. Ante Tomic was great with 14 pts and 10 rebs. In Bilbao, only Andrew Goudelock had a double-digit performance of 10 pts.
Robertson’s great game insufficient to win
Tenerife celebrated at home against Obradoiro 86-83. Marcelo Huertas scored a fantastic 33 pts and had 7 ast. Kyle Wiltjer recorded 16 pts and 4 rebs. Aaron Doornekamp had an effect of 6 pts and even 11 rebs. In the defeated team, Kassius Robertson collected 23 points and 5 goals, but that was not enough for the guests to win. Among the Canadian players, Thomas Scrubb also played, scoring 11 and 7 rebs.
Gran Canaria celebrated in Zaragoza
The boys from the Canary Islands defeated Zaragoza 86-76. John Shurna scored 24 pts and had 5 ast. Dylan Ennis scored 14 pts. In the defeated team, Deon Thompson recorded 17 pts and 6 rebs.
Breogan better than Andorra
Breogan celebrated away to Andorra 86-79. Dzanan Musa achieved a performance of 21 pts and 7 rebs. In the defeated team, Clevin Hannah collected 18 pts and 6 ast. Canadian basketball player Conor Morgan recorded 5 pts and 5 rebs.