75-80: La Laguna wins the Carpena

ByDavid Mitchell

He Unicaja He was unable to make up for his initial defeat in Madrid and also lost in his debut at the Martín Carpena in the match on the second day of the league. The Andalusians were beaten by La Laguna Tenerife (75-80) in their reunion with their former coach, Txus Vidorretanow responsible for the Malaga team.

Kyle Guy, with 18 points, won the fight with another former Joventut player, Cameron hunting (13) to lead the island team to a victory forged in the second half. Kendrick’s 23 points were not enough Perrythe main reference in the final minutes, to turn around an adverse score for Unicajawhich lost by 14 points.

Technical sheet

Unicaja, 75 – La Laguna, 80

75- Unicaja (23+16+16+20): Perry (23), Hunt (13), Brazdeikis (4), Noua (13), Kravish (9) -starting quintet- Barreiro (5), Hernangómez (6), Djedovic (0), Lukosius (0), Pantzar (2), Thomas (0).

80- La Laguna Tenerife (21+18+20+21): Huertas (17), Guy (18), López-Arostegui (6), Abromaitis (7), Happ (8) -starting quintet- Fernández (13), Fitipaldo (0), Shermadini (0), Hunter (5), Alderete (0), Doornekamp (3), Kurucs (3).

Referees: Carlos Peruga, Juan de Dios Oyón and David Sánchez.

Incidents: Match corresponding to matchday 2 of the Endesa League, played at the José María Martín Carpena Sports Palace in front of 9,936 spectators. In the preview, Unicaja honored its former player Omar Cook, current member of the coaching staff of the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers.

Unicaja’s best minutes coincided with the end of the first quarter, in which they gained eight points (20-12) thanks to their defensive efficiency and confidence. In the second quarter La Laguna recovered to equalize the match, gradually taking control of the situation between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the last. The maximum advantage for Lakovic’s team was 55-69 in the 34th minute.

The success in the triple The Lagoon (13 of 26) was key in his progression against a Unicaja who didn’t capitalize on his biggest trip to the free throw line. Jaime Fernández scored 3 of 4 triples and Huertas the three he shot while Guy and López-Arostegui finished with 2 of 5 in three-point shots.

The Lagoon thus recovers from the surprising defeat suffered at home against Casademont Zaragoza on the first day..

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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