93-98: iLerna Lleida cannot complete a great comeback

The Kosner Baskonia assaulted the Barris North and achieved a hard-fought victory (93-98) in a heads-up final against a iLerna Lleida that chained his sixth consecutive defeat in the Endesa League.

From the first minute the Basque team imposed its law on both sides of the court. In the last quarter, the locals managed to neutralize a twenty-two-point deficit, but the visitors were more successful when the ball was used more.

The victory would not have been possible without Kobi’s performance Simmonswho scored 25 points, distributed 7 assists and added 27 rating credits.

For his part, James Batemon He was the most outstanding player of the Bordeaux team, with 29 points, 2 assists and a PIR of 29.

He Lleida began the clash more revolutionized than usual in attack, a circumstance that the Baskoniainfallible in front of the basket, took the opportunity to establish the first advantage of the game, which forced Gerard Find to call a timeout (10-21, min.6).

With the arrival of the first rotations, the local team reacted with a partial 7-0, but a great final stretch of the period by the Basques raised the advantage to seven points (20-27, min.10).

At the restart, both teams exchanged baskets in which the local Zacharie stood out. Perrin (eight points in the quarter), one of the names of the game, since this season the Baskonia has made several offers to obtain their services.

As the minutes passed, the Ilerdenses lost steam, which allowed the visitors to establish the maximum difference until then (33-46, min.16). Despite the attempts of Lleida To get closer on the scoreboard, the Vitorians remained solid and managed to maintain a fifteen-point lead before the break (39-54, min.20).

After passing through the locker room, the script of the match did not change: little by little, the Baskonia extended the lead to twenty-two points, causing Finds stopped the game (43-65, min.24).

Practically forced to react, the Lleida He put a higher gear on defense and found the rim more easily. After a 7-0 partial, it was Velidimir Perasovic who had to call time out (50-65, min.25).

Unlike the previous two quarters, the Bordeaux team did not let go and the advantage was maintained before the last round (62-78, min.30).

The Ilerdenses, led one more day by James Batemontook advantage of their good dynamics and managed to get within nine points many minutes later (77-86, min.33).

Perasovic did not stop the match, and Batemon turned on the Barris North with a triple that put his team only four points behind and, this time, forced the Croatian coach to call a timeout (82-86, min.35).

However, the Baskoniaphysically weighed down after playing his second match in less than forty-eight hours, showed wear and tear and saw how the locals tied the score at 91 with a minute left. However, Kobi Simmons He appeared with a triple that returned the initiative to his team. Two free throws from DJ Stewart They sealed the visitor’s victory (93-98, min.40).