94-104: La Laguna Tenerife scores 73 points after the break to knock down the Skyliners

The Tenerife Lagoon sign some historical 73 points in the second half for win by 94-104 to the Frankfurt Skyliners After a difficult start in which those of Jaka Lakovic they left at halftime 12 points down on the scoreboard.

Decaffeinated start of La Laguna Tenerife at home on the fourth day of the Euro Cupin which the main protagonists of both groups were present from the beginning. Judah Mintz started the account with a triple that was answered by another of Kyle Guy in the first minute of play, which extended to 5-6 with another three. Important fact that contrasts with the outcome of the Aurinegros’ first half.

After Guy’s double success from the triple, the locals demonstrated once again that the hard blow received on the opening day against Umana Reyer Venice (104-72), served to wake up and change the pace of the game, by establishing a growing difference on the scoreboard over the islanders that ended up being considerable at halftime.

The great burden for Lakovic’s team was their shooting accuracy, which was considerably low, after a 38% conversion rate on two-point shots and 22% from three-point range at halftime, which condemned the visitors to go to the locker room in ua difference of 12 points which visibly worried the Canarian players, who with their gestures exemplified how they could not explain the first part they had signed at the Suwag Energie Arena.

Vince Hunter He emerged again to rescue the islanders in the second half, with 21 points and a determining influence in both ringswho once again helped his team with momentum to get back into the game and demonstrate that La Laguna Tenerife has the team to compete seriously in the continental competition.

The Frankfurt Skyliners began to notice the visitor’s enthusiasm and despite a great Judah Mintzwhich ended with 20 points, the Germans’ offensive production was slightly affected, since, even having scored more points per quarter, those of Perwas They did not take advantage of the more frequent attacks that the game gave thanks to the quick transitions of a La Laguna Tenerife that activated the steamroller mode for the second 20 minutes.

In the first 5 minutes of the third quarter, the Aurinegros already had the same triples that they made in the first two and this was a small preview of what would come next, with a festival of triples especially from Guy, Abromaitis and Van Beck.

In these moments of the match the totally opposite of what was seen at the beginning was experienced, in which La Laguna Tenerife had reached a maximum of 15 down against Skyliners and on this occasion, they doubled their efforts to keep scoring and turn the match around to the point of placing the score at 78-92, in just six minutes of play in the third period.

After closing a resounding aggregate score of 23-43, the Aurinegros did not want to end the game and came out with everything to once again seal a bulky quarter with 30 points scored, in which Lakovic’s decision to place “the little ones” stood out again to give a further boost to the team’s offensive game, which was combined with Shermadini and Vince Hunter to ignite the game.

Another great victory for La Laguna Tenerife that serves to place itself as leader of Group B of the Eurocup and link four consecutive victories, two in the continental championship and extend the good streak they have had at this start of the 26/27 season with six victories in the first eight games of the season.