Catalan emergency duel in the Barris Nord
The iLerna Lleida and the Kids&Us Manresaboth with a balance of one win and six lossesface this Sunday (12:00 p.m.) at the Barris Nord a Catalan emergency duel in which They will try to get out of the well of the Endesa League classification.
Lleida has had six consecutive defeats and is just one game away from equaling its worst streak in the Endesa Leaguewhich took place last season. In last weekend’s game, Gerard’s men found they fell 93-98 against Kosner Baskoniadespite the good offensive performance of the guard James Batemon (29 points and 29 rating credits).
Another of the important pieces of the Ilerda team, which has not yet won at home this season, is the center Zacharie Perrinwhich signs an average of 13 points, 6.3 rebounds and 17.4 rating credits.
Is the game in defense?
iLerna Lleida is the team that receives the most fouls per game (24.43). However, His pending task is defensesince it is the team that has received the most points in these first seven days (739), with an average of more than 105 points per game.
In the physical section, Gerard Find will not be able to count on center Atoumane Diagne and point guard Adrià Rodríguezboth with long-term injuries. Although some players have suffered discomfort throughout the week, the Ilerda coach will have the remaining ten players at his disposal.
In last season’s duel, the Bages team won 90-99 with a great choral performance led by the base Ferran Bassas (14 points, 11 assists and 19 PIR).
Up
The people from Manresa, who come to this match after adding his first victory in the league the previous day, against Monbus Obradoiro after two overtimes (100-99)arrive with high morale after a very promising start in the Euro Cup, where they are second in group D.
Precisely, in the last European duel this week, Diego Ocampo’s men They beat Bosna Sarajevo 86-82 to put the balance at 5-2.
Now the objective of those from Bages is to transfer the good continental dynamics to the Endesa League, where the situation is dramatic, with six defeats in seven gamesand a cumulative more than 100 points received per encounter.
Important news
Regarding the medical part, the big news is the return to the call of the power forward Timmy Allenwho until before the injury, was the highest-rated player in the Endesa League with an average of more than 20 credits.
In all these weeks that he was out, the team’s great reference was the point guard JD Notaewith averages of 15.7 points and 1.7 assists.
However, the point guard will continue to be sidelined. Rafa Villarand the recent signing, the power forward, joins the list Luka Scukawith muscle discomfort.
