Baskonia’s defeat in the ACB League against Barcelona left symptoms of concern at Buesa Arena. Spahija’s team does not have a wardrobe background and, for example, showed serious problems in the direction. Granger is still injured and is a doubt for the match against Alba due to discomfort in the first toe of the right foot.
The percentage of triples was very poor and the defense against the rivals, of low potential. The Barcelonafor example, beat Bitci by 25 points in the time Baldwin was on the court. Laprovittola painted his face with 8 triples (4 of them only in the first quarter of the match).
The most outstanding player was Fontecchio. “It was a tough defeat. We are tired, there are many games, with many trips. We wanted to play a good game, we tried in the first half but then they easily beat us. We struggled but we made too many mistakes on easy things like turnovers or offensive rebounds given up. They had too many open shots. The schedule is brutal,” he said.
The Basque team faces the duel with the accumulated fatigue caused by having to recover the January league match against Barcelona. But the Germans also had a game on Wednesday against Lowen Braunschweig. Those from the German capital won 95-80 in the Bundesliga clash.
Fontecchio and Granger played in Berlin. “We want to do well and win in front of our fans. For me it will be a special day because I was very happy in Berlin. It will be a very meaningful match for me in front of many friends since they are more or less following last year’s. They play very well, this year especially. They are very fast and it is not easy to play with them. They defend well and pass the ball very well.”