Nacho Martin (205-F-83) put on an amazing game in the last round for Blancos de R. and that's him to receive a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 17. The 29-year old forward had a double-double of 22 points and twelve rebounds, while his team beat CAI Zaragoza (#6, 10-7) in overtime 93-88. Blancos de R. is placed at 13th position in Spanish ACB. Blancos de R. is a typical solid league team placed somewhere in the middle or a little bit lower in the standings. They need more victories to improve their 7-10 record. In the team's last game Martin had a remarkable 75.0% from 2-point range. He has many years of experience at Blancos de R., through which he has constantly improved. Martin has impressive league stats. He is in league's top in rebounds (9th best: 6.1rpg) and averages solid 58.3% FGP and 41.7% from behind 3-point line.
The second most remarkable performance in last round's games was 27-year old Polish power forward Maciej Lampe (211-F/C-85) of second-ranked Caja Laboral. Lampe impressed basketball fans with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. It was enough for Caja Laboral to edge the lower-ranked Assignia M. (#18, 2-15) in overtime by 6 points 101-95. Caja Laboral's second position in the standings has not changed. His team lost just three games this season, while they won 14 matches. Lampe is well-known by Caja Laboral fans and he already established his position as one of team's most reliable players.
The third best performed player last round was another Blancos de R.'s star - American Alex Renfroe (191-PG-86). Renfroe showcased his all-around game by recording 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the last round. He was another key player of Blancos de R., helping his team with a 93-88overtime win against the higher-ranked CAI Zaragoza (#6, 10-7). The chances of Blancos de R. ranking at the top of the league, however are very questionable as they have already lost 10 games, recording just seven victories. With bigger assistance of his teammates, Renfroe could help Blancos de R. to bring them higher in the standings. Renfroe has a great season in Spain. After 17 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in assists with 4.5apg (3rd best).
Other top performing players last week: 4. Sergio Rodriguez (191-PG-86) of Real Madrid - 20 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists 5. Tony Gaffney (204-F-84) of FIATC Joventut - 28 points and 4 rebounds 6. Axel Hervelle (205-F-83) of Gescrap BB - 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists 7. Corey Fisher (186-PG-88) of FIATC Joventut - 16 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists 8. Joe Ragland (182-G-89) of UCAM Murcia - 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists 9. Othello Hunter (203-F-86) of Blancos de R. - 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists 10. Carl English (192-G-81) of Asefa Estudian. - 17 points and 6 rebounds
The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc. The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy. The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)
Real Madrid celebrate Liga Endesa title - Jun 19, 2013
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Real Madrid - FCB Regal 79:71
Real Madrid claimed the Liga Endesa title. They overcame FCB Regal in the decisive fifth game of the championship series. Rudy Fernandez (198-SF-85) scored 15 points to lead the hosts. It is the first title since 2007 for Real.
It was a tough close battle in the first ten minutes. Though Real opened the game on a 10:0 run FCB Regal did not lose concentration. They narrowed the gap at just two-point mark at the first break 18:20 [read more]
Real Madrid - FCB Regal 79:71
Real Madrid claimed the Liga Endesa title. They overcame FCB Regal in the decisive fifth game of the championship series. Rudy Fernandez (198-SF-85) scored 15 points to lead the hosts. It is the first title since 2007 for Real. It was a tough close battle in the first ten minutes. Though Real opened the game on a 10:0 run FCB Regal did not lose concentration. They narrowed the gap at just two-point mark at the first break 18:20. Real increased the tempo in the second period. They limited Barcelona to 14 points in the quarter and opened a 9-point halftime lead. Real strongly entered the second half. They rallied to a 17-point lead midway through the third period. But triples from Sarunas Jasikevicius (192-PG-76, college: Maryland) and Joe Ingles (203-SF-87, agency: Priority Sports) kept the visitors alive. Moreover FCB Regal outscored Real in the period and cut the deficit at 7 points heading into the fourth term. But the hosts never allowed threatening their lead. Real maintained the advantage throughout intense fourth period and marched to the victory at the end. Felipe Reyes (206-PF-80) delivered 14 points, while Tremmell Darden (194-G/F-81, college: Niagara) provided 13 points in the win. Joe Ingles answered with 25 points for FCB Regal. Sarunas Jasikevicius had 23 points in the losing case.
32-year old French ex-international forward Florent Pietrus (202-103kg-81) left Valencia Basket (ACB). In 29 games he averaged 3.3ppg and 2.7rpg this season. He helped them to make it to the supercup semifinals. Pietrus also played 16 games in Eurocup where he had 3.3ppg and 3.4rpg. He played there also last season. In 39 ACB games he had 3.1ppg and 3.2rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the semifinals. Pietrus also played 13 games in Eurocup where he had 5 [read more]
32-year old French ex-international forward Florent Pietrus (202-103kg-81) left Valencia Basket (ACB). In 29 games he averaged 3.3ppg and 2.7rpg this season. He helped them to make it to the supercup semifinals. Pietrus also played 16 games in Eurocup where he had 3.3ppg and 3.4rpg. He played there also last season. In 39 ACB games he had 3.1ppg and 3.2rpg. He contributed to his team making it to the semifinals. Pietrus also played 13 games in Eurocup where he had 5.4ppg and 3.5rpg. He represented France at the Olympic Games in London (United Kingdon) last year. His stats at that event were 4 games: 4.5ppg, 2.8rpg. Pietrus has played previously for three other Spain teams: Caja Laboral, Unicaja Malaga and Asefa Estudiantes. Let's have closer look into His outlook:
A forward who likes the 4 an d the 5 positions, but who is probably undersized to play at top level there; very athletic, great leaper, with great timing for the rebounds; needs to add some perimetral skills;.
ACB Round 4 of Finals. FCB Regal force decider - Jun 16, 2013
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FCB Regal - Real Madrid 73-62
FCB Regal claimed the crucial home win in Game 4 of the championship series and sent it back to Madrid for the decider. The game was mostly controlled by Regal FC Barcelona. Real Madrid managed to win second period 15-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Real Madrid 34-21 including 21 on the defensive glass [read more]
FCB Regal claimed the crucial home win in Game 4 of the championship series and sent it back to Madrid for the decider. The game was mostly controlled by Regal FC Barcelona. Real Madrid managed to win second period 15-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. They outrebounded Real Madrid 34-21 including 21 on the defensive glass. Croatian center Ante Tomic (217-87, agency: XL Basketball Agency) fired a double-double by scoring 18 points and 11 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Brazilian-Italian point guard Marcelinho Huertas (191-83, agency: Edge Sports) chipped in 11 points and 6 assists. Four Regal FC Barcelona players scored in double figures. International Felipe Reyes (206-80) produced 10 points and 6 rebounds and international Rudy Fernandez (198-85) added 8 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Top scorers: FCB Regal: A.Tomic 18+11reb+2ast, E.Lorbek 11+3reb+1ast, M.Huertas 11+3reb+6ast, L.Mavrokefalidis 10+5reb, B.Oleson 7+2reb+1ast, J.Carlos Navarro 7+3reb+4ast Real Madrid: F.Reyes 10+6reb, S.Llull 9+1ast, R.Fernandez 8+2ast, D.Draper 7, S.Rodriguez 6+1reb+2ast, N.Mirotic 6+3reb
Caja Laboral: took 4th place (4-6) in Group C of the Regular Season, took
4th place (8-6) in Group F of the Top16, lost to CSKA 3-1 in the quarterfinals
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FCB Regal: took 1st place (9-1) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (13-1) in Group F of the Top16, lost to Real Madrid 67-74 in the
Semifinals, lost to CSKA 73-74 in the 3rd place game !!!
Real Madrid: took 1st place (7-3) in Group A of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (10-4) in Group E of the Top16, lost to Olympiakos 88-100 in the Final !!!
Unicaja: took 2nd place (8-2) in Group B of the Regular Season, took 5th
place (7-7) in Group E of the Top16
Cajasol: took 2nd place (3-3) in Group H of the Regular Season, took 4th
(last) place (1-5) in Group K of the Top16
Gescrap BB: took 1st place (6-0) in Group B of the Regular Season, took 1st
place (4-2) in Group J of the Top16, lost to Lokomotiv 64-75 in the Final !!!
Valencia: took 1st place (5-1) in Group D of the Regular Season, took 2nd
place (4-2) in Group J of the Top16, lost to Lokomotiv 1-1 (-5) in the
Semifinals !!!
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