Spain

Regular Season Round 29: Valencia - Unicaja 74-73

Date: April 22, 2018
The most exciting game of round 29 in the Liga Endesa took place in Valencia. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Unicaja Malaga (17-12) to fourth ranked Valencia Basket (20-9) 74-73 on Sunday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Unicaja Malaga. The hosts trailed by 5 points at the halftime before their 23-12 charge in the third quarter, which allowed them to win the game. Belgian point guard Sam Van-Rossom (188-86) stepped up and scored 17 points for the winners and Montenegrin power forward Bojan Dubljevic (205-91, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 14 points. Four Valencia Basket players scored in double figures. Serbian point guard Nemanja Nedovic (191-91, agency: BeoBasket) responded with 18 points (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) and American forward James Augustine (208-84, college: Illinois) scored 9 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Valencia Basket have a solid series of four victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to third place, which they share with FC Barcelona. Unicaja Malaga at the other side keeps the fifth position with 12 games lost. They share it with Andorra and Gran Canaria. Valencia Basket is looking forward to face Joventut (#15) in Badalona in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Unicaja Malaga will play at home against RETAbet BB (#17) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.

  UNICAJA73
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
61 XRdILaZ, XRBijni 89 3-9 (09.6%) 6-0 (85%) 9-9 (655%) 6 5 6 4 8 1 5 5 5 6 62 62 5
84 mQIIVs, zRffQRF 80 4-1 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 8 5 5 5 5 5 1 0 -4
35 SuDusUajR, ziBRs 84 3-1 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 5 7 7 4 4 8 6 5 5 5 7 67 2
7 gaiJ, SlMRQUI 84 5-5 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 5-5 (5%) 5 8 8 8 6 8 5 5 5 6 1 9 -9
86 WiZJFjsVa, SdiB 84 6-8 (05%) 6-0 (85%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 6 4 6 6 5 5 5 0 4 9
34 AuiQRJ, CiQlIs 62 6-0 (85%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 6 8 8 5 6 5 4 0 6 -8
68 balIsiLlnRLaZ, gQiDij 61 8-3 (05%) 6-6 (655%) 5-5 (5%) 5 1 1 6 8 8 5 5 8 6 9 7 -2
4 bZCilluB, eiF 61 8-0 (35%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 4 4 3 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 1 1
65 Ailaj, Aisu 68 5-6 (5%) 8-0 (35%) 6-4 (44.4%) 6 8 4 8 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 3 -6
40 zRij-ChiQlRs, vaLaI 68 8-4 (11.9%) 5-5 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 6 5 6 6 3 6 5 5 5 5 1 3 -0
wIUil   67-47 (32.9%) 2-84 (43.2%) 66-64 (23.1%) 0 89 48 67 85 69 8 6 4 2 94 91  


  VALENCIA (coach: Pedro Martinez)74
  FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS   FOULS   BLOCKS  
#   NAME MIN 2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF RB AS F RV ST FV AG TO PT RNK +/-
7 kij-eIssIB, AiB 46 6-8 (05%) 0-2 (18.0%) 5-5 (5%) 6 8 4 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 69 62 9
63 guMlnRLaZ, mInij 82 4-0 (15%) 6-4 (44.4%) 0-2 (18.0%) 5 3 3 6 6 9 5 8 5 3 63 61 8
1 SMildR, SlMRQUI 89 8-0 (35%) 5-8 (5%) 6-6 (655%) 4 3 9 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 0 9 6
5 whIBis, Wall 84 3-0 (25%) 5-8 (5%) 8-8 (655%) 8 3 1 5 8 4 5 5 5 5 65 63 -8
38 gIIQjRViBp, SiQIj 88 6-4 (44.4%) 6-8 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 8 3 4 3 5 6 5 5 5 0 1 0
69 biQUajRJ, eifiRl 85 5-8 (5%) 8-1 (44.4%) 4-0 (15%) 5 4 4 3 8 3 6 5 5 6 7 65 -8
48 GQRRj, qQaZV 67 4-2 (49.0%) 8-3 (05%) 5-5 (5%) 8 4 0 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 68 7 4
45 AisUQR-bIQQI, zIij 61 6-8 (05%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 8 8 8 6 5 5 5 8 3 -8
88 WallaiBs, viUiLaus 0 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 -4
0 GiQZai, ARQDa 3 5-5 (5%) 5-6 (5%) 5-5 (5%) 5 6 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 -6 -3
wIUil   60-44 (30.0%) 66-87 (49.7%) 66-61 (12.2%) 65 80 40 60 69 67 3 4 6 2 93 24  



Terms:
Field Goals :  2PM-A  (2 point Field Goal made-attempts)     3PM-A  (3 point Field Goal made-attempts)   FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive)  DEF (Defensive)   TOT  (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed)  RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor)  AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes)  AST (assists)  ST (steals)   TO (Turnovers)   PTS (points)  RNK (ranking)