A resounding victory at home to secure their seventh in the Liga Endesa (98-72)

Valencia Basket's men's first team protected their top spot in the Liga Endesa with a resounding 98-72 victory over Bàsquet Girona, thanks to a strong defensive effort and all twelve players contributing to the scoring. Pedro Martínez's men started strong, opening with a run fueled by their accuracy from three-point range. Although their opponents responded, the Valencian team steadily built a lead, cemented by their defense, which allowed them to take a significant advantage into halftime after a surge in the final three minutes of the first half. After the break, Valencia continued to find their rhythm from beyond the arc, extending their lead. When the Catalan team tried to run the floor for easy baskets, Valencia tightened their defense once again to protect their advantage. When the visitors found some three-point shooting at the start of the final quarter, Brancou Badio thwarted their attempt to close the gap, and Valencia's own rhythm allowed them to enter the closing stages with a commanding lead.

Quotes Pedro Martínez

“The fatigue will show eventually, but not today, even though Girona is a team whose style of play pushes you to your physical limits. Today we made sure no player played too many consecutive minutes so that those on the roster would have fresh legs. We had to do that today; we played three matches in five days, and they're a team that was going to make you run, so we needed to have that freshness.”