The second point of the semifinals also stays at the Roig Arena (90-76)

ValenciaBasket secured the second point in their Liga Endesa semifinal series againstAsisa Joventut, winning 90-76 at the Roig Arena. They dominated the game fromstart to finish, taking a 2-0 lead before the series moves to Badalona for thethird game, which will be played on Sunday, June 14th at 8:00 PM.

Post-game quotes: Pedro Martínez

“I think what happened in the first quarter was that we were very accurate. We played the entire game at the same pace, getting into our offense very quickly because they were waiting for us in the paint with their zone defense, packed in very tightly, almost playing for us to make mistakes. We got into our offense very quickly and, especially in the first quarter—and I would almost say throughout the entire first half, apart from a very poor minute or minute and a half at the end of the second quarter—for about 18 minutes we played with a very good rhythm and were extremely accurate.

So I don’t think that was a physical issue; it was simply that we were shooting very well and making a lot of shots against a defense that was allowing us those opportunities. Later on, against that same defense and with the same shots available to us, we were less accurate, and that allowed the game to become a bit more even. Not necessarily on the scoreboard, but certainly in terms of the way the game was played during the second half.”