Valencia Basket aims to extend the Finals and its history at La Fonteta in Game 3 vs. Real Madrid.
Liga Endesa Finals
Miguel Ángel Polo
Valencia Basket men’s team returns home to face Endesa League Finals game 3 against Real Madrid (Wednesday 25th, 21:15h, Fonteta, Movistarplus+, Movistar Deportes) with the full energy of their fans behind them and no margin for error after losing the first two games of the series in the Spanish capital. The team is driven by the hope that the historic game tally achieved by our boys, who have called our home since 1987, won’t stop at 1,007 games.
The Taronja team will try to take the first step toward staying alive in the pursuit of what has so far been an impossible feat (no team has ever come back from a 2-0 deficit in an ACB Final). Our team aims to build on the identity and character they recovered in Game 2, where they only lost in overtime after a fierce and evenly matched contest.
Valencia Basket will try to repeat that strong performance in an emotional and special night, where the Fonteta will carry our players with its support as they attempt to replicate the solid home performances they've delivered so far in these playoffs, having won all three of their home games by an average margin of over 23 points.
Although the historical record is generally unfavorable for the Taronja squad, there are two promising signs: they have defeated the Madrid team in their last two visits to the Fonteta (including an 85-84 win this season), and they have managed to avoid being swept in six out of their seven playoff series against Real Madrid.
Coach Pedro Martínez has his full roster available for this match, except for long-term injury absentee Ethan Happ.
Rosters
| VALENCIA BASKET | ||||
Nº | Nombre | Nacimiento | Posición | Alt. |
0 | Brancou Badio | Senegal | Escolta | 1.91 |
2 | Josep Puerto | España | Alero | 1.99 |
3 | Nate Reuvers | EE.UU | Ala-pívot | 2.11 |
4 | Jaime Pradilla | España | Ala-pívot | 2.02 |
5 | Sergio De Larrea | España | Base | 2.00 |
6 | Xabi López-Arostegui | España | Alero | 2.00 |
7 | Chris Jones | EE.UU/ARM | Base | 1.88 |
8 | Jean Montero | Rep.Dominicana | Base-Esc | 1.88 |
12 | Joel Soriano | EE.UU/R.Dom | Pívot | 2.08 |
16 | Stefan Jovic | Serbia | Base | 1.98 |
24 | Matt Costello | EE.UU/CIV | Pívot | 2.08 |
35 | Amida Brimah | Ghana | Pívot | 2.13 |
37 | Semi Ojeleye | EE.UU/NIG | Alero | 2.01 |
77 | Nate Sestina | EE.UU | Ala-pívot | 2.05 |
| Injured list | ||||
22 | Ethan Happ | EE.UU/MKD | Pívot | 2.08 |
| Pedro Martínez | Entrenador | |||
| REAL MADRID | ||||
Nº | Nombre | Nacimiento | Posición | Alt. |
6 | Alberto Abalde | España | Alero | 2.02 |
7 | Facu Campazzo | Argentina | Base | 1.81 |
8 | Xavier Rathan-Mayes | Canadá | Escolta | 1.91 |
9 | Hugo González | España | Alero | 1.98 |
11 | Mario Hezonja | Croacia | Alero | 2.02 |
13 | Dzanan Musa | Bosnia | Alero | 2.05 |
16 | Usman Garuba | España | Ala-pívot | 2.03 |
18 | Serge Ibaka | R.D.Congo | Pívot | 2.07 |
20 | Bruno Fernando | Angola | Pívot | 2.08 |
22 | Walter Tavares | Cabo Verde | Pívot | 2.20 |
23 | Sergio Llull | España | Escolta | 1.90 |
24 | Andrés Feliz | R.Dominicana | Base | 1.88 |
30 | Eli John Ndiaye | España | Ala-pívot | 2.04 |
| Chus Mateo | Entrenador | |||
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