Hard test for the Taronja streak on the Baxi Manresa court

Valencia Basket men's team will try to keep alive its streak of three wins in a row in the Endesa League on a difficult court to do so, Baxi Manresa’s one (Sunday 28, 5:00 p.m., Nou Congost, Movistar+ Deportes 3) in a direct duel between teams from the Playoff zone corresponding to the acb round 31.

 

After a new clean week of practices, Xavi Albert's men will measure their improvement and the recent good offensive moment that has led them to lead the acb in scoring, field goal efficiency and offensive efficiency looking only these last three rounds against the team that plays at the highest pace in the Endesa League.

 

Although no team has been left out of the ACB Playoff in this format with 20 wins, a victory for Nou Congost would not be the mathematical ticket for the playoffs for the title if a defeat for Baskonia in Palencia does not previously accompany it.

 

Although the record remains slightly in favor of the Taronja team (14-16) and they have won in nine of their last thirteen visits to Manresa, the most recent precedent ended with a local win by 87-82.

 

Our team will maintain the same two absences from last week: the long-term injured Boubacar Touré and the point guard Kevin Pangos (in the final stretch of recovery from the tear in the femoral biceps of his left leg).

 

Point guard Stefan Jovic, absent in the last game due to discomfort in his left calf, will be questionable until the last moment.

 

Valencia Basket begins this day in fourth position in the Endesa League with a balance of 19-11

 

Rosters

BAXI MANRESA

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

00

Devin Robinson

EE.UU

Ala-pívot

2.03

0

Brancou Badio

Senegal

Base

1.91

1

Travante Williams

EE.UU/Portugal

Escolta

1.93

5

Guillem Jou

España

Escolta

1.95

6

Dani García

España

Base

1.85

11

Brandon Taylor

EE.UU

Base

1.78

12

Marcis Steinbergs

Letonia

Ala-pívot

2.08

13

Musa Sagnia

Gambia

Alero

2.01

21

Selom Mawugbe

Ghana

Pívot

2.08

22

Juampi Vaulet

Argentina/POL

Alero

1.99

23

Martinas Geben

Lituania

Pívot

2.08

29

Pierre Oriola

España

Ala-pívot

2.08

55

Dani Pérez

España

Base

1.84

 

Pedro Martínez

 

Entrenador

 

 

VALENCIA BASKET

Nº

Nombre

Nacimiento

Posición

Alt.

0

Jared Harper

EE.UU

Escolta

1.78

1

Víctor Claver

España

Alero

2.08

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

Justin Anderson

EE.UU

Alero

1.98

6

Xabi López-Arostegui

España

Alero

2.00

7

Chris Jones

EE.UU/ARM

Base

1.88

10

Damien Inglis

Francia

Ala-pívot

2.06

16

Stefan Jovic

Serbia

Base

1.98

27

Alpha Kaba

Francia

Pívot

2.08

30

Kassius Robertson

Canadá/JAM

Escolta

1.90

32

Brandon Davies

EE.UU/UGA

Pívot

2.08

37

Semi Ojeleye

EE.UU/NIG

Alero

2.01

 

Sidelined

 

 

 

21

Boubacar Touré

Senegal

Pívot

2.13

47

Kevin Pangos

Canadá/SLO

Base

1.85

Xavi Albert

Entrenador

 

REFEREES: Jiménez - García González - Ríos Marcos