She bent her resistance Valencia and kept alive – the few hopes he has for entering this year’s Euroleague playoffs Red Star!
The “red and white” presented a good competitive face both offensively and defensively, prevailing 92-73 of the Spaniards and celebrating their second consecutive win, after the one over Baskonia last week. Thus, they improved their record to 14-17, catching tonight’s opponent, while they continue to chase a small miracle that will give them a qualification for the playoffs.
On the other hand, Valencia was defeated for the sixth time in the seven most recent matches of the competition and now it too is looking for a miracle, so that it can complete its obligations in the regular season of this year’s Euroleague, i.e. in the top eight of the standings.
Top for the winners are Petrushev (20p, 7rb.), Dobrich (16p.), Campacho (15pts, 7 assists) and Bulldozer (9 points, 7 assists), while for the guests they stood out Rendezvous (14p.), Harper (12p.) and Jones (12 p.).
The match
The match started with Red Star entering stronger on the floor of “Aleksandar Nikolic Hall” (where Novak Djokovic was found and deified) and with his defense as his weapon, leading 7-2. Valencia fought back and equalized with a three-pointer from the versatile Claver, before Vildosa and Campazo took action offensively for the hosts, who found themselves back on +6 (17-11). However, in the final minutes of the first period the Astera players were off target, allowing the Spaniards to go on a 10-4 run, taking their first lead of the match (20-21) as the quarter ended.
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The pressing defense paid off for Valencia at the start of the second period, and back-to-back 3-pointers by Lopez-Arostegui and Harper kept them in the lead (28-30). On his birthday, Ben Bedil scored 4 straight points for 32-30, while two consecutive 3-pointers from Vidosa and Holland put Red Star ahead 39-33 at the 28th minute. The visitors had trouble finding easy baskets and the first half ended with the Serbians having a small lead (46-41).
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The Red Stars came back hungry from the locker room and with Campacho constantly handing out assists, they went on a 7-0 run and took a double-digit lead (53-43) for the first time in the game. 58-51 came after consecutive three-pointers from both teams, while Valencia was trying to… withstand the offensive intensity of the home team. Rivero cut to 65-60, before Petrusev made it 67-60 in the third period, reaching 14 personal points.
The two teams entered the fourth and most decisive quarter emphasizing their defenses, while the baskets were coming… with the dropper. Bendil made double figures to make it 71-64, Valencia went without a basket for 4:30 minutes and Holland’s three-pointer gave the Reds their biggest lead of the game (76-64) with 6:40 left. the finale. The visitors tried to come back but were never able to get close again, with Red Star eventually celebrating the win with , keeping their playoff hopes alive.
The quarters: 20-21, 46-41, 67-60, 92-73
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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