Important duel for the play-off between BAXI Manresa and Valencia
Nou Congost will experience a key match this Sunday at 5:00 p.m. for the aspirations of the people of Manresa in the fight to occupy the first 8 places. Opposite, a Valencia Basket that wants to ensure being seeded.
First of the last 4 regular league games, second in a row at the Nou Congost, a stage that has been resisting the victory of BAXI Manresa lately. Pedro Martínez's team will receive a rival tied for victories with several teams and who wants to consolidate in fourth position, which would allow them to be seeded.
BAXI Manresa receives a difficult opponent. The Bages team wants to add home once and for all and thus reach 18 victories, which would ensure at least one more week of staying in play-off positions. Baskonia is just one victory away and their pursuit threatens the place. Coach Pedro Martínez can count on all of his players for Sunday's game and will have to rule out a player before defining the final roster.
For its part, Valencia Basket occupies fourth position but tied with 3 more teams: Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Murcia. Those of Xavier Albert, coach who replaced Àlex Mumbrú a few weeks ago, have Barça ahead of them and want to distance themselves from the group of pursuers to secure the place. The oranges have their most valued man in Brandon Davies, well accompanied by Chris Jones and Semi Ojeleye. A team designed to compete in the Euroleague with a lot of talent and experience.
In the previous press conference this Friday, Pedro Martínez said that “they play with very big players and are very aggressive pressing the ball; There is a physical issue that we will have to balance and a point of talent: we must score more from outside than we have been scoring in the last games, and reduce the losses because they are easy points for the rival and points that you stop scoring;».