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Vitoria Baskonia, represented by Rokas Giedraitis and Tadas Sedekerskis, started the Spanish League (ACB) playoffs with a dramatic defeat and ended on the brink this season.
Duškas Ivanovičius’s pupils in the first quarter-final match 86:87 (18:22, 26:13, 19:25, 23:27) fell to the Valencia basketball players and is 0-1 behind in the series with up to 2 wins.
6 minutes after Achille Polonara’s colón, the Basques were ahead by 8 points (78:70), but the Valencian team took the decisive advantage, dividing 12: 4, and Boyan Dubljevičius tied the result at minute and a half (82:82 ).
A minute before Giedraitis scored two points, Louis Labeyrie responded with a long shot and weighted the score again (85:84). In another attack, Pierria Henry took the initiative, his colon hit the mark and Baskonia went 28 seconds ahead (86:85).
Valencia also gave their word, Dubljevičius caused a foul and made no mistake 5 seconds after the free throw line (87:86).
Ivanovich entrusted the last attack to Henry, but lost the ball and the Valencia basketball players triumphed.
For the losers, Giedraitis scored 9 points (3/6 dvit., 1/5 trit.) In 34 minutes, he bounced 6 and took 2 balls, made 1 cash pass, made 2 errors and scored 10 utility points.
Another Lithuanian Sedekerskis from Baskonia scored 2 points (0/1 trit., 2/2 penalties) in 12 minutes, bounced 5 and took 1 ball and scored 9 utility points.
The victory was won by Dubljevičius, who made decisive penalties for the Valencian club, who scored 20 points (6/9 dvit., 2/4 trit., 2/2 penalty) in 27 minutes, bounced 3 and took 1 ball, did 2 assists and 20 accumulated utility points.
He was assisted by Nikola Kaliničius, who scored 18 points (6/7 doubles, 0/2 trit., 6/6 penalty), 7 rebounds and 24 utility points.
The second leg of the series will take place on June 2 in Vitoria. If Baskonia lose again, the season for Giedraitis and Sedekerskis will be over.
„Valencia“: Bojanas Dubljevičius 20 (6/9 dvit.), Nikola Kaliničius 18 (7 atk. Kam.), Klemenas Prepeličius ir Louisas Labeyrie (5 atk. Kam.) Po 10.
Baskonia: Alecas Petersas 16, Pierria Henry 15, Achille Polonara 10 (Rev. 7), Rokas Giedraitis 9 (Rev. 6).
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