Pablo Laso’s men failed to score away from home in the second European duel of the week
Difficult match in Paris for those from Vitoria-Gasteiz who did not manage to win. Outside shooting errors marked the match and Baskonia lost to Tiago Splitter’s team 67 to 65. Chima Moneke was the highlight of the match with 19 points, 12 rebounds and a PIR of 30.
The match began even in Paris where Baskonia took the lead in the first minutes with a 5-6 score. Tiago Splitter’s men reacted and with a partial score of 9 to 4 they managed to take the lead at the Adidas Arena. The first quarter ended 18-16. The Parisians managed to find more space in the Baskonista defense and took advantage of the lack of external success of Pablo Laso’s team to gain distance in the second quarter. Managing to put the maximum difference of the game at 11 at the halfway point of the quarter (33-22). The blaugranas reacted and closed the gap before half-time (38-35).
The dynamics of the match continued after the break, Pablo Laso’s men tried to get closer on the scoreboard, but the good offensive actions of those from Paris kept them behind as the match progressed. Finally, the third quarter ended with the score favoring Tiago Splitter’s team by 57 to 48. Baskonia could not find an opposing goal and despite being close to Paris Basketball in the last quarter, the Blaugranas fell at the Adidas Arena by 67 to 65.
Baskonia is already thinking about the domestic competition where it will face Gran Canaria this Sunday at 6pm.
