J9 – EBA AB: Tormes assaults the leadership in León

One more week there are changes in the upper area of ​​this group AB from EBA League. Little has been able to enjoy the Kingdom of León leadership, giving up that privileged position after this matchday 9 when they fell against Tormes, who continues with his winning streak and is already leading the standings, tied with an Obradoiro who quickly forgot his first defeat. Behind there is also a Basket León that is trading on the rise, while Chantada also manages to approach that highest part of the classification. In the middle zone, important victories for the University of Valladolid and Culleredo, while below it stands out the end of Óbila’s negative streak and the first victory this season for the Oviedo subsidiary.

The two best defenders in the group came face to face this week, with the incentive to put the leadership at stake; and there he was victorious USAL La Antigua (71-77), which extended his winning streak to eight at the cost of a Leclerc León Caja Rural RdL to which the first position only lasted a week. The charros imposed their game from the start, with a great first half in which they tied up their rival, who suffered a lot to score. Tormes took advantage of this to build an ever-increasing income, with Harrison, Ukawuba and Yengue hurting their rival and putting a victory on track that seemed clear at half-time, with more than 23 for the visitors. But the Leonese still had to say their last word, and they did so by recomposing their defensive game, which allowed them to begin to cut differences little by little, with Sergio Martínez and Balasko beginning to appear in the inner game, and especially Jaime Llamas taking the command on the outside to lead his people to believe in the comeback, reaching only three points of difference in the last quarter, but without being able to finally complete the feat in a few final minutes in which the losses and the failures in the Free throws weighed too much, giving victory to a Tormes who knew how to suffer to hold the result and add an important victory.

In second position is placed Obradoiro Silleda, who was returning to the path of victory (91-84) before a Santo Domingo Betanzos that he did not make things easy for him. In fact, the clash was resolved in overtime after forty minutes of comings and goings on the scoreboard with strong partials from both sides. Betanzos was the first to hit, with a great first quarter in which they escaped on the scoreboard, but Obradoiro’s response would come immediately to cut differences and leave things more even at half-time. This trend favorable to the locals was maintained around the locker room, and they took command guided by the points of Cal and Christian Hernández, looking like they were on the right track to victory. But Betanzos had not said his last word, and with a great defensive work and Daniel Martín’s points they were approaching again, managing to force the extension; an extra time that the locals knew how to play better, more in tune facing the rival ring to definitively unbalance and a game that they had to work hard to get ahead.

The one who is already just one victory away from the head and continues to climb positions is ULE Basket Leon, which expired at home (85-90) to CB The Arrow And keep it up with your good time. The attacks overcame the defenses in a high scoring clash, with a first half in which the locals managed to leave with a slight advantage, guided by the great performance of Paniagua. But after the break, La Flecha entered an offensive bump that Basket León was not going to miss, managing to open a small gap pushed by Copes’ points, which they then knew how to maintain despite the local improvement in the last quarter, when they launched themselves for the comeback, finding an answer would be from Leon, who did not want to miss a victory that they ended up confirming.

Another team that continues to recover sensations and terrain in the classification is Ucoga Seguros CB Chantada-Ensino, which achieved an important triumph this week (65-53) In front of a Porriño Base Basketball that loses a bit of steam after two defeats in the last three days. The people of Lugo signed a very serious first half on a defensive level, leaving their rival with only 17 points, which allowed them to open a more than interesting gap at halftime. Porriño needed to react and they tried it hand in hand with Cardito and Vaquero, managing to cut the disadvantage slightly in the third quarter, but Chantada was not up to the task of letting the loot escaped, cutting off any hint of a possible comeback in a few final moments in the final moments. who knew how to close the game, with Aller and Cristian Iglesias at a high level.

In the quiet area there is still a University of Valladolid that cut the positive streak of Corinto Gijón Basket (71-76). The Asturians arrived with good feelings after two consecutive wins, and they showed that good moment during the first quarter, taking the first advantages with Mateo Sánchez and Agathangelidis as the main scorers. But in front of the university they were going to get their best face from the second quarter, led by a great Alberto García Arribas to turn the scoreboard before the break, consolidating their advantage after the intermission, when the game was equalized again, knowing how to handle the rent the visitors to close a triumph that keeps them in the middle of the classification, moving away a rival who does not finish leaving the lower zone.

Also trying to make the leap to that middle zone is Traumacor Culleredo, which added an important triumph (57-64) against a direct rival such as Solgaleo Bosco Salesians. The clash had two well differentiated parts, the first before the break, where the trend was favorable to the locals, who without achieving great sets, dominated the scoreboard with David Guerra and Sima at a good level. But after the break the scene changed, and Culleredo was going to take command of the game from the defense, with the locals suffering a lot to score, allowing the score to tighten, with Vidal and Pau González pulling theirs to complete the sorpasso already in the last quarter, where Culleredo was going to sentence to achieve the final victory.

Good news for Hereda-Ávila Authentic-El Bulevar, which broke its negative streak by winning (73-66) yet Mundioma Marín Ence Peixegalego that does not finish finding the regularity to climb towards the high zone of the classification. The people of Avila came out determined from the beginning to command, and thus managed to amass an interesting income at rest, pushed by the points of an inspired Herrera. Marín did not finish feeling comfortable, but even so, relying on the good performance of Hogan and Filgueira, they managed to get closer on the scoreboard during the third quarter, leaving the clash before the final ten minutes in which the tension was noted due to the tightness of the result , with two teams that found it difficult to score, circumstances that the people of Avila handled a little better, who closed an important victory to regain sensations.

We close the weekly review with the colistas duel, in which the subsidiary of Unicaja Banco Oviedo came out victorious67-52) leaving Claret Innoporc as the only team that still does not know victory this season in the group. The Asturians took advantage of their local status and from the beginning they made a difference, opening a gap quickly spurred on by the points of Alejandro Rodríguez Montón and Fernando Suárez Hevia. In front, the Segovians suffered a lot to score, seeing how the game was gradually slipping away from them. They looked for the reaction after the break, somewhat more intoned facing the rival rim, with Young and Drame trying to pull theirs, but Oviedo was not going to miss his opportunity, knowing how to handle the game well to avoid surprises.

Points without final prize

This week, we must highlight the great performance of David paniagua, which manages to rise as MVP of the day in the group after going to 32 points (10/15 in field goals), 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 8 fouls received. With these numbers, it reached 36 rating, although it was insufficient for La Flecha to win at home against Basket León. In any case, the Arroyo de la Encomienda team continues to show that it produces quality young people for its team, who are gradually gaining prominence and pulling performances like this week’s out of their sleeves.

Highest rating

36 credits

David Paniagua (The Arrow)

34 credits

Ezequiel Herrera (Óbila)

29 credits

Jaime Llamas (Kingdom of León)

Alberto García Arribas (University of Valladolid)

Top scorers

32 points

Ezequiel Herrera (Óbila)

David Paniagua (The Arrow)

27 points

Jaime Llamas (Kingdom of León)

Top rebounders

17 rebounds

Dauda Ndiaye (Óbila)

16 rebounds

Cristian Iglesias (Chantada)

12 rebounds

Christian Añón (Culleredo)

Top attendees

5 assists

Miguel Domínguez (Kingdom of León)

Nilo Barreiro (Obradoiro)

Guillermo Pereiro (Betanzos)

Andrés Corral (Chantada)

Double-double

Alejandro Rodríguez Montón (Chantada) – 14pt, 11rb

Sergio Martínez (Kingdom of León) – 11pt, 11rb

Demian Balasko (Kingdom of León) – 15pt, 11rb

Darmell Hogan (Marin) – 17pt, 11rb