Barça manages as it can the new adversities: the ARA Instant Replay

BadalonaA Barça with many adversities did not fail on the court of Casademont Zaragoza (86-92), where they had lost in their last four visits. Xavi Pascual had the absences of Tomás Satoransky and Jan Vesely and rested Will Clyburn. Juani Marcos, the only pure point guard, added 9 points and 4 assists. The home team could not avoid their eleventh defeat in the last twelve games. "We are as we are. The difficulty is very great, but we want to take steps forward," acknowledged Xavi Pascual.

A key comeback for permanence

Hiopos Lleida recovered a 12-point deficit in the last six minutes against La Laguna Tenerife and ended a seven-game losing streak (103-101). Melvin Ejim (29 points and 9 rebounds), James Batemon (21 points with three triples) and debutant Adrià Rodríguez were the heroes of a team that never stopped believing. "We have to take this game as an example, but we will still have to suffer," said Gerard Encuentra.

Baxi Manresa's effort, without reward

Baxi Manresa could not complete a good performance against Kosner Baskonia (83-88). The Manresa team was winning by four points with two minutes left, but a devastating 2-11 run ended their chances. David Duke had a good debut in a team with six important absences. "We played a game of great merit, but in the final stretch we were not solid in defense," analyzed Diego Ocampo.

Basketball Girona dreams of playing in Europe

Bàsquet Girona defeated Coviran Granada (84-91) and achieved their twelfth triumph of the season. Six consecutive points from Mark Hughes propelled a team that dreams of playing in European competition next season. Asisa Joventut, on the other hand, could not overcome UCAM Murcia (67-89). The last-minute absence of Cameron Hunt joined the absences of Tomic, Birgander, and Vives in a team that has its focus set on Tuesday's game.