A night of Laprovittola that Badalona will never forget

BadalonaNico Laprovittola never truly left Badalona. Seven years after leaving Penya to play for Madrid and Barça, the Argentine player starred in another memorable night wearing the green-and-black jersey. The shooting guard dominated with 27 points and 10 assists in Asisa Joventut's victory against Kosner Baskonia (96-84) and put the host team one step away from the Supercopa Endesa title. Their opponent in the final will be Barça. His former team.“We have done the job we wanted and the team has been very solid. We have a great opportunity and we must continue with the same mentality. If there is one thing I have had throughout my career it is confidence and the decision to return to Badalona was easy. I am in the place where I want to be,” analyzed Laprovittola. The Argentine counted on the complicity of Ricky Rubio, who added 13 points and 6 rebounds. “Laprovittola has played a great game. As a teammate and fan, it is very beautiful to see the magic he has in his hands. We are at a moment in our careers where we want to enjoy ourselves and I think we will do so this year. We want to continue with a project that is exciting and we are building great chemistry with the fans of Badalona,” acknowledged the Catalan.Asisa Joventut recovered from an 8-point deficit against Kosner Baskonia thanks to Laprovittola. The Argentine, who understood the semifinal like no one else, turned around the dynamics of the first half in a third quarter in which he spread his accuracy to a green-and-black team that did not waste its opportunity. “We started the season with a good game in front of our fans. We are far from our level, but Nico brings a lot of fuel to our game,” said Dani Miret, coach of Asisa Joventut. Kosner Baskonia went from more to less in a semifinal that became long for them. “We lacked a bit of energy and knowledge of the game,” lamented Paolo Galbiati, coach of the Basque team.

The new Barça coached by Aleksander Sekulic got past Valencia Basket (86-87) and will play its second final in just one week. Kevin Punter scored a decisive free throw with 2.8 seconds left, as Dylan Osetkowski's final three-pointer fell short. The absences of Mirotic, Rivero, and Sako were a heavy burden for the orange team, which could not prevent an all-Catalan final.Guinness World Record

Badalona took advantage of the Supercopa Endesa to break the Guinness World Record for the largest KO tournament in history. A total of 782 people improved on the record set by Duke University (711 participants). Josep Perich was the winner of the shooting contest, which featured the participation of well-known faces such as Antonio Martín, Xavier García Albiol, Juanan Morales, Anna Cruz, Jordi Villacampa, and Albert Ventura.