Lime after the sand

One step forward, one step back. A lime , a sand. So goes the life of this Bilbao Basket , unable to connect today wins in the competitions that dispute. If before the Eurocup was perfect aspirin for headaches Endesa League , black men yesterday in Zagreb failed to continue the good taste left from his parish harvested the remarkable victory against Barcelona , losing also average basket ( 89-79 ) before a Cedevita that would exploit their weapons , many of them coinciding with the main shortcomings of Rafa Pueyo , no physical spark nor the wisdom necessary to oppose more resistance. Concern reappeared waterways in the rear Biscay , too soft to hold one on one to the interiors rivals and , above all, disjointed stop when the Riflemen Croatians, with aid too long. This bet can yield benefits to blunt rivals from the perimeter, as was the club on Sunday, but against teams with focus well calibrated ( 13 of 30 for those of Repesa ) offers a significant ramp off the opponents .

So, thanks to the wrist Zubcic , Delas , Suton or Nolan Smith led Repesa those almost always the lead in the match . The Bilbao Basket was but I was not . I could not catch up the Cedevita except on rare occasions , but not abandoned his slipstream . In the end, such was the pitcher to the source ... The game was enmarañándose Pueyo more and more, premises possessed numerous second chances thanks to its strength in the offensive rebound , the attacks were a minimum of sustainability and fluidity ... Too hindrances to emerge victorious from a field in which no one has yet been able to succeed this season. In addition , players like Raul Lopez and Alex Mumbrú again accumulate too many miles on his legs - both surpassed the 32 -minute - court presence , while in the saucer of the positive feelings we must highlight the serious game Jackie Carmichael, better player Bilbao Basket valued thanks to its 6 points and 10 rebounds , yet unobtrusive in its more than 22 minutes . The U.S. is seen increasingly more integrated into the group dynamics and would be great news if yesterday's performance manages to have continuity.

A Ripped pulls the race too relaxed black men , poor defensive balance , and Cedevita , playing sprint, made ​​him pay with three minutes 11-2 Pueyo forced to call a timeout and require theirs a reset that had an immediate effect . Gabriel joined the German countryside , began bombing from long range , four triples and four suns , one extra included - and somersault in the light occurred in the blink of an eye (16-22 ), although those of Repesa respondents giving the alternative to another posh rifleman , Ante Delas , and managed to finish the first quarter with a one-point lead ( 25-24 ) . Disconnections defensive tara remained the main visitors, who dropped to adjust the intensity of the shock needs and Cedevita , emboldened from long range and a remarkable ball movement , threatened to break the game with a dangerous 39 -31, but Raul Lopez came to the rescue of their own to , two triples, rebalance a crash that ended Ecuador coming to the Croatians ahead again but with the Bilbao Basket glued to your trail ( 47-45 ) .

But I got through there resumption visitors . His ring seemed increasingly a thimble diameter , obsessed over and over spitting his pitches , while the hosts scoring very fluently , more than enough from the perimeter and Nurkic doing paint damage to a rear with seams too sight. Every time there was less oxygen in the lungs Bilbainos and less energy in their legs , while Croats further sharpened its looks with the passing of the minutes. What in the visitor side were turnovers and opaque attacks in the premises were simple and fluid points schemes . The 81-72 at 2:24 of the final was already impossible to lift slab and black men went to play with the aim of defending the average basket . But lacking jackpot were not able to return home with the comfort of the stoning . So Bilbao Basket dynamics right now. A lime , a sand.