Unicaja Malaga beat Lokomotiv Kuban, advance to EuroCup Finals
Valencia and Hapoel Jerusalem will play the decisive Game 3
Unicaja Malaga 2-0 Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar
Unicaja defeated Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 74-63 in front of a sellout crowd at Martin Carpena to sweep their best-of-three series on Friday. In doing so, Unicaja reached its first continental final since 2001. Nemanja Nedovic led the winners with 21 points and Kyle Fogg added 16 for the winners. Kevin Jones paced Lokomotiv with 17 points and Evgeny Baburin added 12 on 4-of-6 three-point shooting for the visitors. Unicaja led all the way, opening the game with a 19-3 run and keeping a 37-24 margin at halftime. Despite pulling down 10 offensive rebounds, Lokomotiv hit just 6 of 25 shots inside the arc (24%) in the first half. Unicaja finished the game with only 10 turnovers, 27 fouls drawn and a 59.3% two-point shooting percentage (16 of 27) in what were the biggest keys to this game.
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 1-1 Valencia Basket
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem used a big fourth quarter to defeat Valencia Basket 79-66 on Friday afternoon at Pais Arena Jerusalem to even their series. The hosts entered the fourth quarter trailing by 4 points, but put together both their best offensive quarter and defensive quarter when it mattered most, outscoring Valencia 26-9 over the final 10 minutes. Curtis Jerrells highlighted the comeback by scoring 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter. Tarence Kinsey led Jerusalem with 18 points. For Valencia, EuroCup three-point king Rafa Martinez scored 22 points, which tied his season high. In many ways, three-point shooting was the story of the game as Jerusalem saw six players strike from downtown and the team collectively made 11 of 21 from downtown (52.4%), while only Martinez (4 for 7) made a three for Valencia, which shot 4 for 24 (16.7%) as a whole.
Unicaja defeated Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar 74-63 in front of a sellout crowd at Martin Carpena to sweep their best-of-three series on Friday. In doing so, Unicaja reached its first continental final since 2001. Nemanja Nedovic led the winners with 21 points and Kyle Fogg added 16 for the winners. Kevin Jones paced Lokomotiv with 17 points and Evgeny Baburin added 12 on 4-of-6 three-point shooting for the visitors. Unicaja led all the way, opening the game with a 19-3 run and keeping a 37-24 margin at halftime. Despite pulling down 10 offensive rebounds, Lokomotiv hit just 6 of 25 shots inside the arc (24%) in the first half. Unicaja finished the game with only 10 turnovers, 27 fouls drawn and a 59.3% two-point shooting percentage (16 of 27) in what were the biggest keys to this game.
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 1-1 Valencia Basket
Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem used a big fourth quarter to defeat Valencia Basket 79-66 on Friday afternoon at Pais Arena Jerusalem to even their series. The hosts entered the fourth quarter trailing by 4 points, but put together both their best offensive quarter and defensive quarter when it mattered most, outscoring Valencia 26-9 over the final 10 minutes. Curtis Jerrells highlighted the comeback by scoring 13 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter. Tarence Kinsey led Jerusalem with 18 points. For Valencia, EuroCup three-point king Rafa Martinez scored 22 points, which tied his season high. In many ways, three-point shooting was the story of the game as Jerusalem saw six players strike from downtown and the team collectively made 11 of 21 from downtown (52.4%), while only Martinez (4 for 7) made a three for Valencia, which shot 4 for 24 (16.7%) as a whole.
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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