BAXI Manresa receives Baskonia in a duel of strong emotions
On the day that Pedro Martínez celebrates his 1,000 games in the ACB and Moneke returns to Congost, those from Bages, who have Vaulet back, want to recover from the bad game in Bilbao and be competitive against a powerful and talented team.
BAXI Manresa begins the second round in the Nou Congost against a Euroleague rival, Chima Moneke's Baskonia, Sunday starting at 5:00 p.m. (M+ Deportes 3 and Radio Manresa). The day will be very special for Pedro Martínez, who will direct his 1,000th game in the Liga Endesa, a milestone that only Aíto García Reneses has achieved so far.
Sunday will be a big day in Nou Congost. BAXI Manresa wants to correct the mistakes that did not allow it to fight for victory in Bilbao, where it suffered a painful defeat. Juampi Vaulet has trained with the team and could reappear in front of his fans on the day that the Bages coach, Pedro Martínez, will play his 1000th game in the Liga Endesa .
Baskonia has the clear objective of not failing and taking away the victory of Nou Congost to continue competing for the first positions. Dusko Ivanovic's team has left behind the injury problems that affected them in the first round and has the entire squad. Without a doubt, one of the most emotional moments of the match will be the reunion with the fans of Chima Moneke, the second most valued player in the Liga Endesa. In addition, the team from Vitoria also has Markus Howard, the league's top scorer, and other important men such as forward Tadas Sedekerskis or point guard Code Miller-Mcintyre. In the first round match, played on November 26, the Basques took the victory by eight points (94-86).
In the press conference before the game, Pedro Martínez explained that “the important thing is the game and I don't want to be distracted, although I liked the shows of support; Now we have the pressure of trying to win games to stay and perhaps there will be more objectives; When we play against a team that is superior we must try to be competitive; They have players like Moneke, Howard or Marinkovic who, without realizing it, have given you 20 points».