GameLab M16: BAXI Manresa - Joventut Badalona
BAXI Manresa closes the year with a Catalan derby at the Nou Congost against Joventut Badalona.
A Catalan derby between BAXI Manresa and Joventut Badalona will be the match that closes the year for the two Catalan teams. Badalona, led by Carles Duran, are risking their presence in the Copa del Rey and will need to win against Bages. In ninth position with a balance of 8 wins and 7 losses, the same as those from Manresa, Penya seeks to add its ninth victory after a streak of three consecutive wins cut short by the defeat against Real Madrid last day.
Who contributes the points to Joventut?
Penya's average score is 80.5 points per game. Despite having Thomas as an outstanding scorer (now separated from the team), Joventut has other players in the squad with a lot of points threat, such as Andrés Feliz (14.5pts), Andrew Andrews (13.8pts) , Ante Tomic (10.6pts) and Tyler Cook (8.2pts).
The duel: Robinson vs Feliz
Devin Robinson and Andrés Feliz are the players who contribute the most efficiency credits to their teams, both with 16.7.
In score they don't fall short either. The player from Manresa contributes an average of 14.2 points per game compared to the 14.5 points that Feliz contributes. This data places the two players among the Top 10 of the ACB's top scorers.
Both players have great success in the 2-point shot. Penya's point guard obtains 62.4% effectiveness, while Robinson has 59.7%.
Both Robinson and Feliz are very dominant on the rebound. Manresa's player collects an average of 5.7 rebounds each game compared to Feliz's 4.5.
The shooting %
The 3-point shot: BAXI Manresa 39.2% / Joventut Badalona 34.2%
The shot of 2: BAXI Manresa 53.5% / Joventut Badalona 50.8%
The free kick: BAXI Manresa 73.3% / Joventut Badalona 76.8%
Background
Joventut Badalona has visited the Nou Congost a total of 40 times in Liga Endesa matches. The balance of these visits is 18 victories from Manresa and 22 victories from Badalona.
In the last duel between Catalans played in the capital of Bages, Penya took the victory with a large result of 68-90.
BAXI Manresa's last victory against the green and black was on April 9, 2022, in a tight match that ended 95-93.
The Old-known
Aleix Duran: He was at the Manresa club in two stages: from 2003 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2018.