GameLab G07: BAXI Manresa - Coviran Granada
A Granada led by ex-Manresa Joe Thomasson visits the Nou Congost in search of the second victory.
This Sunday BAXI Manresa will host Coviran Granada who are looking for their first victory away from home this season. The team led by Pablo Pin has a balance of one victory and four losses in the Liga Endesa, occupying fifteenth position in the standings.
Who contributes the points to Granada?
The Andalusians' top scorer is an old-known of Nou Congost. Joe Thomasson, who played one season with BAXI Manresa, scores an average of 16 points per game. Another of Granada's scoring men is Kwan Cheatham. The American is a very dangerous man in the three-point shot, from where he is 46.8% effective, and he also has a 52.4% effectiveness in the two-point shot. It is also worth highlighting the dangerousness of David Kramer's three-pointer (9.8p) and the mastery of Cristiano Felicio's painting (12.5p).
The duel: Dani Pérez vs Lluís Costa
This Sunday two of the top attendees of the Liga Endesa will face each other. Both Catalans are part of the TOP5 attendees of the competition. Dani Pérez is the leader of the statistics with an average of 7.5 assists per game, while Lluís Costa occupies fifth position with an average of 5.2.
It should be noted that both Dani and Lluís are one of the highest scoring men on their respective teams. The BAXI Manresa point guard scores 9.5 points per game and the Coviran Granada player an average of 11.8 points. It is worth highlighting the three-point shooting effectiveness percentage between the two players, which is very even; Dani Pérez with 33.3% and Lluís Costa with 37.1%.
Regarding the valuation statistics, Dani Pérez scores an average of 9.7 credits per game compared to Lluís Costa's 15.2 credits.
The shooting %
Both teams have an equal percentage of effectiveness in shooting from 3, 35.2% for BAXI Manresa and 35% for Coviran Granada. In the shot of 2, Granada slightly surpasses Manresa with 55.7% effectiveness compared to Manresa's 51%. The effectiveness from the free throw is also very equal; 76.5% of BAXI Manresa and 77.4% of Coviran Granada.
Background
BAXI Manresa has defeated Coviran Granada in the only two games that have faced Catalans and Andalusians.
Both teams met last season in the Liga Endesa. The game in Granada was the closest, 84-87, on matchday 2 of the regular league. The match at the Nou Congost, on matchday 27, ended with a Manresa victory by 86-77.
The old-known
There are three Granada players who have had a past at BAXI Manresa:
Pere Tomàs was part of the Manresa squad in two stages of his career. The Spaniard arrived at Nou Congost in 2016, where he spent one season. In 2018 he returned to the club, and left in 2020.
Joe Thomasson played the 2021-22 season with BAXI Manresa and was one of the team's key figures in reaching the Final Four of the Champions League.
Lluís Costa was a player for the Manresa club between 2018 and 2020.