BAXI Manresa wants to resist at home and force a tiebreaker with Unicaja
Pedro Martínez's men want to tie the series against the Malaga team at the Nou Congost, which will be a pressure cooker. The team has all its members.
After showing a great image, dominating for many minutes and making Unicaja suffer until the end, the quarter-final tie arrives at Nou Congost tomorrow starting at 8:30 p.m. (live on M+ Deportes and Ràdio Manresa). BAXI Manresa will look for a victory that will allow them to tie the series and return to the Martín Carpena on Saturday to play for access to the semifinals in the third and decisive match.
BAXI Manresa wants to continue competing and fighting against the leader of the regular league. After playing a very good game at Carpena, it is time to strengthen with the support of the fans and try to beat Ibon Navarro's team. Very few tickets available for a Nou Congost that will present an unbeatable appearance. The players are at the disposal of Pedro Martínez, who will have to discard one before the game.
For its part, Unicaja was able to take an advantage in the tie after making a very successful end to the match. In the last quarter, the team from Málaga managed to erase the advantage that BAXI Manresa had and made use of men like Sima, Ejim and Kalinoski to come back in the last period.
In the press conference prior to the match, Pedro Martínez said that «Unicaja demands a lot from you in attack and defense, and we must play a very good game in defense and attack; The other day we were a little lacking; We must think about doing things right from the start, and know that a significant difference is not enough because they have a lot of quality; They are in a very good dynamic and with a lot of confidence, we must be solid and not lose balls, defensive rebound; It is necessary to do things well for as long as possible and be well in good and bad times».