Fuenlabrada: threat from Marc Garcia and duel of assistants
Dani Pérez and Jovan Novak are the best passers in the Endesa League. Marc Garcia, from Manresa, is usually very inspired against the Bages team.
Bàsquet Manresa has won 21 of the 40 matches against Baloncesto Fuenlabrada. The last victory was on March 5, 2022, when Thomasson thwarted the Madrid team's comeback at Nou Congost (99-89).
In Saturday's game, the two highest assistants in the Endesa League will face each other: Jovan Novak, leader with 7.4 per game, and Dani Pérez, second with 6.5. Novak also leads the turnovers section, with 2.9 (Frankie Ferrari is fifth with 2.5) and is fourth in minutes played, with 28. On the other hand, Juan Fernández is at the top of the ranking of fouls committed, with 3.2. Finally, Fuenlabrada has in its squad Marc Garcia, who played for the Bages club in the 2014-2015 season and always has great performances against his former team, and Jordan Caroline, who contested four matches between November and December 2022. On the bench is a coach known for Bàsquet Manresa, Óscar Quintana, who trained at the club from 2005 to 2007.
As for the team statistics, the Madrid team are the fourth with the most turnovers, with 14.5 (BAXI Manresa is third with 15.11) and the fifth with the most two-point shots scored, with 21.3.
Other interesting facts
-Dani Pérez played for Fuenlabrada from 2013 to 2015
-Guillem Jou made his record for assists in the Endesa League, with 3, in the visit to the Madrid court on October 17, 2020
-Babatunde Olumuyiwa set his record for steals in the competition. He made 3 during Fuenlabrada's visit to Andorra on May 7, 2022