Peñarroya's third return with duels on the floor
Duel of assists between Dani Pérez and Darius Thompson and of baskets of two between the success of the pair Giedraitis-Costello against the amount of Jerrick Harding
Bàsquet Manresa has won 40 of the 91 games it has played against Saski Baskonia SAD. The last triumph of the Bages team was on October 3, 2021 at Nou Congost, in a victory based on the defense and the performances of Moneke, Valtonen and Sima (74-67).
The Basques are coached by Joan Peñarroya, who has an extensive past at the Manresa club. After being in the club's youth teams, he played in the first team in three different stages: from 1987 to 1990, from 1991 to 1997 and from 2001 to 2003. As a coach, he managed BAXI Manresa in the 2018- 2019.
The Vitoria team has outstanding players in various statistical sections. An example is Daulton Hommes, leader in free throw percentage (he has made all 15 shots). In terms of two-point shooting percentage, Baskonia has two men in the top five: Rokas Giedraitis, second at 80%, and Matt Costello, third at 79.3%. Both will face Jerrick Harding, the third player in two-pointers per game at 5.1. In three-pointers, the standout of the Basques is Tadas Sedekerskis, fifth with 53.8% (fourth is Brancou Badio, with 57.1%).
One of the most outstanding duels of the match will occur in the direction of the game, between two of the three top assists in the Endesa League: Dani Pérez, first with an average of 7 per duel, and Darius Thompson, third with 6, 2. In blocks, Costello is fourth with 1.3 per game, and in fouls committed, Markus Howard occupies the same position, with 3.2.
As for team statistics, the Victorians are the best in points scored (89.96), assists (20.29), three-pointers scored (12.86) and percentage of three-pointers (43.48%). They are second in efficiency (101.43), third in percentage of shots from two (56.52%) and fifth in steals (10.57), blocks (3), percentage of free throws (77.34%) and fouls committed (22.71).
Other interesting facts
-Elias Valtonen played his best game in the Endesa League in Baskonia's visit to Nou Congost on October 3, 2021. The Finn set his records in points (16), steals (3), blocks (2) and efficiency (19)