GameLab G06 Valencia Basket - BAXI Manresa
BAXI Manresa visits the complicated Valencia Basket court on the sixth gameday of Liga Endesa. Both teams arrive with a good streak of victories, three consecutive for the Catalans and four for those from La Fonteta.
BAXI Manresa will seek to extend its good winning momentum by visiting La Fonteta. Pedro Martínez's men will face Valencia Basket, a Euroleague team, which has a balance of 4 wins and 1 loss in the ACB.
Who contributes the points to Valencia?
Valencia is a team that has many players with scoring ability. Chris Jones (14p) and Brandon Davies (13.4p) are the two players who contribute the most points to Álex Mumbrú's team, followed by Jared Harper (12p), Semi Ojeleye (10p), Josep Puerto (8.4p) and Kassius Robertson (7.4p).
The duel: Martinas Geben vs Boubacar Touré
Martinas Geben (13.8v) and Boubacar Touré (7.2v) are in the top 10 of top blockers in the Endesa League. On the one hand, Martinas Geben occupies seventh place on the list with 1.2 blocks per game, while on the other hand, Boubacar Touré leads the statistics with 1.8 blocks per game. In terms of points, Geben is having more scoring influence on his team compared to Touré, the Lithuanian contributes 12.2 per game (52.8% effectiveness) and the Senegalese contributes 4.2 (63.6% effectiveness).
The shooting %
Valencia and Manresa are two teams that exceed the average of 80 points per game. The Valencians score an average of 7.4 triples per game (37%) and the Manresans an average of 11.4 (37.3%). In shooting from 2, Valencia (60%) is more effective than Manresa (50.5%). And in free throws, both teams have a great percentage of effectiveness; Valencia 75.4% and Manresa 76.3%.
Background
Valencia is a team that is difficult for Nou Congost. Both teams have faced each other a total of 61 times throughout history, with a balance of 20 victories from Manresa and 41 for those from Valencia. However, the last match between the two teams ended with a victory for Pedro Martínez's team at the Nou Congost (87-82) on matchday 31 of the last Endesa League. Manresa's largest victory against Valencia was with a difference of 13 points (95-72) in the 88-89 season.
The old-known
Currently, in the BAXI Manresa squad there are two members with a Valencian past.
On the one hand, coach Pedro Martínezled Valencia Basket for two seasons, between 2015 and 2017. In his second season at the Valencian club, Pedro became champion of the Endesa League.
On the other hand, Pierre Oriola wore the Valencian shirt in the 2016-17 season, in which he was a key part of the team to achieve the ACB title.