GameLab G21: Coviran Granada - BAXI Manresa

BAXI Manresa travels to Granada to play matchday 22 of the Liga Endesa on Sunday the 4th starting at 6:30 p.m.. Coviran, led by Pablo Pin, is 16th in the competition with a balance of 6 wins and 14 losses. The Manresa team, led by Pedro Martínez, will travel with the already known absence of Pierre Oriola, but he recovers captain Guillem Jou and incorporates the recently signed Selom Mawugbe.

Who contributes the points to Granada?

Granada's average score is 81 points per game. The team led by Pablo Pin has players who have a large amount of scoring. The top scorer for the Granada team is former Manresan Joe Thomasson, who has an average of 14.5 points per game. The other most dangerous men in this facet are Kwan Cheatham (13 points), Lluís Costa (12.1 points), Cristiano Felicio (11.7 points) and David Kramer (9.6 points).

The duel: Felicio vs Robinson

Cristiano Felicio and Devin Robinson are the most powerful rebounders on their respective teams. The Brazilian center from Coviran Granada is the sixth man who takes the most rebounds in the league, with an average of 6.2 rebounds per game. For his part, Devin Robinson maintains an average of 5.7 rebounds per game.

Both players maintain an equal scoring average. Devin Robinson surpasses Felicio with an average of 14 points per game, compared to 11.7 for the Granada native.

In the percentage in shooting from 2 it is Felicio who surpasses Robinson, with 64.7%, compared to the Manresa player's 56.3% effectiveness.

Finally, the two players achieve an average of credits of similar rating: Cristiano Felicio 14.1 credits and Devin Robinson 16.3.

The shooting %

The 3-point shot: Coviran Granada 34.2% / BAXI Manresa 32.7%

The 2-point shot: Coviran Granada 55.3% / BAXI Manresa 52.9%

The free throw: Coviran Granada 76.7% / BAXI Manresa 75.1%

Background

BAXI Manresa has only visited the Palacio de los Deportes de Granada on one occasion, where they were victorious 84-87 (matchday 2 ACB, October 1, 2022).

The last time where Catalans and Andalusians met was at the Nou Congost, on matchday 7 of this season, where Pedro Martínez's team won 90-84 (matchday 7 ACB, October 29, 2023).

Coviran Granada has never managed to defeat BAXI Manresa in an ACB match.

The Old-known

Pere Tomàs: He was a BAXI Manresa player in two stages; from 2016 to 2017 and from 2018 to 2020.

Joe Thomasson: He was at BAXI Manresa in the 2021-22 season.

Lluís Costa: He was a member of the Manresa squad from 2016 to 2018.