GameLab G25: BAXI Manresa - Dreamland Gran Canaria

BAXI Manresa receives a Dreamland Gran Canaria that is having a spectacular season; fourth classified with a balance of 16 wins and 8 defeats, present in the Copa del Rey and with the play-offs in between. Pedro Martínez's men face the last of four consecutive duels against rivals in a play-off position, after being defeated by Barça and UCAM, and achieving an epic victory on the Joventut court. The Canaries, led by Jaka Lakovic, maintain an irregularity away from the islands. At home they obtained meritorious victories on the courts of direct rivals such as Baskonia and Valencia Basket, but were defeated on their visits to Girona and Palencia. However, they need to win if they want to continue fighting for the highest positions in the Liga Endesa. The match, Saturday starting at 8:45 p.m. live on Movistar+ Deportes 2.

Who contributes the points to Gran Canaria?

The Canaries' average score is 85 points per game, the fifth highest in the competition. The Canaries do not have a star figure in scoring, but their player who contributes the most points is Nico Brussino, with an average of 12.5 points per game. The players following the Argentinian forward in scoring are: Ethan Happ (12 points), AJ Slaughter (11.6 points), John Shurna (8.7 points) and Ben Lammers (8.2 points).

The duel: Robinson vs Happ

Devin Robinson and Ethan Happ, the best players of BAXI Manresa and Dreamland Gran Canaria. Robinson stands out as the Catalans' top scorer with an average of 14.3 points per game, while the American center of the Canary Islands team maintains an average of 12 points per game.

Ethan Happ stands out as the second player with the best percentage of effectiveness in shooting from 2, with 68.8%, only behind Tavares. For his part, in this statistic, Robinson maintains a percentage of 58.1% effectiveness.

In rebound the two American players stand out as the best on their respective teams with a very similar average: Devin 5.5 reb and Ethan 5.3 reb.

With an average of 16.1 credits, Devin Robinson is the BAXI Manresa player who achieves the highest efficiency, surpassing Ethan Happ, who does so with an average of 15.2.

The shooting %

The 3-point shot: BAXI Manresa 31.9% / Dreamland Gran Canaria 35.5%

The 2-point shot: BAXI Manresa 53.1% / Dreamland Gran Canaria 56.2%

The free throw: BAXI Manresa 74.9% / Dreamland Gran Canaria 72.3%

Background

BAXI Manresa has hosted Gran Canaria at the Nou Congost on 30 occasions, with a balance of 17 wins and 13 losses against the islanders.

In the last visit of the Canaries to the capital of Bages (May 24, 2023), Pedro Martínez's team defeated the visitors with a resounding 105-75, which so far is also Manresa's largest victory against Granca in the ACB.

In the first round match played at the Gran Canaria Arena (September 24, 2023) the islanders defeated the Catalans in a tight match that ended with a score of 97-92. The most outstanding players on each team were Ethan Happ (13pts, 7reb, 25val) and Martinas Geben (17pts, 8reb, 21val).

The Old-known

Marcis Steinbergs : He was part of the Gran Canaria reserve team between 2019 and 2021, playing two ACB games with the first team.

Pedro Martínez: He was the top leader of the Canary Islands team in three different stages; from 2002 to 2005, from 2009 to 2014 and 2019.

Salva Maldonado: He was the coach of Gran Canaria between 2005 and 2009 and 2018.

Albert Oliver: The current member of the Dreamland Gran Canaria staff was a player for Bàsquet Manresa from 2001 to 2006.