[Sport] Iberostar knocks Gran Canaria down in an offensive basketball festival

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Iberostar Tenerife won a Canarian derby with high figures (87-108) and marked by success in triples (58% and 52%, respectively), which allows the Laguneros to remain in the noble zone of the League Endesa, while Herbalife Gran Canaria sees its progression cut short after having recorded five victories in the last six ACB matches.

The North American Spencer Butterfield (21 points) and the Gran Canaria Fran Guerra (19) were the most prominent of the Tenerife team, who deactivated the wrist of the American Sean Kilpatrick, who finished with 22 points in the yellow ranks (20 of them in the first half )

The meeting began with dominance of the pupils of Txus Vidorreta, with the former yellow Salin taking the initiative from the perimeter to put the 2-8 in the opening bars.

Porfirio Fisac's men tried to make up the difference especially with the inner men, assuming Balcerowski new stripes, but the visitors continued to command in the middle of the first quarter (10-15).

However, the Claretians brought out their success from outside shooting, one of the hallmarks this season, hitting a 12-0 run through the Okoye-Kilpatrick duo that distilled their best repertoire -14 points between the two in the first quarter- (22-15), although Iberostar managed to minimize the scoring scar with Buttlerfield taking over from Salin (27-24).

In the second round, the Tenerifeans again took the initiative in the electronic with a 2-10 rally that forced Fisac to request a time-out (29-34).

Even with the tactical stop, the lagoon team continued to erode in the paint, with Sulejmanovic scratching points under the yellow ring, while Kilpatrick and Albicy tried to balance the balance (44-45 at 3:25 by the break).

Salin returned to the rescue of Tenerife, while the people from Gran Canaria were lacerated by Balcerowski's third foul that forced them to rotate the local network. But the exchange of blows continued uncontrollably, reaching the break with an eloquent 53-55.

In the third quarter the script was repeated. Iberostar began hitting thanks to Cavanaugh's triples and Guerra's dunks, worsening the situation with a technical foul on Fisac for invading the court, thus leading to a 4-13 start (57-68)

The short circuit was more than considerable. The Iberostar reached 18 points of difference (67-85), and although the yellow players tried to get rid of the pressure with two dunks from Shurna and Okoye, the interior of the lagoon Shemadini continued to put land in between from the area.

Already in the final period, the baskets were reproduced without restraint, although once again Tenerife took the lead in the partial result (18-23), closing the derby in their favor with an advantage of 21 points (87- 108).

 

Data sheet
87 - Herbalife Gran Canaria (27 + 26 + 16 + 18): Okoye (12), Albicy (7), Dimsa (2), Shurna (8) and Balcerowski (11) -the starting quintet-; Slaughter (4), Stevic (2), E. Clark (8), Diop (6), Kilpatrick (22) and Beirán (5).
108 - Iberostar Tenerife (24 + 31 + 30 + 23): Huertas (7), Salin (11), Shermadini (9), Cavanaugh (10) and Doornekamp (-) -initial quintet-; Butterfield (21), Sulejmanovic (18), Guerra (19), Fitipaldo (10), Díez (-) and S. Rodríguez (3).
Referees: Fernando Calatrava, Francisco Araña and Alberto Baena.
Without eliminated Incidents: Match corresponding to the twentieth round of the Endesa League, played at the Gran Canaria Arena.