Basketball is also the art of knowing what to expect. To realize what is the perfect time to attack the game. It was what just happened to Gran Canaria, which took its best victory of the course, that of the Canarian derby, against a deranged Lenovo Tenerife (89-77)represented by the figures of Vidorreta and Marcelinho, totally outclassed by the rival and the beautiful basketball atmosphere that was experienced in the stands, which forced their team to come out to say hello when they were already in the locker room after the match.
The first quarter of the Canarian derby was a real give and take, an intense exchange of blows in both baskets, perhaps a beautiful match for the spectator. The always effective Shurna began by striking for Gran Canaria, adding seven consecutive points to put his team 7-3. But the Lenovo Tenerife has Shermadini, the most powerful hammer in the league, his incessant dribbling of baskets, 15 points at halftimewho began to bring the man closer to, also with seven points at once, crowned with that 2 + 1 that he took from Khalifa Diop, tie the game at 12.
In the midst of the beautiful scoring in both areas, Marcelinho Huertas, determined to maintain his particular pact with Lucifer, took charge of operations to allow Lenovo Tenerife to reach the end of the first quarter with an advantage: 24-26.
No matter how hard they tried, neither of the two teams managed to have an advantage in their favor, let’s say “important”. It also seemed impossible to maintain the offensive flow seen minutes before, so the revolutions dropped a lot in the second period except for those of the always protesting Txus Vidorreta, who got rid several times of a technique that was signaled to him for protesting his bench.
Chery had debuted, recently signed by Gran Canaria, but his presence was hardly noticed, logically the lack of coupling with his companions. Meanwhile, Doornekamp unleashed a trademark three-pointer to slightly stretch the score in favor of Canarias, 35-39, which closed the first half with a three-pointer at Todorovic’s buzzer to go to the locker room, winning 41-44.
Second part
Everything pointed to a second half of notable strong emotions. It goes if there were. He had to go to Gran Canaria from behind, but not enough for the rival to trust. In fact, in just a few seconds, Albicy scored and assisted Diop to keep his team within range: 45-46. Crouched, waiting for the exact moment to give the game a bite, the local host began to show their entire arsenal when, after a counterattack mate by Brussino, they definitely came up. It was already 58-53 on the scoreboard, forcing Vidorreta to ask for a timeout from the team. Not only did he not come out stronger, but the opposite happened.
Under cover of his boisterous fans, taking advantage of the lack of control that took hold of the Lenovo Tenerife, an unsportsmanlike Marcelinho on Slaughter began to break the game. Or so it seemed. Not only did the North American escort make the two free throws required. It is that, in addition, he had time to water him, with just a few seconds remaining, a mate to Khalifa Diop so that the Senegalese kid burst the visiting ring to close the third quarter with the greatest advantage that Granca had had: 66-55.
In any case, the Canary Islands did not have to give up, no matter how much everything was against them. What’s more, after that 2+1 from Shermadini, which postponed Salvó, the scoreboard 72-64, with more than six minutes remaining in the game, foreshadowed that there was a lot of cloth left to cut. The Georgian giant, an inaccessible watchtower as soon as he gains position, was joined by a former Granca player like Sasu Salin, who hit two triples in a row to make it clear that his team was there. 75-72, time out for Fisac and a new game ahead with four minutes to go.
The local team was enraged, which in less than the blink of an eye scored two baskets through Diop and Ennis, now forcing Vidorreta to put the brakes on. However the partial in favor of Gran Canaria was already 8-0, and a subsequent technique to Marcelinho, who had to leave the fieldan obvious example of how deranged his team was, totally devoured by the neighbor, cut short any attempt at a comeback chicharrera after two almost definitive free throws by Slaughter: 86-74.
The final joy was complete for Granca, who also recovered the average, thus seeking to reconquer the Canary Islands against a rival, Lenovo Tenerife, much superior in recent seasons. So much so that he had not lost a derby on the island of Roque Nublo since 2016. for now, two wins separate both teams in the standings.
