The Obradoiro challenges the solidity as a local of Bilbao Basket
A Monbus Obradoiro on the rise, after chaining two victories in a row, the last prestigious one against Barça, challenges today at 8:00 p.m. the solidity as a local of Surne Bilbao Basket, which defends a position that would give it a ticket to the Copa del Rey.
The coach from Santiago, Moncho Fernández, recovers one of his pillars: the Croatian international center Dragan Bender, who did not play the last game due to a sprained ankle. His absence was more than made up for by Lithuanian Marek Blazevic, who gave his best performance against Barça.
Both will once again be the benchmarks in the paint for the Galician team, which presents its main threat in the foreign game. Canadian brothers Thomas and Philip Scrubb are in great form. They have also now been joined by their compatriot Kassius Robertson, who already offered a good level in his debut.
However, what worries his coach the most are turnovers. When Obradoiro reduces them to the maximum, they become a much more solid team. The people of Santiago grow from their defense.
Moncho Fernández continues to have the loss of French point guard Leo Westermann and American guard Marcus Paige, and he won’t know until tomorrow if he can count on forward David Walker, who still hasn’t overcome his plantar fascia discomfort.
The clash will be directed by the referees Antonio Conde, Luis Miguel Castillo and Yasmina Alcaraz.
Surne Bilbao seeks the fourth league victory in a row against Obradoiro
Both teams arrive at the match in good spirits, since Obradoiro also appears at the Bilbao Arena on a roll and with good feelings after two consecutive victories and the last one against them against the powerful Barça at the Multiusos Fontes do Sar.
In fact, both the Biscayan team and the Santiago team have followed a similar trajectory so far in the league championship, although the one from Bilbao is better. Surne started with three straight wins, continued with four straight losses and now has three consecutive wins; the ‘Obra’ began by winning two of their first three matches, then lost five in a row and has won the last two. If the Galician triumph over Barcelona on the last day was prestigious, the last of ‘the men in black’ was also notable. Because it came after coming back from Gran Canaria in Miribilla the 8-point advantage with which the visitors took the lead already in the last quarter.