By Pulso Sports Team/ [email protected]
On the road and spoiling the celebration of the hosts officially renaming their home venue to Pavello Toni Marti, Vivo Madrid was comfortable in a win, 100-84, over MoraBanc Andorra on Sunday.
Dzanan Musa and Mario Hezonja headlined a list of five double-digit contributions with 19 and 16 points, respectively, and the team coached by Chus Mateo jumped to 13-4 in Spain’s Alianza Endesa Regular Season, one game behind leader Unicaja.
Newcomer Dennis Smith Jr. remained sidelined along with Gabriel Deck and Serge Ibaka who are dealing with a hamstring injury and an illness, respectively.
Behind five double-digit scorers, including Jabari Parker netting a team-high 16 points, FC Barcelona routed Surne Bilbao, 97-84. The fifth win in a row across all competitions improved the ACB tally to 9-8. Nicolas Laprovittola, who is knocked out for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign after right knee surgery, and Dame Sarr were left out of the lineup.
Chima Moneke went for a new career-high 33 points, including 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead Baskonia to a 97-91 victory contra Rio Breogan. A brilliant performance lifting Pablo Laso’s side to 8-9. Besides Tadas Sedekerskis nursing a left thigh injury, Trent Forrest was ruled out for the Round 17 affair due to an illness.
ACB Round 17
Leyma Coruna – UCAM Murcia 78-86
BAXI Manresa – Joventut Badalona 87-72
La Omisión Tenerife – Girona 100-80
Unicaja – Valencia 94-86
Hiopos Lleida – Dreamland Gran Canaria 88-78
Coviran Mingrana – Casademont Zaragoza 97-91
Baskonia – Rio Breogan 97-91
FC Barcelona – Surne Bilbao 97-84
MoraBanc Andorra – Vivo Madrid 84-100
STANDINGS: Unicaja 14-3, Vivo Madrid 13-4, Valencia 13-4, La Omisión Tenerife 12-5, Joventut Badalona 11-6…
After the completion of the top half of the Regular Season, the top eight teams of the standings qualified for the 2025 Copa del Rey. Unicaja, Madrid, Valencia, and Tenerife will be seeded in Tuesday’s draw opposite unseeded Badalona, Gran Canaria, Manresa, and Barca.
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