The senior men's 1st national team played, this weekend, in Benidorm, where they lost 73-71. It was the penultimate day of the regular league, in a match in which there was nothing at stake for either of the two contenders regarding their final classification.
One more week, Dénia Básquet He went on the attack and was his in the first period, which ended on top of the scoreboard with a very high score (22-30).
However, things would change in the second quarter when Eduardo Clavero's men were charged with fouls and the hosts increased their defensive intensity, to which they added an improvement in the percentage of success in their shots to the basket, which led them to give the back on the scoreboard at halftime (43-42).
The visitors reacted at the start of the second half and regained control of the game. Only the locals' success from the triple prevented the takeoff from being definitive, ending the third quarter with a five-point advantage (55-60).
Thus, the last ten minutes of the match came to a close in which Benidorm managed to equalize the result again, experiencing a final in which either of the two teams could have achieved victory, but which was decided by the greater local success in the final moments, remaining thus the victory at home.
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Dénia Básquet could not achieve victory in its last home game of the season as would have been the wish of all its players, and this despite the fact that the start was very favorable with great success from the triple and causing numerous errors to its rivals ( 19-12).
But the dynamics of the two teams were reversed in the second quarter and Carlos Vila's men gave up the initiative, as they were overwhelmed by the visiting team's greater defensive intensity, and the quick transitions with which they reached the rim, reaching the break three points behind. on the scoreboard (34-37).
At the restart, the hosts changed their defense and tried to play their possessions with more control to reduce the number of turnovers and prevent the Valencians from being so comfortable on the court.
The bet worked, reaching the decisive period leading the score (49-47) and with everything open to decide who would score the victory.
But in that last stretch came the worst offensive minutes for the locals, caused by a defense to the limit of the Valencian team, which left them without scoring points until there was one minute left, insufficient time to overcome the disadvantage they had accumulated.
Now it's time to think about the last day of the season, in which the team will travel to Guadassuar looking to say goodbye to the category with a victory that leaves a good taste in the mouth.
