Dénia Básquet clearly exceeded the CB Joventut Xàbia in the local derby (74-46)
The penultimate day of the regional league brought a regional derby in which the senior teams of Dénia Básquet and CB Joventut Xàbia faced off. A duel that had very little history given the superiority of the Dianenses who rose with a clear victory by 74-46.
The clash played in the Joan Fuster pavilion in Dénia very soon was uneven towards the local team. The guys who lead Manolo Viciano and Jesús Pantojo were clear that victory was forged from defense. They jumped onto the court with great intensity and gave speed to their game. The first quarter ended with 18-11 on the scoreboard.
In the second quarter, Isaac Martín, coach of the Jávea team, looked for solutions to avoid the bleeding that his rival was making under the boards. He ordered a zone defense to try to dominate the rebound. Despite this, he could do nothing before the domination of the inside game of the locals. In attack, the green and black team was really bad since they scored only ten points in this quarter. The Dianenses who worked well in defense, on the other hand, did not do well in attack either, although they managed a partial of 20 to 10 that made them retire at halftime with a score of 38 to 21.
In the second half, things did not change too much, that is, the visiting team continued to be plunged into great sadness in their game, as was evident in their scoring box. The partial of these ten minutes was tremendous (15-9). The CB Joventut Xàbia players decided to wage war individually, forgetting that basketball is a team game.
The last ten minutes of the game were of little use as the Dianenses, with the game fully under control, sought to let time pass before the impotence of a rival who did not find his game at any time during the clash. In the end, the score of 74 to 46 is a faithful reflection of the superiority that existed between one team and the other.
In the absence of a day for the league to end, Dénia Básquet occupies fifth place while CB Joventut Xàbia is eighth. On the last day, the Dianense will visit the home field of the leader, CB Oliva, while the Xabieros close the season at home receiving CD Crevibasket.
