Unicaja VS Joventut Badalona ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )
PREVIEW & TIPS Unicaja VS Joventut Badalona
A momentous meeting in the face of how the playoffs will be defined. Despite the fact that Unicaja has more at stake, my forecast is that it will be Joventut that will win. When Ante Tomic, Vlado Brodziansky and company apply themselves on the court, they are a very difficult team to defeat.
Unicaja News
Match that is presented as a final for Unicaja in its purpose of sneaking into the top 8 positions. Even more so after the 2 consecutive defeats against Tenerife and Zaragoza. This last match against the Mano team was marked by the defensive ineffectiveness of Unicaja, who conceded 64% of the field goals, conceding 9 3-pointers from 15 shots.
They were also bad in the rebound and in assists, with 13 for the 23 that Zaragoza achieved. Deon Thompson was the best in the Andalusian table with 16 points, with Malcolm Thomas scoring 10 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Darío Brizuela contributed 12 points.
Joventut Badalona News
Joventut have taken a giant step to be in the playoffs with their last 2 victories over Lenovo Tenerife and BAXI Manresa. In this last game they prevailed by 96 to 68 combining a good attack of 52.2% in field shots, with a very effective defense that left Manresa at 36.9%.
Practically all the usual starters played a good role, Ferran Bassas scored 12 points with 3 assists, Pau Ribas 11 points, Ante Tomic 11 points and 7 rebounds, Nenad Dimitrijevic 14 points and 4 assists, Vladimir Brodziansky 13 points and 5 rebounds, and Simon Birgander 13 points and 10 rebounds.