77-62. Baskonia destroys Fenerbahce in the second half

Vitoria, 22 Mar Bitci Baskonia destroyed Fenerbahce on Wednesday, 77-62, in an almost perfect second half led by a Wade Baldwin who scored 15 consecutive points crucial to break a match corresponding to the thirty-first round of the Euroleague. The Turks noticed the loss of Frenchman Nando De Colo after the break and fell apart against the Barça, who finished much more whole a key match that puts the Basques in the fight for the “playoffs”. A 45-22 after the passage through the locker room unbalanced a balance in which the greatest weight was put by Wade Baldwin with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 triples, which rounded off another great MVP night last day of Euroleague. Steven Enoch shielded the point guard in the second half and concluded with 22 credits of valuation, while Marko Guduric was too alone in the Ottomans, and closed the match with 19 credits. Five starting triples without fail held Baskonia against a loose Fenerbahce who danced to the rhythm set by Frenchman Nando De Colo, determined to attack his peers every time. In addition, Devin Booker took advantage of the mismatches that the French guard caused in the defense. The Bálgranas had enough patience to work the defenses of a very physical team that tried to speed up their game, but the locals managed to go above the scoreboard after 10 minutes with an intense and fast game, 20-19. Wade Baldwin held his team with five consecutive points, when Fenerbahce proposed a more physical match. The offensive rebound provided second options for the Turks, who sparked local errors and opened a small gap, 30-38, the first major in a close match after a 0-9 run. Baskonia did not find the necessary freshness in his attacks, he got lost in defense and went to rest with a 32-40, after a second difficult act for those of Neven Spahija, who could not solve the problems in one-on-one. Steven Enoch in the painting and Alec Peters from the outside were in charge of tightening the duel in the resumption and with Nando De Colo, on the bench due to a groin injury, it was Marko Guduric who was hogging the attacks of the Ottomans. But the locals were loose in attack and nine points in a row from Wade Baldwin signed a large part of Baskonia that was ahead of the last round, 54-53. The clash got hot with a rifling between Matt Costello and Jan Vesely that ended up with two techniques, while Wade Baldwin reached 15 consecutive points, at the start of the definitive period. Arturs Kurucs stopped Pierrià Henry, Baskonia continued to add and Simone Fontecchio managed to increase the difference to 13 points despite Jan Vesely's insistence on painting. Baskonia sought to go for the average without success, but gave a victory to a dedicated audience with their team, 77-52. - Technical sheet: 77 - Bitci Baskonia (21+12+22+23): Baldwin (24), Fontecchio (10), Giedraitis (12), Peters (16) and Costello (3) -starting five-, Sedekerskis (-), Marinkovic (-), Granger (-), Enoch (12) and Kurucs (-). 62 - Fenerbahce Beko (19+21+13+9): Henry (3), De Colo (8), Pierre (4), Booker (9) and Floyd (2) -starting five- Guduric (12), Mahmutoglu (-), Vesely (15), Polonara (2), Shayok (3) and Hazer (4). Referees: Olegs Latisevs (Latvia), Mehdi Difallah (France), Sergio Silva (Portugal). Visitor Booker was eliminated for personal faults (min.38). Incidents: match corresponding to the thirty-first day of the Euroleague played at the Fernando Buesa Arena in Vitoria in front of 7,563 spectators. CHIEF 1011598 jd/asc (PHOTO) (photo)