Mexico City, Oct 12 (EFE).- The Red Halcones of Veracruz, led by Puerto Rican Carlos Rivera, surprised the Diablos Rojos of Argentine Nicolás Casalánguida this Saturday, by beating them 95-100 to secure a place in the league’s playoff spots. Mexican basketball.
The Halcones, with 15 wins and 15 losses, are in ninth position in the league. Hell, 20 wins and 10 setbacks, they are fourth, they still haven’t secured their place in the final phase.
Two dates before the end of the season, the teams placed from fifth to twelfth place will play playoffs to determine those who will accompany the first four classified to the final phase.
Diablos and Halcones offered an intense duel that kept the fans on edge from the first period that ended with the visitor’s advantage 25-26.
For the second period, Diablos turned the score 53-50, driven by Argentine Santiago Scala, who excelled with five assists.
In the third period, Rivera’s quintet, a historic former Halcones player between 2009 and 2014 and who this season has his first experience as a coach, tied 76-76, relying on the effectiveness of the American Deshawndre Washington.
Momentum that Rivera’s team no longer lost, which in the last period sealed its 95-100 victory.
Deshawndre Washington was the best player of the game with 33 points, six rebounds and five assists.
The penultimate round of the league will be played next Tuesday. Correcaminos Victoria will face Panteras de Aguascalientes. El Calor de Cancún will clash with Mineros de Zacatecas, who are forced to win to maintain their hope of reaching a place in the play-offs.
Freseros de Irapuato, which is at the limit of those going to reclassification, will play against Plateros de Fresnillo; Abejas del León, penultimate in the competition, will face Santos del Potosí, which has already secured its place in the play-offs.
Diablos Rojos will host Astros de Jalisco, which is second and is still fighting to finish first; Dorados de Chihuahua will face Lobos Plateados, the worst among the 16 in the league; Halcones Rojos del Veracruz will play against Halcones de Xalapa, the third best.
The day will close with the duel between the champion and leader Fuerza Regia, which is led by the Spanish Pablo García, and the Soles de Mexicali. EFE
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