The Palentinos were trailing throughout the game, they gained a point in the last quarter, but Burgos smothered the Palentinos with pressure and success (88-77)
Match statistics.
Swim and swim. Row against wind and tide. Against the rival pressure, against the obscene lack of success in three-point shots, against the lack of confidence… to reach almost the end of the game and drown on the shore. In the Coliseum of Burgos, on the banks of the Arlanzón. That happened to Palencia Baloncesto, which today returned to a legendary court for Palencia basketball. To the Burgos Coliseum. A field in which defeats have been suffered (painful like today), but in which the sweetest of victories was also experienced: that of promotion.
All past. Because today it was time to face one of the teams that is putting all its effort into signings to be promoted to the ACB: San Pablo Burgos.
Palencia started with a novelty in the starting five, with Kunkel entering instead of Borg.
But it was Palencia with Diez, who began hitting, from the point where Guil already warned that he would do so: from the three-point shot. Worked response from Krunwig and then from Baulet. Alternation in attacks and in the scoreboard. 5-4 for the locals with two and a half minutes played. High pressure from the people of Burgos to not let the Palencia attack think. At least, in those moments, the rebounds were for Guil’s team.
Then Gudmunsson appeared, who hit three triples in a row against Palencia. Plus one from Cremó. 12 points without eating or drinking it, for a score of 17-9. On the other hand, the purple ones, today in sky blue, were pulling, but crazy. Almost without touching the rim. 0 of 4. Timeout for Palencia with 3.45 left to play.
The Palencia team managed to stop the Burgos attack, but their success in the opposing ring was almost zero.
Guil brought in Oroz, Dimitrov and Chema and the team began to fight. To fight and get closer, with work, to Burgos, anchored in 17 points until Palencia entered the bonus with 1.46 to go. But they were not such a skilled team and Burgos was able to take advantage of the visitors’ mistakes. Two free throws, a triple and a counterattack with a dunk by Goloman left the score at the end of the quarter at 24-13. Nine down for the people of Palencia. The nine in a row from the gunner Gudmunsson.
Second quarter.
Palencia continued to lack success in its attack. They even went out to the trays. Two in a row. Burgos with the advantage tried to go easy, and tried to do so from 6.75. Fortunately, without success at the start of the quarter in which they committed two fouls.
Oroz broke the drought in the best way, with a triple when the movement of the Palencia ball left him completely alone. The first of the game for Palencia. But the advantage was still over 10 points. 28-16. And worst of all, a lack of confidence in their attacking plays against which Palencia did not know what to do.
He began searching for the Palencia a Krutwig, almost unheard of until then. Palencia took off. It was the only thing I could do. Try to attack the brave ones. At least to not let the game slip away, which with 6 minutes left to play had a score of 32-22. Pride in the situation of continuing to lose balls, opportunities, and not by trying to play fast. The pressure from Burgos was suffocating.
New time out for the people of Palencia. The locals didn’t need to ask for it. 34-24 with 4 minutes left.
Symptoms of Palencia’s ills, midway through the second quarter, Vaulet only had 4 points and Krutwig 8. And the percentage of three, minimal. 1 out of 10, compared to 6 out of 10 locally. and five players, some capital, without scoring.
A mini reaction from the Palencia team, who knew how to steal the ball from Burgos twice, reduced the disadvantage to eight points. Savigna timeout.
The match heated up with fouls and Burgos moved comfortably there, against a Palencia that continued to have low morale, seeing how possessions and shots passed without scoring. Even with clear positions, the ball did not touch the rim or the backboard: water.
San Pablo, taking advantage of the bonus on fouls, was adding.
At the end of the quarter, 43-34. The best thing was that the game had not yet slipped away before half-time.
Third quarter
As in the entire first half, Palencia missed its first shot, which was a triple. The next one was tried inside. With Krutwing. And the next, after a counterattack with Borg, of, and this was almost news, a triple that went in. The second of the meeting. The Palencia parish celebrated the basket as a victory. As well as the two plus 1 achieved later by Wintering. 47-42. Palencia’s intensity was evident on the scoreboard.
The Palencia fans were beginning to be heard. His team had reached four. He had left. Although it was a mirage, because San Pablo doubled that distance in nothing.
And in those figures the game moved. Basket for you, basket for me. Fail for you, fail for me. 57-50 with 1.44 left in the third quarter.
Then Burgos displayed his game. Palencia was knocked out. He didn’t even put it under the hoop. At the end of the quarter 63-51. 12 advantage for the locals
last quarter
Confidence can become the sixth player. And Burgos played with that extra. Baskets entered over the horn, falling. Seemingly little went a long way. On the other hand, Palencia, who did not dare to shoot, found the hoop small. Even Kunkel had to get closer to score with 8 minutes left in the game, his first basket, a layup. A shooter!
Palencia was able to get to nine points with effort, sweating heavily. He did not worry Burgos, until he committed unsportsmanlike behavior to stop an attack by the visitors. After that, the Palencia team, with a very hard-fought play, with several unsuccessful shots, were able to get back within six points after a three-pointer by Dimitrov.
You could hear Vamos mi Palencia in the Coliseum. There were six long minutes left. A long match as Guil wanted, even if he was behind the entire match. Timeout for the locals before a loud whistle for the referees by the San Pablo fans.
The people from Burgos also began to miss their shots. Palencia found the way inside Krutwig already had 16 and the purple team was within one. 68-67 with a triple from Oroz.
From ecstasy to debacle. Gudmundsson made a three-pointer. She received personnel, Guil protested her and took technique. On the next play, Palencia lost the ball under local pressure and the score changed to 75-67 in the blink of an eye. With little, a lot.
The local team once again shot from three. He put one more gear and left the Palencia lying in the ditch. Time-out. But the game was already decided. A 12 lead was too much with the lack of success from Palencia.
In the end 88-77.
The best of the Palencia players, Krutwig, with a rating of 25 and 16 points scored in a game in which the percentage of threes was very low, even with the improvement in the second half. Just 5 hits out of 20 attempts.
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