Spar Girona regained their senses yesterday with a placid victory against Araski (93-68). Girona, who came with a low morale after suffering two consecutive defeats (Landes and Gran Canaria) won thanks to a good third quarter led by the American Gardner (21 points, 17 in the second half). Despite the victory, Spar will have to raise the level of play quickly if he wants to face the Euroleague Avenue, now that they have been relegated, because yesterday despite the good second half (they came to dominate 30, 90-60), in the first half the doubts were still there.
The match started with a cold atmosphere, marked by the lack of rhythm and in which the Girona players saved the furniture thanks to the success of Burke (23 points) and Eldebrink from the line of three. In the second quarter, the individuals became the scoring source for the Girona girls who could not distance themselves from an Araski led by the combative Leia Dongue (21) and went to the break with a small cushion of 6 points (43-37 ) but with a calm feeling of tension because he could not find a way to break away from the opponent.
The paradigm shift came in the third quarter thanks to Gardner’s scoring success which led to a distance on the scoreboard that was unrecoverable for the visitors at the end of the third quarter (68-53) and sentenced the game with 11 points in a row. The success of the three-point shot, the improvement in defense and the quick transitions turned the last quarter into a training session. A victory that serves to start recovering sensations, adjust the squad now that it is all there, and conjure up before the challenges of March: Euroleague quarterfinals and Queen’s Cup.
