By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
After winning the Basketball Champions League and showing the trophy in front of their fans, Unicaja keeps on living beautiful nights in the Martin Carpena Arena, getting up 1-0 in the ACB Quarter-Finals.
Despite suffering a 17-0 scoring run from BAXI Manresa, Ibon Navarro’s team managed to win Game 1 of the series 87-79 with Tyler Kalinoski on top, ending with 11 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists. Melvin Ejim, who had a huge block down the line, added 9 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Devin Robinson dragged Pedro Martinez’s team with 15 points and 8 rebounds, but he also lost the ball on 8 occasions. Bringing the experience that could be useful in Game 2, Pierre Oriola delivered a perfect night from the field (5/5) for 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists.
😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
No sabía yo que @MelvinEjim era capaz de poner TAPONES… con 𝙏𝙊𝘿𝙊 𝙀𝙇 𝘾𝙐𝙀𝙍𝙋𝙊.
¡QUÉ MANERA DE COMERSE EL BALÓN!
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— Liga Endesa (@ACBCOM) May 16, 2024
ACB Quarter-Finals
Real Madrid – Gran Canaria, G1: 105-70
Gran Canaria – Real Madrid, G2 (17/05 at 20:30 CET)
Unicaja Malaga – BAXI Manresa, G1: 87-79
BAXI Manresa – Unicaja Malaga, G2 (21/05 at 20:30 CET)
Valencia Basket – UCAM Murcia, G1 (18/05 at 18:00 CET)
UCAM Murcia – Valencia Basket, G2 (22/05 at 20:30 CET)
Barcelona – Lenovo Tenerife, G1 (19/05 at 12:30 CET)
Lenovo Tenerife – Barcelona, G2 (23/05 at 20:30 CET)
PHOTO CREDIT: ACB