By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With Giannis Bourousis doing business as usual (a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds) and by playing exceptional defense, Laboral Kutxa took Gran Canaria down 78 – 71 to win the quarterfinal series 2-1. Next stop, the semifinals against Barcelona.
After a balanced first half (40-41) between the two teams, the Basques stormed in the third quarter with a 10-0 run that put them in charge of the control deck for the remainder of the match. The players of Gran Canaria never managed to reducing the deficit enough to endanger their opponents’ advantage.
By scoring 12 points and grabbing 8 rebounds and making lots of necessary stops, as usual, Adam Hanga was also valuable asset for Laboral Kutxa. Kevin Pangos (13 points, 5 assists) and Kyle Kuric (11 points, 3/4 three-pointers) were perhaps the only players of Gran Canaria that provided some decent shooting, since their team finished the match with 35% from the field.