By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Baskonia may have entered the preseason game against Miraflores with the… usual absences (Andrea Bargnani, Shane Larkin, Rodrigue Beaubois) but their 68 – 73 defeat was quite the unexpected surprise.
Why is that? Not only because their opponents compete in Leb Oro, Spain’s second division league but because they accomplished quite the comeback in order to win. The team from Burgos was behind 44 – 53 at the end of the third quarter but outscored the Basques 29 – 15 in the final period.
Trevor Cooney (17 points) and Kim Tillie (13 points, 7 rebounds) were the only Baskonia players scoring in double-digit numbers. The club welcomed back Adam Hanga (8 points) and Jaka Blazic (5 points) after their successful obligations with their countries’ national teams in the Eurobasket qualifiers.
For the impressive Miraflores, Alex Barrera and Edu Marinez dropped 13 points each while Alex Lopez added 12.