Lenovo Tenerife won the last quarterfinal match of the Cup (83-91). The Vidorreta team, supported by a supernatural Doornekamp with 25 points, took Unicaja ahead. The curse of the host weighed on a Malaga team that was very unhinged in some phases of the match. The Tenerife team will face Bara leaving his local team’s cup orphaned in all fairness. Vendetta served after the 2023 final.
The first quarter was a three-point contest at Carpena. The pvots dressed in Curry for the Cup. Osetkowski with 12 points in three minutes and Doornekamp With 7, they showed the wonders of the outside game for both teams. The pace was brutal on both sides of the track.. There were no failures, only baskets for attacks whose systems always ended up in the perimeter. The tension also translated into fouls and both teams entered bonuses with some speed. Especially singular is the case of Diop, who was already missing in the initial jump. Unicaja sees the ring as a pool with a percentage of three above 80%. Lenovo chose to do damage inside with the Huertas connection – Shermadini. The quarter ended with a tie at 26 and a lot of emotion in the stands.
After the break the pace continued to be high, but the accuracy decreased. It was logical. The Txus Vidorreta team changed their plan and began to hit inside at the same time as Unicaja dried up his source of scoring, the triples. The Tenerife team opened a small gap of two attacks that Unicaja neutralized again from the 6.75 line with a new secondary player, Kameron Taylor. Ibon Navarro’s bench added and that was good news for the Los Guindos team, (34-35). Kyle Guy went into dealer mode doing a lot of damage to the paint. Unicaja realized this and began to attack from the inside as well.. The equality was maximum and Perry clearly read what had to be done and the locals were ahead at half-time, (49-45).
Unicaja came out more plugged in after the break. A plus eight which was the maximum of the match so far. A small partial of six zero hurt the yellows. As in the first quarter, Doornekamp took charge of his team behind him to return the partial in spades and tie the match at 55. Unicaja got nervous and began to pull very hastily. The partial was 0-12 for Vidorreta’s team. Ibon stopped the game with a much-needed timeout. The figure of Alberto Díaz emerged to stop Doornekamp’s intensity and his 100% in triples. The score was a swing that went from side to side at the end of the third act, (65-66).
The nerves made an appearance in the last stretch of the crash. Rebounds, mistakes, fouls… The party had absolutely everything. The Malagueos became strong in the offensive rebound to take a break thanks to a Fitipaldo technique. The boomerang went from top to bottom on the scoreboard. Vidorreta moved well with the challenge to get a possession and unsportsmanlike for his people. Lenovo Tenerife was ahead in the last five minutes. Complicated moment for Unicaja resolved with a triple from Perry that gave air to the Los Guindos club. Every action was heart-stopping. Ibon Navarro touched up the paint after a lethal two-plus-one from Shermadini. Tenerife went six and sounded the alarm on the Malaga bench. Unicaja crashed into its eternal curse and Tenerife’s defense in the final stages. Match finished and victory for Tenerife on the back of a simply brutal Doornekamp.
