Day 17 of League Endesa comes to an end this Sunday with two open fronts of maximum tension: the award of the last passage to the cup of the King of Gran Canaria and the final definition of the four seeded teams that will avoid meeting in the quarter-finals.
He Surne Bilbao Basket did its job this Saturday by expertly beating Coviran Granada 84-88. With this result, the “men in black” are tied on 9 wins with The Lagoon Tenerife, but the basket average turns its classification into a mathematical chimera.
Endesa League Classification
The battle for 8th place: an almost impossible mission
After the +4 obtained by Bilbao in Granada (improving its overall average from -22 to -18), the results of the Palau Blaugrana game between Barça and La Laguna Tenerife are extreme.
La Laguna Tenerife (9-7 and +47): Practically made it. You qualify if you win, if you lose, or even lose by winning.
Surne Bilbao Basket (9-8 and -18): Need an unprecedented miracle.
For Bilbao to take the Canaries’ place, Barça would have to beat La Laguna Tenerife by a difference of 66 points or more.
The fact: Any defeat to Tenerife by 65 points or less qualifies for Txus Vidorreta.
The other struggle: being seeded
In addition to the harrowing classification, Sunday also decides who will go to the “favorite pot” of the draw. Being seeded (being in the top 4) is vital to avoid direct crossovers in the quarter-finals against more powerful rivals.
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He Real Madrid presents credentials: After the performance in Lugo (85-103 against Río Breogán), the Whites closed the first round with a resounding victory that reaffirms their candidacy and their privileged position at the top. His offensive power is a warning for sailors before the KO tournament.
He Barça status is at stake: the match against THE Pond Tenerife is not a procedure for the Blaugrana. Barça needs to win to secure the best possible position and guarantee their top seed status. A defeat could complicate their situation or cause them to lose places in the table to the benefit of direct rivals (such as Unicaja, Valencia or Gran Canaria, depending on the score).
Everything remains pending for the final horn at the Palau Blaugrana. Barring the historic 66-point catastrophe, Tenerife will be team cupbut Barça will judge the final order of the League giants.
