The penultimate day of League of Endesa Some things have been settled, but not everything, and there is a lot at stake heading into next week’s final round. The options for some equipment are reduced in the same way that they increase for others and even the seventeenth day bring a direct contest for leadership.
BAXI Manresa and Barcelona They are the teams that benefit the most from their own victories because the resolution of the last two places is in their hands. If they win, they will be teams of Cup and even losing they can be involved, especially the idlenesswith a victory over their pursuers averaging +56.
Casademont Zaragoza and, to a lesser extent, Baskonia and UCAM Murcia (the last two are almost gone), they have to win and wait for the results.
Looking beyond the seeds, the Madrid almost in the group and La Laguna Tenerife, Joventut and Dreamland Gran Canaria They will play for the privileged position left. But on matchday 17 there was a Unicaja – Valencia (Saturday 8:45 pm) that does not just decide the first place of League of Endesa but will give the benefit of playing directly on Thursday one of the semifinals of Cup.
Two places for the Cup
7. BAXI Manresa (8-7)
Basket-average: +56 | Match day 17: BAXI Manresa – Joventut Badalona
BAXI Manresa will come to the last day depending on itself to go to Gran Canaria: if Joventut Badalona is defeated it will qualify for the Copa del Rey, without further calculations or mathematics.
If they lose the match, BAXI Manresa still have options: they go to Gran Canaria if Barça and/or Casademont Zaragoza lose; It’s worth it if one does it. And even if both win, they still have options: they will only be left if they win and both overcome their basket-average, now with an advantage of +5 in Barça and, more comfortably, +26 in Casademont Zaragoza.
In summary, it is classified as:
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Or if he loses but Barça and/or Casademont Zaragoza do the same
Or if they lose their match and win Barça and Casademont Zaragoza, at most one team surpasses them on average.
You will be out of the Copa del Rey if:
If he loses, Barça and Casademont Zaragoza will win and beat the basket-average (both).
8. Barça (8-8)
Basket-average: +51 | Match day 17: Barça – Surne Bilbao Basket
He has already saved the first match-ball and it can be said that he depends on himself to qualify. Playing at home against Surne Bilbao on Movistar+ ‘Partidazo’.
If they win their match against Surne Bilbao, they qualify if:
Casademont Zaragoza lost
Or if Casademont Zaragoza wins, the basket-average will not improve (currently +21 for Blaugrana)
Or if Casademont Zaragoza wins and its average improves, BAXI Manresa loses and Barça surpasses it in points differential (now +5 for those from Manresa).
If they lose their match against Surne Bilbao, they qualify if:
Casademont Zaragoza lost without overcoming the basket-average and Baskonia and UCAM Murcia did not win and surpassed them by difference, now clearly in favor for the Blaugrana.
He will be out of the Copa del Rey if:
He lost his match and Casademont Zaragoza won it
Either he loses, so does Casademont Zaragoza and he surpasses the average, or Baskonia and/or UCAM Murcia wins and surpasses him in differential.
Even Casademont Zaragoza will win, so will Casademont Zaragoza, who won on average, and BAXI Manresa won or lost, leading on points difference.
9. Casademont Zaragoza (8-8)
Basket-average: +30 | Match day 17: Coviran Granada – Casademont Zaragoza
He still has real chances to qualify for the Copa del Rey, although his average is hurting him: now he has -21 at Barça and -26 at BAXI Manresa. You can get the ticket in the following ways:
It is classified as:
He won his match against Coviran Granada and lost it to Barça
Or they also beat Coviran Granada and Barça, beating the average. Or if Barça maintains its advantage on average, BAXI Manresa will lose and the Maños will overtake it on points difference.
Or lost and Barça did the same, overcoming the average and not being surpassed by Baskonia or UCAM Murcia, who should win and improve their point difference.
He will be out of the Copa del Rey if:
They lost their match and Barça won or lost it, maintaining their advantage on average, or even beating Barça, Baskonia and/or UCAM Murcia who won and beat them.
They can win their match and Barça did it, maintaining their advantage in the average, and BAXI Manresa can win or lose them without the hands that are ahead of them on points difference.
10. Baskonia (7-9)
Basket-average: -23 | Match day 17: Baskonia – Breogán River
His shock defeat to Girona left him on the brink of a Copa del Rey exit, but he still clings to a mathematical thread of hope. Their options are to beat Río Breogán and lose Barça and Casademont Zaragoza and overcome their basket-average, which is now favorable with 74 points for the Blaugrana and 53 for the Maños. They should also finish ahead of UCAM Murcia, beat them or not beat them on average.
11. UCAM Murcia (7-9)
Basket-average: -35 | Match day 17: Leyma Coruña – UCAM Murcia
He has an almost impossible 7-9 and an average of -35, but he has mathematical options. Their only possibility is to win and lose Barça and Casademont Zaragoza and overcome their basket-average, which is currently favorable with 86 points for the Blaugrana and 65 for the Maños. Oh, and that Baskonia won’t win and end up with a better difference than the Murcians.
Leadership and seeds
Unicaja – Basketball in Valencia
The two are tied at the top of the table at 13-3, with Valencia Basket ahead thanks to their +179 average. They are already mathematically seeded for the Copa del Rey, but the calendar has a direct duel this Saturday: the winner will be the ‘winter champion’, leader at the end of the first round.
Being the leader at the end of the first round has an advantage for the Copa del Rey: it ensures that they can play on Thursday and thus have another day off if they advance to the semifinals.
3. Real Madrid (12-4)
Basket-average: +157 | Match day 17: MoraBanc Andorra – Real Madrid
With his great basket-average that he is almost seeded and will certify it mathematically if he wins in Andorra or if, even if he loses, they do not win and will be surpassed by average in La Laguna Tenerife and Joventut Badalona (both), which he surpassed by. more than 75 points on average.
4. Laguna Tenerife (11-5)
Basket-average: +64 | Match day 17: La Laguna Tenerife – Basketball Girona
They came to the last day with the advantage of being seeded, but they should not be neglected because Joventut is equal in victories with only 1 point less on average. In other words, La Laguna Tenerife must win and Joventut must not make that difference, or if they lose, the Catalans must also fall without making up for that difference and Dreamland Gran Canaria must lose or, by winning, not ahead on point difference. even .
5. Joventut Badalona (11-5)
Basket-average: +63 | Match day 17: BAXI Manresa – Joventut Badalona
Their good streak gives them a chance to be seeded: they have both wins in La Laguna Tenerife and are only one point below average. Therefore, they will enter the top four if they win and the Tenerife team loses, but if they win they will be two points ahead of La Laguna Tenerife. Even if they lose, they have options if the Laguneros also lose, overcome the difference, and Dreamland Gran Canaria does not win and overcome the 25 points that they now lead in the difference.
6. Dreamland Gran Canaria (10-6)
Basket-average: +38 | Match day 17: Hiopos Lleida – Dreamland Gran Canaria
It is more complicated for them because they have to win the game, beat La Laguna Tenerife and Joventut, and overcome the basket-average of both. Currently the Catalans are ahead of them with 25 points and the Tenerife people with 26.