The last day of the regular season of the ACB League was played on Wednesday and all the pairings were decided play off, Which will start from next Saturday. On this crucial date, Valencia Basket has secured the last place to fight for the title, which UCAM Murcia can still snatch from them. To finish in eighth place, the Mercians had to win their game and expect a defeat from Valencia. And although the men of La Fonteta succumbed (77–80) to a Brogan with nothing at stake, the university team could not play its part, falling clearly (86–57) to Barca’s pitch. Precisely the Catalans, who were already mathematically leaders, will be Valencia’s opponents in the quarter-finals.
Baskonia eventually finished second, having got rid of Baskets Girona on the last day (70–75) and would face them in the first round. playoff at Youth of Badlona, In seventh place. Real Madrid, who won their 11th Euroleague title just a few days ago, will face Gran Canaria as the third-placed side. Chus Mateo’s men beat Betis (79–77), which also led to Verdiblancos’ relegation. Its next rival, Gran Canaria, had an embarrassing regular league final, falling to (105–75) at Manresa’s stadium.
The other playoff pairing would be a repeat of the Copa del Rey final between Tenerife and Unicaja. The Canaries finished fourth after comfortably defeating Zaragoza (92–69) and will seek revenge on a Malaga team that beat Bilbao Basket (71–103) on the last day.
In the lower division, two Andalusian teams played to avoid relegation. Finally, smiles in Granada and tears in Seville. After four consecutive seasons in the elite, Betis bids goodbye to the First Division and moves to the LEB Ouro with already relegated Fuenlabrada. A very handy fixture for Joventut and recently promoted provoked Granada’s joy.
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