Baskonia finishes second in the regular season and will face Joventut in the quarterfinals

Euskaraz irakurri: Baskoniak bigarren amaitu du erregularra league, eta Joventut izango du aurkari

He Baskonia bucket has finished second the regular phase of the Endesa League 2022-2023and will face Joventut in the tie for playoff quarterfinals for the title.

The team from Vitoria will open the tie this Saturday, at 6:30 p.m., at the Buesa Arena. Joan Peñarroya’s men won in Girona this Wednesday, 70-75, on the last day before the play-offs, and they finished the regular season with 27 wins in 34 games.

In this context, Baskonia had yet to specify their final position in the regular phase of the Endesa League on matchday 34. Depending on the result they obtained against Girona and whether Real Madrid, tied at 27 wins with Baskonia, could or could not beat Betis, Peñarroya’s team would occupy second or third final position. Finally, the Baskonia has won (70-75) and is second, while the Real Madrid has also beaten Betis (79-77); In this way, the team from Vitoria has finished in second position this regular phase, the team from Madrid third.

In this way, their rival will be Joventut, which has qualified in seventh position. The quarterfinal tie, in which the team that advances to the semifinals must win two games, will begin on Saturday, May 27, in Vitoria-Gasteiz; the second match will be played in Badalonaand, if necessary, the third would also be played at the Buesa Arena.