Basque Girona wants to confirm rising dynamics at Fuenlabrada

Girona, who are 14th at the start of the Endesa League, visit last-placed club Carplus Fuenlabrada this Saturday (6pm). Joventut Badalona on Tuesday.

The Marc Gasol-led team has almost always led with one more win than the bottom four, and had a 20-point lead over their six-game winning streak in the fourth period (65-45). According to Aito Garcia Reneses, it was “probably” the best match of the season.

The team has won two of its last three games, and has scored 78, 79, and 78 in three straight games, approaching 80 for the first time. Won the championship with an average of 73.8 points per game.

Girona have also improved their 3-point shot. In four games his accuracy was below 25%, but in three games he was above 30%. Against Joventut, he made his 6 triples in his 20 tries (30%). And he made 66% of his 23 two-point shots on 35 attempts, his second-best performance of the season. He remains one of the worst teams in the ACB, both shots from 3 (30.6%) and shots from 2 (49.0), but his dynamics are up and hopeful.

One of the men to describe the improvements in Fontajau’s squad is guard Kameron Taylor, 19, who was top scorer against Joventut. His third most resilient player in the entire league, he has scored 20, 21, 11 and 19 points in his last four games (17.75 average).

Argentine guards Maxi Fererp (11 points) and Marc Gasol (9 and 11 rebounds, his records on the course) also shined against La Peña. Center and chairman Gasol is already the league’s best defensive rebounder (5.5 him per game), fourth best rebounder (6.6) and his third best player in PIR (19.1).

To visit Fuenlabrada, Aito will lose forward Pato Garino and power forward Pierre Oriola to injuries, who have missed the last five games. Acquired from Betis on Thursday, American guard Jeremiah Hill was able to make his debut for Girona in a game at Fuenlabrada.