Despite being already eliminated, Buducnost dominated Gran Canaria from start to finish, reaching a game-high 23-point difference in the last period.
Buducnost overcame disappointment to roll over Gran Canaria
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Regular Season
Round 18 of 18
Group B
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It was reasonable to think that Buducnost VOLI Podgorica’s mood was not at the highest level right before its Round 18 game against Dreamland Gran Canaria. Even though its win against Dolomiti Energia Trento the previous week had kept alive its chance to make it to the playoffs, the dream came to its end on Tuesday when Turk Telekom Ankara won on the road 70-86 against Slask Wroclaw.
In spite of that, Buducnost's players and coaching staff forgot about everything beyond the game and finished the regular season in style by displaying a terrific performance against the reigning BKT Eurocup champion. The Montenegrin powerhouse needed no more than 5 minutes to take the reins, building a 22-16 margin at the end of the first period, growing it to 15 points before halftime and raising it to 20-plus early in the last.
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“Congratulations to Buducnost and Coach Zakelj for a great performance. They deserved to win,” Gran Canaria head coach Jaka Lakovic admitted in the press conference. “We started the game solid, but from minute 5 it was all Buducnost. They had the intensity, they had also good percentages from two. In the first half what hurt us the most were their easy points in fastbreaks and offensive rebounds. And then, in the second half… it was all Buducnost.”
What gives Buducnost even more credit is the fact that Gran Canaria had what to play for. When U-BT Cluj-Napoca lost earlier on Wednesday, the door opened for Granca to take second place - and a direct berth in the quarterfinals - by winning at Moraca.
“I think we play the good game, no matter what the situation is,” Buducnost head coach Andrej Zjakel celebrated after the game. “Unfortunately, everything together is not enough to go through but I'm proud of the guys. I think that last few games we were really on a good level and we have to continue like this. I think that for Gran Canaria this was their game for the second spot. So For sure, they were motivated. But in the end, I think we were better tonight.”