There is no more dramatic sport than basketball. In a second the future of one or more teams can change. It happened on the last day of the Endesa League regular season. It was known that it would bring tears to a history of the competition, which would consummate its relegation to the First FEB. Was Dreamland Gran Canaria, which was saved despite being beaten by Valencia Basket (105-81). However, A certified miracle with a triple by Marco Spissu in the last second rescued Casademont Zaragoza and sank the Canaries.
Historic celebration of Casademont Zaragoza after remaining in the ACB in a miraculous way.
The hands were the ones who had the worst time saving themselves. They started the last day with one win less than Granca and MoraBanc Andorra. They needed to win and lose one of their two direct rivals. During almost the entire clash they were behind the Breogán River. They lost it 91-83 but, playing desperately, they reached 93-91. Mihajlo Andric He missed a free throw and on the next attack, with four seconds left, Bring Bell-Haynes received a foul.
Trae Bell-Haynes celebrates the salvation of Casademont Zaragoza.
He scored the first from personal and threw the second to miss. He caught his own rebound and he went looking for the triple. Well defended, could not launch, but He assisted Spissu and he, on the horn, gave Zaragoza an agonizing salvation (94-95). The technician Gonzalo García de Vitoriawhich had replaced Joan Plazaa few days ago, left the team in ACB. From a distance, Granca took the road to hell.
Granca drops after 31 years in the ACB
The Canaries will accompany Covirán Granada on its descentwhich had already been in Primera FEB for weeks. The yellows remained in the ACB since the 1995-96 season. They had long established themselves in the middle class of the competition, frequently participating in the King’s Cup and qualifying for the playoffs. They even competed in continental competition. A Eurocup classic, won in 2023. The prize was to play in the Euroleague, although he ended up resigning. In just three years, it has gone from the top continental competition to the First FEB.
The Dreamland Gran Canaria players, after the defeat against Valencia Basket.
Very hard for an entity that in recent times has suffered economic problems. The dismissal of Jaka Lakovic and the hiring of Ché García in search of permanence has not given the expected result. It will only remain in the Endesa League if Monbús Obradoiro or the other team that advances on the court cannot certify it in the offices.