The hosts never trailed in recording a comfortable home win
Joventut had a quiet day at the office against Besiktas
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Joventut Badalona did not find much trouble in securing a 93-70 victory over Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul and improving to 5-9 in the standings.
It was a key game for Joventut in its goal to reach the playoffs, as it needed to win and to get the potential head-to-head tie-break advantage, as it lost 82-76 against Besiktas in Istanbul. For a change, Joventut fans had a chance to enjoy a quiet night, as their team dominated from start to finish, never trailing at any point.
Yannick Kraag was the first to score, igniting a 12-1 game-opening run that Adam Hanga capped with back-to-back three-pointers. Joventut was far from being done, playing one of its best first halves of the season despite being without star forward Sam Dekker. It led 22-11 after 10 minutes and extended its margin to 49-27 at halftime.
Stats left no doubt about Joventut's dominance before the break. The hosts made 12 of 19 two-pointers (63.2% 2FG) and 7 of 13 three-pointers (53.8% 3FG), getting 12 assists with only 6 turnovers. On the other hand, Besiktas struggled to score from all angles (28.6% 2FG, 33.3% 3FG), tallying more turnovers (9) than assists (7). Five Joventut players scored at least 6 points before halftime, with Devon Dotson (11) and Kassius Roberson (10) already in double digits.
Joventut managed to keep a double-digit lead all the way in the second half. All 11 players who stepped on court scored, including Ian Platteeuw, who received a warm ovation in his first EuroCup home game of the season. Joventut finished the game with a season-high team PIR of 120. Its previous record was 116 in a 92-89 home victory over Trefl Sopot. Ante Tomic needed just 18 minutes to get 5 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists for a PIR of 16.
"We played a great game, surely one of our best games. I am happy because we played with consistency and good basketball for 40 minutes. I think we deserved this victory and also won the tie-breaker, which was very important for us," Joventut head coach Dani Miret said.
"We still have [playoff] chances if we stay at a good level and win all of our games. We have to focus on what we can control, which is playing at this level. If we do that and keep winning games, we will have a chance."
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Kraag's huge dunk! Magic Moment
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Terry throws it down! Magic Moment
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Tomic's magic assist! Magic Moment
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Gates's big block! Magic Moment
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Joventut Badalona | Round 13 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Hanga with the chasedown block! Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 12 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dotson creates, Pustovyi destroys! Magic Moment
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Oturu dunks over Lessort! Motorola Magic Moment
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Poirier posterizes two defenders! Motorola Magic Moment
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Thompson's half-ending block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Juancho drives for big dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv-Joventut Badalona | Round 10 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 9 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 8 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Terry's steal and dunk! Magic Moment
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Dolomiti Energia Trento-Joventut Badalona | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Trefl Sopot-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 7 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Fine dunk by Konan! Magic Moment
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Great alley-oop by Terry! Magic Moment
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Tomic drops the dime! Magic Moment
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Sleva's steal and dunk! Magic Moment
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Pustovyi slams it home! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Dreamland Gran Canaria | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius-Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul | Round 6 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Martin to Terry alley-oop! Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabanka Istanbul-Joventut Badalona | Round 5 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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What an alley-oop from Terry! Magic Moment
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Big dunk from Terry! Magic Moment
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Monster dunk from Pustovyi! Magic Moment
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Big dunk from Pustovyi! Magic Moment
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Joventut Badalona-Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Nice dunk by Yannick Kraag! Magic Moment
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Besiktas Fibabank Istanbul-ratiopharm Ulm | Round 4 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Terry throws down on Ulm! Magic Moment
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Trefl Sopot-Joventut Badalona | Round 3 Highlights | 2024-25 BKT EuroCup
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Dotson beats the halftime buzzer with a very long three! Magic Moment
