The first of the semifinals stays at Fonteta (83-65)

ValenciaBasket earned the first point of their semifinal series against La LagunaTenerife, 83-65, in a game in which they consistently led thanks to a strongfirst half of offense and closed the gap on defense when the La Laguna teamclosed the gap. The orange team held off the visitors' strong start, led byPradilla, and managed to build a lead in the second quarter with points fromChris Jones, although Doornekamp's three-pointers narrowed the gap by halftime.The visitors' strong momentum continued at the start of the third quarter, andthey closed the gap to within three points, taking advantage of the orangeteam's scoring difficulties. However, at the most crucial moment, ValenciaBasket gritted its teeth on defense and found Brancou to catch their breath.The orange team closed the gap for six minutes in the final quarter to securethe first point of this semifinal series.