{"id":496685,"date":"2026-01-04T09:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/chris-duarte-scores-11-points-but-unicaja-falls-to-breogan-and-postpones-its-pass-to-the-copa-del-rey\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T09:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:37:26","slug":"chris-duarte-scores-11-points-but-unicaja-falls-to-breogan-and-postpones-its-pass-to-the-copa-del-rey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/basketball\/chris-duarte-scores-11-points-but-unicaja-falls-to-breogan-and-postpones-its-pass-to-the-copa-del-rey\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Duarte scores 11 points, but Unicaja falls to Breog\u00e1n and postpones its pass to the Copa del Rey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u00c1LAGA, Spain. \u2013<\/strong> Dominican <strong>Chris Duarte<\/strong> contributed <strong>11 points<\/strong>, but <strong>Unicaja M\u00e1laga<\/strong> couldn&#8217;t avoid the <strong>98-82<\/strong> defeat against <strong>R\u00edo Breog\u00e1n<\/strong>, a result that prevents the Andalusian team from securing their classification to the <strong>Copa del Rey<\/strong>, which will be held in February in Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/uncategorized\/resumen-nba-ni-el-doble-doble-de-towns-evita-la-caida-de-los-knicks-mavs-y-wolves-brillan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:NBA Summary: Towns&#8217; double-double doesn&#8217;t prevent the Knicks&#8217; fall; Mavs and Wolves shine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe Galician team relied on a solid collective performance, led by the Balkan players <strong>Mihajlo Andric<\/strong>, who scored <strong>22 points with six three-pointers<\/strong>, and <strong>Danko Brankovic<\/strong>, author of a <strong>double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds<\/strong>, to dominate the match from the second quarter with an intense defense and a balanced attack.\n\nDespite the setback, Unicaja remains with a record of <strong>8-11<\/strong>, located in the <strong>seventh position<\/strong> of the Endesa League, needing one or two more victories to secure its ticket to the traditional cup tournament.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good start from Malaga<\/h3>\n\n\nThe team led by <strong>Ibon Navarro<\/strong> started with great effectiveness from the perimeter, closing the first quarter with <strong>five three-pointers and an 83% success rate<\/strong> in long-distance shots. Driven by <strong>Olek Balcerowski<\/strong> and <strong>Killian Tillie<\/strong>, Unicaja took the first leads of the match (10-15, 12-19 and 19-25).\n\nHowever, Breog\u00e1n reacted with the leadership of the Croatian <strong>Dominik Mavra<\/strong>, the work in the paint by <strong>Bakary Dibba<\/strong> and a notable increase in defensive intensity. A partial of <strong>11-2<\/strong> turned the scoreboard around (30-27), forcing Navarro to call a timeout.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breog\u00e1n sets the pace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Unicaja tried to respond with two consecutive three-pointers from <strong>Alberto D\u00edaz<\/strong>, the home team continued to punish with offensive rebounds and fast transitions, going into halftime with a lead of <strong>50-43<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\nAt the start of the third quarter, Breog\u00e1n struck hard again. Latvian <strong>Arturs Kurucs<\/strong> scored eight of his team&#8217;s first ten points in the period, extending the lead to <strong>20 points<\/strong> (68-48), with a dominant Andric on both sides of the court.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Insufficient reaction attempt<\/h3>\n\n\nUnicaja managed to get closer with the drive of veteran <strong>Augustine Rubit<\/strong> and outside accuracy, but misses on open shots \u2014including two three-pointers by Alberto D\u00edaz and Chris Duarte\u2014 prevented a greater comeback.\n\nAfter a new reaction attempt (75-60), Breog\u00e1n sentenced the match with <strong>three consecutive triples<\/strong> from <strong>Andric and Mavra<\/strong>, after a technical foul sanctioned to coach Navarro, leaving the score <strong>85-69<\/strong> with five minutes remaining, without a final response from the visiting team.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00c1LAGA, Spain. \u2013 Dominican Chris Duarte contributed 11 points, but Unicaja M\u00e1laga couldn&#8217;t avoid the 98-82 defeat against R\u00edo Breog\u00e1n, a result that prevents the Andalusian team from securing their classification to the Copa del Rey, which will be held in February in Valencia. 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