Institute is nearing the end of the regular season as the comfortable leader of the National Basketball League. One game, with four to play, separates him from the “1” that will give him advantages in all the playoff series to defend the title won last season.
Luciano González has been the top scorer for a team like La Gloria with high offensive power. “El Chuzito” led the attack of the cast of Alta Córdoba, with 21 points, in the 64-55 victory once morest Oberá Tenis de Misiones, on Tuesday at the Ángel Sandrín stadium. “We beat a tough team, which is in the top four in the League, and happy to continue keeping the house with a very good record, this season we lost just one game here, and defensively we played perhaps the best game of the season, we left it in less than 60 points”, González graphed to World D.
“It is true that we missed many clear shots, but on a night with better effectiveness, it was a game to close it much more clearly. We knew the team we were up once morest, they had just lost to Athens and they came to try to secure their place among the four and it was a tough, physical game. Both teams look tired, very erratic, it is part of the end of the season, we are playing a lot, ”he added.
-Do you feel the end of the regular season?
-Without a doubt. We came from a very demanding tour of Buenos Aires, we arrived and played with Unión, three later we had the match with Oberá, and in 48 hours with Communications and all the teams are playing for a position or a classification, up or down, they It’s becoming demanding… The short-term goal is to secure the “1″ and then we’ll have time to think regarding the playoffs.
-What do you think of the rest that you will have until the start of the quarterfinals, is it beneficial or not? Can you beat them out of competition?
-Personally I consider that rest is very important. In my experience, I think it makes a difference, playing one more playoffs is extremely exhausting, both mentally and physically, and saving us that playoffs and receiving them at home, with fresh legs and with our people, gives us an advantage. We have the experience of last year, at the club we had to be in the top four and we always rest, it will be very good for us.
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-And they are going to wait for a rival who will come from playing the playoffs…
-Whether you want it or not, it generates wear. The playoffs are another part of the story, it is the most beautiful, but what consumes you the most energy, physically and mentally. We will have to wait, we need a victory to ensure the “1”.
How do you work in the recess?
-At the beginning it is a little more difficult because we are waiting for the rival, when it is defined, we focus on the rival. We are going to have a few days to train, to continue improving ours. Unfortunately we are not being able to train almost anything, only pitches and video. Whenever we might train, we improved.
-How important is it to have the “1” in the playoffs?
-In my experience, when he had the “1″ it was really important. Last season, without the “1” we came out champions, but give me the “1” all my life. Let me define at home, let me define a fifth or seventh game here, it seems essential to me. Here, except in the Champions League, we lost a single game, it will be super important.
-Instituto is a team that feels very comfortable at Sandrín…
-The energy of the people helps us, we went out to look for the games much more, for a logical reason. And in the playoffs, when refereeing is a little more sensitive, the advantage comes in handy.
The matches that remain for the Institute
- 7/4 vs Mercedes Communications (L)
- 9/4 vs Riachuelo de La Rioja (F)
- 15/4 vs. Platense (L)
- 18/4 vs Atenas (L)