Valencia thrashes Jerusalem, reaches EuroCup Finals 22  march  2017

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Valencia Basket advanced to the EuroCup Finals for the fifth time in club history by routing Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem 90-75 in front of an outstanding basketball atmosphere at a sold-out Fuente De San Luis on Wednesday.
Valencia will face Unicaja Malaga in the second all-Spanish final in competition history (Joventut Badalona and Akasvayu Girona fought for the EuroCup trophy in 2008). Fernando San Emeterio led six Valencia scorers in double figures with 15 points. Bojan Dubljevic added 14, Romain Sato and Luke Sikma each scored 12, Rafa Martinez contributed 11 and Pierre Oriola 10 for Valencia. Curtis Jerrells led Jerusalem with 19 points and Amare Stoudemire added 17. Valencia had an excellent first half, hitting 15-of-24 two-point shots (62.5%), outrebounding Jerusalem 15-7, collecting 5 steals and forcing the visitors into 11 turnovers to take a 44-32 margin at the break. Valencia had a 31-point third quarter which was close to perfection — 9-of-10 two-point shots, 3-of-3 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws – to lead 75-50 after 30 minutes and never looked back.

Sikma got Valencia going with a reverse layup that Jerrells bettered with a triple for a 2-3 Jerusalem lead. Dubljevic stepped up with back-to-back layups, Sato added a jumper and Martinez struck from downtown for an 11-6 Valencia edge. Jerome Dyson joined the three-point shootout and Stoudemire added a layup-plus-foul, but a 6-0 run that Joan Sastre capped with a driving layup boosted the hosts' lead to 21-14. An off-balance three-pointer by Jerrells fixed the score at 21-17 after 10 minutes. Will Thomas hit a triple and San Emeterio added a driving layup to give Valencia fresh air at 26-21. Bar Timor nailed a triple and Shawn Jones dunked, but Oriola and San Emeterio kept Valencia in charge, 31-26. Yotam Halperin took over with a three-point play, however Oriola, Sam Van Rossom and Sato fueled a 9-1 run that made it a double-digit game, 42-30. Travis Peterson and Van Rossom exchanged layups for a 44-32 score at halftime. Sato and Martinez each buried one from beyond the arc in an 8-0 run to start the second half that broke the game open. Stoudemire and Jerrells tried to change things for Jerusalem, but an unstoppable Sikma further extended the difference. Jerusalem improved its offense, but only managed to trade baskets as an alley-oop slam by Sikma, a big basket by Martinez and a three-point play by San Emeterio sealed the outcome, 75-50, after 30 minutes. Nothing really changed in the fourth quarter, as Valencia kept a safe margin all the way until the final buzzer and its fans celebrated in the aisles.
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