Valencia reaches Spanish finals, ALBA and Paris win in Germany and France
Translated from Lithuanian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Valencia defeated Joventut 87-75 to sweep their Spanish league semifinal series 3-0, advancing to face Barcelona in the finals.
- In Germany, ALBA Berlin beat Bayern Munich 86-79 to tie their final series at 1-1.
- Paris began their French league finals with a 95-91 victory over AS Monaco, taking a 1-0 series lead.
Valencia secured their spot in the Spanish league finals by decisively beating Joventut 87-75. This victory completed a clean sweep of the semifinal series, with Valencia winning 3-0. They will now compete against Barcelona in the finals, a best-of-three series. Jean Montero was instrumental in Valencia's win, scoring 24 points, including six three-pointers, and contributing seven assists and seven rebounds for a game-high 38 efficiency rating. Ricky Rubio scored 17 points for Joventut.
In Germany, ALBA Berlin leveled their best-of-three final series against Bayern Munich at 1-1. ALBA won the second game on the road with a score of 86-79. The series now shifts to Berlin for the next two games. Jack Kayil led ALBA with 16 points, while Nenad Dimitrijevic scored 17 for Bayern.
Meanwhile, Paris started their French league finals series strongly, defeating AS Monaco 95-91 at home. Paris now leads the best-of-three series 1-0, with the second game also scheduled to be played in Paris. Nadir Hifi was the top scorer for Paris with 23 points, converting 15 of 16 free throws. Monaco had three players in double figures: Alpha Diallo (21), Elie Okobo (20), and Jaron Blossomgame (18).
Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.