Giedraitis, Granger lead the fourth quarter push against Valencia / News - Basketnews.com

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Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (1-0) opened their Spanish league season with a narrow win against Valencia Basket (0-1) 72-67(19-19, 17-11, 12-24, 24-13).

Rokas Giedraitis

Team:TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-GasteizPosition:SF, SGAge:29Height:200 cmWeight:88 kgBirth place:Tauragė, LithuaniaProfileNewsStatistics

Lithuanian swingman Rokas Giedraitis led the winner with 23 points (6/7 2FG, 2/6 3FG, 5/5 FT), while also adding 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 assists. He scored 7 points in the fourth quarter.

Jayson Granger scored 8 of his 10 points in the final quarter as well. The American also added 4 assists and 3 rebounds.

Valencia: Bojan Dubljevic 14, Josep Puerto, Mike Tobey 12, Lou Labeyrie 10.

Baskonia: Rokas Giedraitis 23, Jayson Granger, Mattas Costello 10, Simone Fontecchio 9.

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