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Statistically speaking, this margin might be too low if we consider that Gipuzkoa are at an average of 87 points in the 3 games played. They went over 90 in the last two games. One of those was against Estudiantes who are playing at a high pace this season, and the second one was thrashing at Betis who conceded over 90 in all 4 games of the season. Coach Fisac said they should stay grounded because these two wins are not relevant and do not change the fact that he patched up a team of players no one else in the ACB league wanted (Norel, Swing, Cherry, Clark, Van Lacke). Murcia have a different story. They put together their team tactically, and coach Navarro has at his disposal a lot of great defensive players (Oleson, Kloof, Rojas, Soko, Tumba). This system works, as was seen in games against Unicaja (conceded 74), and Andorra (conceded 77), who have great offenses, but they did not have a solution against Murcia. The only game in which they conceded over this margin was at Canarias and thanks to thrashing in the last quarter (24-14 for Canarias). Gipuzkoa are nowhere near Canarias' level, their strongest weapon this season is center Norel, and Murica have excellent Tumba and Delia, who can limit him. A month ago these two teams played a friendly here and Murcia dominated almost the entire game. They had a double-digit lead and then, after some rotations, started making mistakes and allowed Gipuzkoa to come close to them, and then with Swing's great points in the finish earned the overtime (80-80). Murcia showed in that game that they have defensive solutions for Gipuzkoa, including Cherry who played point guard for Gipuzkoa then, and Kloof guarded him well. The American should be back on the court after an injury, and his condition is questionable. With or without him, the fact is that Gipuzkoa are on this margin thanks to teams that do not play defense, and Murcia are not such team. We can expect a slower game in which Gipuzkoa will struggle against Murcia's defense.