JU vs TP Dream11: Having won the first game, Tipitapa Basketball Club will be looking to take a two-game lead in the playoffs series as they prepare to host Basketball Club Juigalpa in the 2020 Nicaragua Basketball League on Sunday morning (IST).
Tipitapa were the away team in the first game but Juigalpa failed to take advantage of the home conditions and came out second-best win a 85-99 defeat. Now Tipitapa are home and will be looking to come good exactly where Juigalpa failed and that is to exercise the home conditions better. In fact, Tipitapa were favorite to win the last game for the simple reason that they were the better team in the regular season. Juigalpa may have finished in the top half of the table, but they ended with a negative return on the season having lost 9 games out of 19. Tipitapa, on the other hand, clocked 12 wins and dropped just seven matches on their way to the post-season.
So in a sense, the result in the last game was expected and the same can be said about this match as well as not only Tipitapa are the hosts here, but they also have the confidence and momentum to striker a hammer blow to Juigalpa’s hopes of making a comeback on the series.
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Match details:
Teams: Juigalpa and Tipitapa
Match Timing: May 24, @ 05:30 AM
Venue: Nicaragua
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Juigalpa vs Tipitapa team news:
Juigalpa: Ricardo Diaz will be a game-time call due to the knock that forced him to sit the last round’s game. He is expected to go through a late fitness test, while the same can be said about Henry Rocha and Kevin Leiva with the duo also considered as questionable due to fitness issues. They will also be monitored before the match.
In addition, K F Lazo, C Gil, R Martinez and K Perez can be overlooked from Juigalpa.
Tipitapa: The visitors should welcome Wesely Miranda back into the team after he sat out the last game of the regular season due to rest purposes. He should be available to play here, while Oscar Ramirez remains a doubt and will be monitored before the match. Also, players such as S Quintana, F Chavez and F Vasquez, C Castillo and T Dawson may not be a good option from this team.
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Juigalpa vs Tipitapa starting five:
Juigalpa: Walter Diaz/Jonathan Gonzalez, Roger Arana, Roberto Lorio/Carlos Gil, Ricardo Diaz, Stanling Lopez/Luis Vargas
Tipitapa: Reynaldo Sanchez, Harold Barberena, Roberto Rocha, Oscar Ramirez, Wesley Miranda
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Grand League tips:
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Likely squads:
Juigalpa: Kenneth Flores Lazo, Carlos Gil, Roberto Martinez, Hendry Rocha, Stanling Lopez, Luis Vargas, Karil Padilla, Roberto Lorio, Marlon Fernandez, Kenneth Perez, Jonathan Gonzalez, Runnel Baez, Ricardo Diaz, Roger Arana, Walter Diaz
Tipitapa: Terry Dawson, Cristofer Cuevas, Reynaldo Sanchez, Roberto Rocha, Carlos Castillo, Caleb Davila Martinez, Wesley Miranda, Franciso Vasquez, Harold Barberena, Franco Chavez, Oscar Ramirez, Kevin Salgado, Steven Quintana
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JU vs TP Dream11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: O Ramirez
SG: W Miranda (SP)
SF: R Arana
PF: R Sanchez, H Barberena
C: R Lorio, C Gil, R Rocha
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Team 2:
PG: O Ramirez
SG: W Miranda
SF: R Arana
PF: R Sanchez, H Barberena
C: R Lorio, C Gil, R Rocha (SP)
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Tipitapa are certainly a better team of the two. To make case even solid for them is that they are the hosts here and will be playing in the familiar conditions. They also have players in better form and we are not going against all these and back a home win for Tipitapa in this match.