Overview

• Valencia Basket opened the quarterfinals with a 98-74 home victory over Dreamland Gran Canaria, powered by a decisive 34-8 third-quarter run.
• Game 2 is scheduled for June 4 at Gran Canaria Arena, where a road win would eliminate the need for a deciding third match.
• Coach Pedro Martínez remains without Ethan Happ, Stefan Jovic and Amida Brimah due to injury for the crucial away fixture.
• Valencia Basket carries a nine-game losing streak at Gran Canaria Arena into Game 2, with its last win there dating back to October 2016.
• A victory in Las Palmas would send Valencia Basket to the semifinals to face the Tenerife–Joventut winner in a best-of-five series starting June 10.