Cup 2004 Final: The Scola&Nocioni connection makes the difference against Joventut
In 2004 the cup was held in Seville, where Baskonia won their fourth King’s Cup, beating a Joventut who had to wait another year to win their cup in the final. The final was disputed, but the Argentinean connection of Baskonia, put them one step ahead, at the end (81-77). The MVP was given to Rudy Fernandez, even though he did not win the title It was a close final, with quite a few chances on the scoreboard, especially in the first half, which was reached with (38-35) at half-time. Joventut had their chances especially from the end of the third and the beginning of the last quarter, but it was Baskonia who took the good run at the key moment, and this earned them the cup. Scola (22 points) and Nocioni (20 points), with the invaluable help of Macijauskas (17 points), were the best in Baskonia. In Joventut, Rudy (15 points), Digbeu (14 points) and Marco (13) were the top scorers.
Before…
Quarter-finals Baskonia 89 - Estudiantes 83 Manresa 87 - Joventut 90 Valencia Basket - 76 - Seville 86 Barcelona 80 - Real Madrid 79
Semi-finals Seville 63 - Baskonia 88 Joventut 86 - Barcelona 72
Baskonia 81 *Prigioni - 3p, 5a *Macijauskas - 17p, 2a, 2br *Nocioni - 20p, 7r, 2a *Scola - 22p, 7r, 2a *Betts - 1p, 3r Calderón - 9p, 1a, 1r Vidal - 3p, 1r David - 6p, 3r, 1a Splitter - 0p, 1r
Joventut 77 *Marco - 13p, 2a, 1br *Rudy - 15p, 6r, 2a *Vázquez - 2p, 1r *Alzamora - 7p, 4r, 2br *Tabak - 12p, 5r, 2a Radulovic - 12p, 5r Guzman - 0p, 3a, 1r Martin - 2p, 2r Digbeu - 14p, 3r, 1br Dumas - 0p, 1a
