Barcelona tops Spanish Endesa ACB basketball league

 　　MADRID, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Regal FC Barcelona produced a magnificent defensive¹ performance to defeat Gran Canaria 65-49 to remain top of the Spanish Endesa ACB basketball league in the 10th round of matches this weekend.

　　Juan Carlos Navarro was the top scorer in the game with 12 points, but it was a game where Barca's ability to collect defensive rebounds² was vital against a rival that had travelled in a good run of form.

　　The weekend had begun with Fuenlabrada defeating Gescarp Bilbai 82-73 in a game where the Basque side once again paid for the physical effort of a demanding EuroLeague performance in midweek.

　　Gustavo Ayon shone for Fuenlabrada with 14 points and five rebounds in the match.

　　FIATC Joventut returned to form on Saturday thanks to a convincing 83-65 triumph against CajaSol Banca Civica. Txemi Urtasun scored 21 points for the visitors but only Paul Davis was able to offer him any support.

　　Unicaja Malaga continue to pressure the leaders and produced another excellent performance to win 84-75 away to Asefa Estudiantes. Joel Freeland had a rare quiet game, but Gerard Firch produced a match-winning display of 26 points for Unicaja to tip the balance in his side's favor.

　　Caja Laboral won the Basque derby with a comfortable 86-74 victory against Lagun Aro, who had no response to Mirza Teletovic and Pau Ribas, who scored 44 of their side's points.

　　Kyle Singler's last game for Lucentium Alicante before joining Real Madrid ended on a high note as his side won a tight game 77-75 against CAI Zaragoza. Singler only scored nine points, but his side were led home by 16 points from Pedro Llompart.

　　Blusens Monbus moved out of the bottom two with a crushing 85-60 win in Murcia. The team from Galicia turned on the lead in the final two quarters to blow their rivals off court and had four players score 14 points or above.

　　Rudy Fernandez and Serge Ibaka say goodbye to Real Madrid and return to the NBA after helping³ their side win 81-64. A run of 17-0 in the third quarter decided⁴ the game in Real Madrid's favor.

　　Finally Blanco's Rueda Valladolid remain in the drop zone after losing 80-75 away to Assignia Manresa.

1 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

2 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。