The 2024 BSN finals (also known, for promotional reasons, as La Final Brava or The Brava Finals) was the championship series that decided the 2024 Baloncesto Superior Nacional champions in Puerto Rico. The best-of-seven playoffs pitted the one time (2006) champions Criollos from Caguas, versus the Osos from Manati, who were trying for their first title.
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| Dates | August 17-30 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Travis Trice (Criollos de Caguas) | |||||||||
The series started on August 17 and finished on August 30, with the Criollos securing their second championship.[1] Travis Trice of the Criollos was named the Finals' Most Valuable Player.[2]
Series Notes
edit- As head coaches, the series featured two former BSN players, Wilhelmus Caanen of the Criollos and Ivan Rios of the Osos, who were once teammates as members of the Criollos.[3]
- The six first games in the series were won by the visiting team, it being the first time in BSN Finals' history this happened.
Television and other media
editThe series was shown on canal 2 in Puerto Rico and, via a canal 2 feed, on the internet website YouTube internationally.[4]
Series summary
editGame 1
editAugust 17
8:05 pm GMT |
| Osos de Manatí 104, Criollos de Caguas 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 23–26, 29–27, 22–28 | ||
| Pts: Cheick Diallo 24 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15 Asts: Norris Cole 12 |
Pts: Travis Trice 21 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15 Asts: Travis Trice 11 | |
| Manatí leads series, 1–0 | ||
Game 2
editAugust 19
8:05 pm GMT |
| Criollos de Caguas 109, Osos de Manatí 104 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–24, 22–26, 26–28, Overtime: 10–5 | ||
| Pts: Travis Trice 37 Rebs: Louis King 12 Asts: Louis King 7 |
Pts: Ethan Thompson 22 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 15 Asts: Norris Cole 10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
In Game Two, Manati was leading by three points, when Travis Trice of the Criollos threw a half-court shot with one second left and made it, to tie the game and send it to over-time. The Criollos eventually won this game, 109–104.[5]
Game 3
editAugust 21
8:05 pm GMT |
| Osos de Manatí 89, Criollos de Caguas 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 30–19, 19–22, 17–19 | ||
| Pts: Jhivvan Jackson 24 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 7 Alex Morales Asts: Norris Cole 12 Chris Ortiz |
Pts: Louis King 23 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 13 Asts: Akil Mitchell 6 | |
| Manatí leads series, 2-1 | ||
Game 4
editAugust 23
8:05 pm GMT |
| Criollos de Caguas 91, Osos de Manatí 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–16, 23–17, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Louis King 21 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 10 Asts: Travis Trice 8 |
Pts: Cheick Diallo 21 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8 Asts: Norris Cole 9 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Game 5
editAugust 25
8:05 pm GMT |
| Osos de Manatí 98, Criollos de Caguas 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 29–19, 27–31, 24–23 | ||
| Pts: Ethan Thompson 21 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 8 Asts: Norris Cole 6 |
Pts: Devon Collier 18 Rebs: Devon Collier 11 Asts: Travis Trice 5 | |
| Manatí leads series, 3–2 | ||
The series was led by Manati, three games to two, after winning Game 5, 98 to 89.[6]
Game 6
editAugust 27
8:05 pm GMT |
| Criollos de Caguas 122, Osos de Manatí 121 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 18–19, 19–24, 31–26, Overtime: 15–15 , 16–15 | ||
| Pts: Travis Trice 32 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 14 Asts: Akil Mitchell 6 Travis Trice |
Pts: Norris Cole 35 Rebs: Tyler Davis 11 Asts: Norris Cole 7 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
After a 122-121, double-overtime win by Caguas at Manati on 27 August, 2024,[7] the series was tied at three wins apiece.
Game 7
editAugust 30
8:10 pm GMT |
| Osos de Manatí 81, Criollos de Caguas 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 25–30, 13–26, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Alex Morales 25 Rebs: Cheick Diallo 10 Asts: Norris Cole 7 |
Pts: Alexander Kappos 22 Rebs: Akil Mitchell 15 Asts: Travis Trice 8 | |
| Caguas wins series, 4–3 | ||
With a 96-81 victory in Game Seven, the Criollos won their second title in the franchise's history.[8]
References
edit- ^ "No hubo fiesta en Manatí: los Criollos obligan séptimo juego con dramática victoria en doble tiempo extra contra los Osos". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Doble 'MVP': Travis Trice es el Más Valioso de la final del BSN con Caguas". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). August 31, 2024.
- ^ "De compañeros de equipo a dirigentes rivales: Wilhelmus Caanen e Iván Ríos se reencuentran en la final del BSN". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). August 18, 2024.
- ^ "Baloncesto Superior Nacional". YouTube (in Spanish).
- ^ ""No quedaba mucho tiempo y la tiré": lo que Travis Trice pensó antes de lanzar desde media cancha". Primera Hora (in Spanish). August 20, 2024.
- ^ "Osos dominan en Caguas y asumen control de la serie final" (in Spanish). August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Emoción pura en el sexto juego entre Osos y Criollos". Primera Hora (in Spanish). August 28, 2024.
- ^ "¡La presión se queda con to'! Criollos ganan el campeonato del BSN tras vencer a Manatí en el Juego 7". Primera Hora (in Spanish). August 31, 2024.