The title comes from this: after the first two minutes of the game, Los Búfalos led 12-2, but the final score was against them (78-81). Believe yourself in small enemies in the Superior League of Basketball. Or will it be the beginning of the end of a reign of ten crowns?

The truth is that the failure puts in doubt the possible classification for the postseason of the Ciego de Ávilateam who, although they are still installed in fourth place, cannot afford more slips in the 11 duels that remain.

On the court of the Giraldo Córdova Cardín Center, the few fans gathered there saw the reaction of the Las Tunas, who managed to finish with a tie at 17 in the first quarter, although they fell 19-24 in the second.

But the last two sets were for the visitors (20-16 and 25-21) with which they got their second smile so far in the League against 15 failures and they enjoyed success as if it were the discussion of a title.

On what was the failure of those now led by Joan Luis Haiti based? There are several causes, but it would be enough to point out the very poor 47 percent in free throws, which contrasted with the 70 of the winners.

Yasser Rodríguez's 22 points and Yosbany Hernández's 17 were worthless, because those from the Cuban Balcón del Oriente shared the attack, especially between Fernando Champan and Aldo Castel, with 16.

In the remaining duels, Santiago de Cuba beat Artemisa 86-76, Capitalinos beat Villa Clara 115-52 and Sancti Spíritus beat Mayabeque 78-64.

The standings are led by Santiago de Cuba with 16 wins and only one loss, followed by Capitalinos (15-1), Villa Clara (9-8), Ciego de Ávila (8-9), Artemisa (7-10), Mayabeque (6-11), Sancti Spiritus (5-12) and Las Tunas (2-15).