Of course, the news is the classification of Los Búfalos for the playoffs of the semifinals of the Superior Basketball League, but it could also be the fact that this Tuesday's 77-74 victory can be described as resulting in the best game of this season in the Giraldo Cordova Cardin ground.

The assertion is not caused only by the constant leveling on the scoreboard throughout the 40 minutes of play, but also by the effectiveness of both casts.

Because there is no doubt, for example, that 48 percent in hits from three for the locals and 50 for the Havanans, are already in the range of what can be expected in a match in this League.

Let's also add a great detail: in the case of the ten-time champions: in the casts from the line of sighs he had an impressive 81 percent as they hit 17 of the 21 attempts.

The losers cannot say the same about those free throws, since they did it for 48 percent (15 in 33) and that's where the possible victory escaped them. Although there were other reasons as well.

And the main one, the one that the few fans who encouraged his team saw before their eyes, is that Yasser Rodríguez had one of those nights to never forget in his sports career: he scored 39 cards, thanks to six baskets of three, four of two and 13 free spins. It was a nightmare for the visitors.

Now, Los Búfalos, with 14 wins and 11 losses, even if they lose their three remaining matches, they will not be able to be reached by Artemisa, or Villa Clara since they have already accumulated 15 losses.

This Wednesday, starting at 3:00 in the afternoon, in the same facility, they will face each other again from Ciego de Ávila and from the capital. The matches between the two, even when they no longer decide anything, are always very competitive. The story goes back a few years, but I'll tell you about it in another report.