Years will pass and there will be a play that will always remain in the retina: Llull's winning basket. It doesn't matter how you do it, the important thing is when: at the end of the games and giving the victory to his team. Few, very few players in history have the ability to 'Incredible' Llull to turn the games around in the last seconds. Tenerife saw it live.
Llull, at the moment he shoots a basket.
what he did Llull is to certify a triumph that the Madrid He was working almost the entire game and was about to leave for the local team. He 70-71 shows the equality of the clash between two leading teams of the Endesa League forged especially in the last quarter and a half.
No one saw that equality when at the start of the third quarter the Madrid marked the maximum advantage, 25-38. The reaction of The Lagoon It was extraordinary and when the act died, the score had been compressed: 48-49with a partial 23-16.
The mutation of the canaries was total: In the first time they had a 3/15 in triples, 20% for the League leader (39.5%), but they improved until 4/4 of that third quarter. Meanwhile, the Madrid He threatened to leave several times but did not make it happen. That of its maximum, the best, but also with a 53-60 after triple Hezonja a 4:50 for the end of the game.
It seemed much clearer 63-69 a 1:20 after another triple from Hezonja. But to each white basket, he responded La Laguna with anotherand even with two, like a mate of Guerra (65-69) or a triple Doornekamp (68-69), up to a 7-0 partial.
With a tie at 69, The Lagoon missed a basket to win (Jaime Fernandez to 16 seconds), and the Madrid other (Campazzo to three). The Argentine, on the rebound, fouled Jaimewho missed the first free throw but scored the second, 70-69.
With barely 2.9 for the end, ball to Llull After the timeout, he dribbled several times to find space, shoot a basket and score on the board. 'Winner'which for many is a miracle, but not for Llullas accustomed to these baskets as for others it is a penetration.
A lot of merit in La Laguna, who played without Marcelinho Huertas that, in terms of scoring, it is like taking Madrid away from Hezonjabut in the cerebral aspect it is like canceling Campazzo or to himself Llull. And tenth victory in a row Madrid counting Endesa League y Euroleaguefourth in the four consecutive starts she has had.
Technical sheet:
70 – La Laguna Tenerife (16+9+23+22). Fitipaldo (5), Van Beck (15), Scrubb (8), Doornekamp (7), Guerra (9) –initial-, Giedriatis (3), Shermadini (4), Fernández (14), Alderete (3), Abromaitis (-) and Bordón (2).
71 – Real Madrid (18+15+16+22): Campazzo (9), Kramer (5), Procida (4), Hezonja (17), Tavares (7) –initial-, Okeke (6), Maledon (3), Deck (5), Garuba (2), Llull (11), Len (2) and Feliz (-).
Referees: Perea, Serrani and Sánchez Benito. They pointed out technique to the Real Madrid coach, Sergio Scariolo (min.27).
Incidences: Match played at the Santiago Martín Sports Hall, in front of 5,116 people. Before the start of the match La Laguna Tenerife presented a plaque to David Kramer in recognition of his previous time at the Lagunero club. In the box, among the authorities and managers of each club, the Tenerife native and former Real Madrid player Cristóbal Rodríguez. Also, and accompanying the white team, Rudy Fernández.
