They are already 163 days and 23 games undefeated in the ACB League, 429 days and 27 games without anyone conquering the Movistar Arenathat by that distant then, March last year, it was still called Wizink. The prodigious streak of Real Madrid In Spanish basketball he continues his course and neither Pablo Lasowho has most and better overcome on the Madrid track in recent times, has been able to stop him on Tuesday with his Baskonia (82-76). And Tavares again overwhelming he was surrounded by secondary usuals such as Llull, Feliz y Abbey so that the brilliant milestone of finishing the regular league in first place is not thrown out.
The victory against Baskonia was scored in the first match of the Finals of the ACB. If on Friday (21.15 hours) manage to win at the Buesa Arena, you will access semifinals, where you will cross with Unicaja-Barça winner. In case of Basque Triunfo, the series will return to Madrid for resolution this Sunday (7:00 p.m.).
The game marked by the hip operation to which it was submitted arrived Gaby Deck Just a few hours earlier, a consequence of the injury that has been dragging for months and forces him to say goodbye to the season. I already had Matthew with Dzanan Musabut still in a precarious state, just six minutes on the court, while Serge Ibaka It was out of the 12 chosen.
Applause for Pablo Laso
These were the Mimbres of Real Madrid in front of a Baskonia who arrived at Movistar Arena With nothing to lose. A pavilion, of course, that cheered to Pablo Laso When his name was mentioned by megafonía, a few minutes after melting on a hug and sharing a friendly talk with Mateo. Time heals everything.
Baskonia coach Pablo Laso. Greet Chus Mateo, Real Madrid coach, before the game. / Juanjo Martin / (EPA) EFE
Already with the watch running, with the striking ownership of I amReal Madrid wasted the opportunity to clearly impose itself in the first quarter. He did a good job soon taking two personal to Montpect y Diopbut his success level penalized him, a triple in six attempts and the semicircle as the only fertile zone of his offensive.
The Baskonia defended himself in the first quarter (15-14) and rose the level in the second, thanks to a second more sharp unit than that of the premises. Tavares y Weather in Campazzo They were the ones who kept the Basque team at bay, while Samanic took advantage of his agility to Tavares (the same one that penalized him to defend him) to gain weight of his scoring records.
The Argentine Base of Real Madrid, Facundo Campazzo surpasses the Lithuanian eaves of Baskonia Tadas Sedekerekis during the first game of the quarterfinal playoffs of the ACB League. / Juanjo Martin / EFE
A lethal 15-1 of Real Madrid
Equality was total in the intermediate, just an advantage point for those of Ribbon (37-38), which increased the difference to the six points in the first minutes of the third quarter. It was then that Real Madrid unleashed all his fury, Andrés Happy y Sergio Llull under the operations, to close link a 15-1 partial and face the last quarter with eight advantage points (59-51).
The same second white unit that caught in its first rotation, dynamited the game a few minutes later. Done the blasting work, Real Madrid only had the challenge of managing his advantage with intelligence. And, despite the efforts of Howard In favor of Baskonia, he succeeded. With a Tavares Inspired and without having to be aware of personal offenses, everything is easier.
Technical file
82 – REAL MADRID: Campazo (12), shovel (14), hezone (10), Ndiaye (-) and tavares (16) –initial Colinland–; Muse (-), feliz (9), Llull (9), Fernando (4), Hugo González (3) and Gianba (5).
76 – Baskonia: Forrest (4), Luwawu-Cabarrot (9), Raieste (3), Moneke (12) and Diop (-)-initial quintet-; Howard (17), Hall (5), Samanic (12), Baldwin (2), Sedekerskis (5) and Rogkavopoulos (7).
PARTIAL: 15-14, 22-24, 22-13 y 23-25.
Referees: Peruga, Cortés and Martínez Chair. They eliminated Moneke by personal.
PAVILION: Movistar Arena, 9,067 spectators.
