Real Madrid got what no one had done so far in the ACB era: Complete the second perfect round to win in Zaragoza (89-104) and make full in the 17 days. The white team itself, with Lolo Sainz on the bench in the 84-85 season, had won all the games after Ecuador, but then there were 14. Those of Chus Mateo are already in the history books of the Endesa League.
By the way they extended their triumph streak until the 22 consecutive. They do not lose since December last year. That allows them close the regular season with a sensational balance of 30-4, leftover leader And great favorite for los playoffs that start this Monday -the whites are released a day later -although The rival, the Baskonia, has poison.
Hugo González tries to plug Yoanki Mencía.
Madrid had many outstanding, but no one above Hezonja and Hugo González. The first ended with 23 points and his irruption in the last quarter, With three triples in a rowstopped the advance of A CASADEMONT ZARAGOZA that had put eight (72-80) after being 21 below (42-63). The canterano matched his scorer (14) and, for the second day followed, beat the valuation (20). Triples (2/5), defense (four robberies), rebounds (five) … it is expected that Actions like this make you upload positions in the draft.
A huge first part
The whites made a first huge half And then they were regulated. They started sending Hezonja and Abalde, who made 17 of the first 21 points of his team. Then they joined them Blackmailwith two triples from the corner. Sulejmanovic was the local support, with the help of Bell-Haynes. At the end of the initial act, 23-28.
Andrés Happy makes an entrance to the basket before the defense of Nate Watson.
The fault problems of Tavares gave Bruno Fernando prominencewhich punished the hoop of the Maños, which resisted until 36-40. Afterwards, coinciding with the return to the Town of the Caboverdiano and Campazzo, they were unable to contain an avalanche. Hugo began a partial demolition of 4-20 in which the whites had a brutal success level. It is also true that the rivals always arrived late to tap the shots. In attack, they ran into an area of Madrid and lost six balls. The contrast on the scoreboard with that 40-60 to the intermediate was also in the triples: 1/9 by 10/19.
Real Madrid reached a maximum of 21 on the return of the locker room (42-63)but it was hard for them to keep the rhythm of the first part. In the third quarter they scored as many basket at stake as balls lost, five. Zaragoza came to be placed at 12 (66-78) thanks to the production of Sulejmanovic (10 of its 20 points in that period) and the best direction of Spissu and Bell-Haynes.
The difference was cut to eight in the last act (72-80) But, when Prince Felipe began to excite himself with the deed, Hezonja appeared. Three triples followed by Croatian reopened the crack. He made 11 points almost in a row and led the 8-20 partial that, despite the last attempts of Yustahe put the triumph to a good collection (80-100)the victorious streak and a second round for history.
Technical file
89 – Casademont Zaragoza (23+17+28+2821): Bell Hynes (15), SPISS (6), Yust (18), Sulejmanovic (20) and Dubljevic (3) -in the Initial- Mence (6), Miguel González, Watson (2) (2) (2) (2) and Dimsa (5).
104 – Real Madrid (28+32+20+24): Campazzo (2), Hezonja (23), Abalde (13), Ndiaye (11) and Tavares (7) -Cinco initial- Fernando (9), Garuba (6), happy (13), Llull (1), Hugo González (14) and Rathan Mayes (5).
Referees: Juan Carlos García González, Juan de Dios Oyón and Igor Esteve. Without eliminated
Incidents: Party corresponding to the thirtieth fourth and last day of the first phase of the Endesa League played in the Prince Felipe Pavilion of Zaragoza against 6,298 spectators.
