A bestial match took Real Madrid to the semifinals of the Endesa League and ended the Baskonia season. The whites closed the series by rapid road by imposing by 103-112 in an ode to offensive basketball with moments of success out of all logic. After his twentieth triunfo consecutivothe champion remains in the defense of the league title with his best annotation of the season in Endesa League and a very coral performance.
There were six Madrid players above the dozen points with the little ones in front: 19 of Llull, headline, 17 for Happy and Campazzo, 14+10 for Tavares and 12 for Hezonja and Musa. He also looked Fernando with 8+10. In front, the usual competitiveness although with less distributed prominence. Forrest (30) y Samanic (19) They made one of their best games as Baskonistas. Nor that neither A barbarian outer success (12/16 at rest and 17/34) They were enough for both argument and the opponent, which was widely dominated The rebound (27-44 with 16 offensives) and intimidated under his ring with 10 caps, like two brutals from Hugo González.
Facundo Camparazzo escapes Kamar Baldwin.
The game was crazy, the best that has been seen in the playoffs in a long time. An offensive bacanal in which, at the beginning, nobody failed. He had not broken to sweat and had already put four triples in a row, two per team. Madrid put eight of its first nine shots with a llull lethal from more than eight meters. Samanicpunishing Tavares with their mobility, And Forrest made 17 of the first 19 points of Baskonia, which finished the first quarter with 9/12 from the arch. In the first encounter I had put only six triples. The eye for an initial eye ended in 33-27, record in an initial room in playoffs.
Win only by two with 12/16 in triples …
He did not stop either team in the second period. The Vitorians maintained a huge success level from triple and opened a gap until 43-33. Madrid reacted with seven points in a row from Musaalready without sequels of his sprain, and then with six others linked to Weather in Campazzoincluding a 3+1. The domain of the base, which remembered that of a few months ago, was great news for the whites. Baskonia, with more difficulty scoring, endured with Forrest's free throws to go up to rest: 56-54. Bad signal if with 12/16 in triples just desire for two. The whites, who only lost a ball to the intermediate, had punished mainly inside with 15/19.
Walter Tavares protects a ball from Chima Moneke from the floor.
Madrid went around the score shortly after the game resumes (56-58). There were alternatives with Campazzo and Forrest chopped in a duel of great directors. Hezonja joined, recovered for the cause after decentralizing by two early fouls. I would stop by committing the third, such as Tavares and Fernando. Problems The whites, who found a happy lighthouse. The base, with a triple on the horn of the third quarter, put the 81-88. Final match marker although they subtracted 10 minutes.
Happy and a very intense rotation
A 0-8 partial shot Madrid to a +11 (81-92). Happy continued to hold the rudder of the party and also lead the defense. As in the first meeting, The whites squeezed the pegs with a quintet with the Dominican, Hugo, Garuba, Fernando … pure intensity. Baskonia had a hard time maintaining the rhythm, but found a lifeguard in Luw-Carbrot. His aim put his team five (93-98).
There it arose The most dominant tavares in the two zones and monopolizing the rebound. Local hopes disintegrated with A triple failed by Howard, dried by Abalde and Hugo, with 103-108 in the absence of 44 seconds. Honor to the Baskonia combative. Madrid won in a tribute to basketball to get into the semifinals. Wait for Unicaja or Barça.
Technical file
103 – Baskonia (33+23+25+22): Forrest (30), Howard (6), Rogkavopoulos (9), Moneke (13) and Samanic (19) -In initial-, Luwawu-Cabarrrot (11), Sedekerskis (5), Baldwin (8) and Hall (2).
112 – Real Madrid (27+27+34+24): Campazzo (17), Llull (19), Abalde (5), Hezonja (12) and Tavares (14) -Cinco initial-, Musa (12), Bruno Fernando (8), Garuba (4), Eli Ndiaye (-), Happy (17) and González (4).
Referees: Antonio Conde, Arnau Padrós and Alberto Baena. They eliminated by personal offenses to the Luwawu-Cabarrot (min.39) and Moneke (min.39). They pointed out an antideportiva to Musa (min.34).
Incidents: Second match of the quarterfinals of the 'playoffs' of the Endesa League played at the Buesa Arena de Vitoria against 12,154 spectators.
