If something had the tie between Unicaja and Real Madridin addition to a high level of basketball, it is controversial. The arbitration, the gestures of the benches, the atmosphere in the pavilions and the crossing of statements among the coaches. The latter continued once the fourth game was over, when Ibon Navarro responded a few words from Chus Mateo two days before.
He Martín Carpena He pressed everything with the aim that his team forzar a fifth game. It seemed impossible, but Unicaja was close to getting it. In the third confrontation of the tie, those of IBON were clearly superior to the whites, while in the room they dominated in the first three partials, but signed a last disastrous.
“Congratulate Real Madrid for the final classification and victory. Wish them luck. Let's see a fantastic final between the two best teams in the League. I think one of the keys to the party was to try to reduce the points after offensive rebound. They were 15 in the previous game. Today have been 17 and we have not achieved it“Unicaja's coach said.
The arbitration went more unnoticed than in the third game, where An antideportiva to Musa after an entrance to the hoop allowed Unicaja to take the victory in regulatory time. However, the tension on the track continued and even Real Madrid players faced the carpena stand.
One of them was Mario Hezonja. The Croatian, who was key in the victory of his team with 20 points and 8 rebounds, He tried to score a basket on the last play of the game. An unnecessary launch, with the game already decided. Unicaja's fans recriminated that action, to which Hezonja replied: “Children of p...”.
In the subsequent press conference, Ibon made reference to some statements by Chus after the third party in which he said: “I only choose the style I want my children to see when they listen to me. We do a skinny favor at the time we do certain assessments. Each one has their way of thinking. Each one is free to do it. “
IBON Navarro, affected by Chus's words
Unicaja's coach answeredreferring to Chus referring to his family situation: “I am quite sure that Chus did not want to refer to his children. First because my personal situation knows. And I'm sure he at another time I would have found another better, more elegant, fairer and less cruel example. He said it, we have a good relationship. Surely I could have done better. “
In this way it ends The hottest tie until the moment of these playoffs. Unicaja closed a historic season, while Real Madrid will have the opportunity to raise the title of Endesa League. Before, he must overcome Valencia Basket by Pedro Martínez, one of the teams he can deal with whites.
