The Unicaja managed to extend his life in the semifinals of the Endesa League after imposing himself with suffering to Real Madrid (two advantage points) in a high voltage duel in Martín Carpena. The Malagaños, pushed by a delivered stands, took out an authentic 'playoff' game: maximum intensity, tension, arbitration controversy and two teams taken to the physical and mental limit.
The triumph, however, left a high price for those of Ibon Navarro. The war part is extensive: Kendrick Perry and Yankuba Sima ended with bleeding gaps after receiving hard blows. The Montenegrino base fell to the ground after a muse elbow in an action that ended with a Madrid -tenth basket of the end. The referees, after checking the monitor, sanctioned with an unsportsmanlike foul to the Bosnium, but Perry could not throw the free throws due to the magnitude of the blow. Alberto Díaz took over from the line and scored the two decisive pitches.
Sima, on the other hand, received another codazo – this time from Tavares – that left a wound near the eye, although the members did not consider the action as an unsportsmanlike. The pivot had to leave the track for the gap. The injury that worries the most in the coaching staff is that of Tyson Pérez. In the second quarter, he starred in a spectacular aerial action completed with Mate, but suffered a left ankle sprain when he fell. He tried to continue, but could not support his foot and had to retire. His presence on Tuesday, for the fourth meeting of the series, is practically discarded.
“Perry's blow is very strong, we'll see if Sima can open the eye, and sincerely I don't think Tyson is for Tuesday,” said Icon Navarro after the game. “Today we booked Ejim because I was exhausted, I couldn't even move. Let's see if you recover and can help us in the next game.”
