Real Madrid and Valencia Basket consumed last Friday The first assault of the Endesa League final that threw the white victory for an 89-75 less hurried than expected. Now, both teams face the second, This afternoon at 18.30 On the same stage, the Movistar Arena.
Y After 1-0, the story in part is with Madrid. Of the final 35 played with this format, In 22 of the 24 that began with the current result (1-0)ended up in favor of the team that started winning (91.6%). In 11 of them there were a 3-0 and another seven others reached (3-2).
But in part The story is also with Valencia, because it is one of the two teams that managed to overcome that 1-0 to win the title (2017). The other was Madrid against Barça (2016).
Dzanan Musa celebrates a basket during the first game of the final.
To do this, The taronja have to do as in 2017, win no less than three in a rowchanging many of the things that were seen the first day. Surely the Madrid script (regardless of the success in attack or not) will be similar: Limit as much as possible the Valencia attack, cutting the game flow of its generators, Jean Montero and Sergio de Larrea, and punishing their defense that is more weak if the attack does not work.
Although The game came the third quarter (64-60)a very intense Madrid in defense cracks the taronja resistance and Three minutes were enough to establish an unattainable advantage For your rival.
Valencia deficits
Valencia raised problems in inner defensetry to hold to Tavareswho ended up imposing his law, and with good help of Bruno Fernandobut The outer line was overflowed by the penetrations of the white perimeter.
We expect a much more aggressive Valencia, which will try to raise the rhythm, which will try to run more and play more possessions
At the end of the game, Edy Tavares imagined Valencia they will have in front of this afternoon: “I think we are going to wait for a much more aggressive Valencia, a Valencia that will try to push more rhythm, which will try Already try to play more possessions and the limit of everything. We have to wait for a very hard, very physical game and try to be prepared. ”
Edy Tavares threatens to attack the ring defended by Joel Soriano.
For its part Joel Soriano, Dominican pivot of Valenciathink you know the mistakes they made at the premiere of the final: “We have to do our style of play, play faster, keep fighting and continue working. We know that they have an experienced team, with very good players, veterans in this league, but We have to play our style. ”
We have to do our style of play, play faster, keep fighting and continue working
And while Madrid wants continue with your triumph streak at home (30, three from the Barça record)Sergio Llull enlarges his legend a little more. On Friday, leaving at 3:05 at the end of the first quarter, he became the player with the most presences in the Endesa League final, leaving Juan Carlos Navarro's company. Llull lives his final fourteenth while the former barcelonist was 13.
Sergio Llull, during a playoff match with Real Madrid.
And if he lifts the title of the Endesa League, he will be the most laureate player in the national competition ahead of Clifford Luyk y Rafael Rullánthe three are with 24.
