Real Madrid lost in Bilbao, their second defeat in the two League games they have played away from home (Coruña and BIlbao)among other things because they played a bad first half in Bilbao and lost against a very in tune Surne (46-34). Mario Hezonja had been, at that time, one of the best on the white team (13 points with 4/8 in triples in almost 15 minutes on the court. But, dissatisfied with the team’s overall performance, The Croatian forward was very harsh in the microphones of Movistar when the teams left the court at half-time.
“We are going to have to sweat a lot this season to win something if we don’t do well now,” he said in surprising statements that also included a very direct message for his coach, Chus Mateo: “In defense we started well, but then… we played a lot, Our pace changes and it is very difficult for new people to learn and gain chemistry.”
Hezonja finished with 18 points, 3 rebounds and a 5/9 in triples. And Real Madrid, who were on the verge of turning the game around, ended up losing in a very close final moments. After the defeat, Chus Mateo assured that he had penalized them for that disadvantage of the first half: “That’s what it’s like to go down like that against such a good opponent and at home. Then we have made a great effort but we have not arrived. It is one more lesson that we have to learn: we have to be focused for 40 minutes, 25, or 30 or 35 are not enough…”
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