ACB Playoffs 2023 | Endesa League: Musa, Chacho and Llull lead Real Madrid to the semifinals

El Real Madrid qualified for the semifinals of the Endesa League after defeating the Gran Canaria (81-89) in a highly competitive game that ended up being decided by the attacking quality of the whites. Musa (22 points and 4/5 triples) he was unstoppable and kept his team always ahead, Sergio Rodríguez (13 and 4/5 t3)seemed to break the game with four consecutive triples (one of them with an additional one) at the beginning of the last quarter (58-74, min 33). But a combative Gran Canaria came back to life with a partial 18-2 (79-79, min 37). Was Llull (14) who gave his team the final push towards the semifinals against Joventut that will begin on Tuesday.

Gran Canaria resisted from the start Madrid’s three-pointerthat with a very successful muse soon demarcated (6-10, min 5). But this time the islanders found an answer with the exterior success of Brussino, Benite y Balcerowski. Tavares, without deploying his tentacles as usual, did a lot of damage (6 + 7 + 2) to maintain his team’s advantage (18-21, min 10). And in the end he was essential piece in the win (12+12+3).

Partial 11-0 to return to the game

At the beginning of the second act Granca lived its best moments and with two triples of Slaghter and five points of Except built a 11-0 to take command of the match (29-24, min 14) against a Madrid somewhat breaded in attack. That drought ended the entrance of Llull and the points of Hezonjawhich allowed his team to go to rest with an advantage (37-39). The locals (6/13 t3) they endured the external pull of the whites (6/15 t3).

Madrid came out in a rush at the restart. Between Musa, Tavares and Goss they produced a 9-0 to establish the maximum (37-46, min 22). El Granca poked his head in again with his triples from Shurna and Slaughter and a 2+1 from Balcerowski (48-50, min 25). But the whites gave a new boost with a triple and a 2+1 from a Musa irrepressible, and others two triples from Llull and Sergio Rodríguezthe latter on the horn after stealing the ball himself (56-67, min 30).

Chacho’s express recital

It was the beginning of Chacho’s express recital, that after that triple scored another three at the beginning of the last act, one of them with additional. Total, 13 points in a row that shot at the whites (61-77, min 33). El Granca, far from giving up, He responded forcefully and produced an 18-2 run between Nikolic (8), Slaughter (4), Salvó (5) and Inglis (79-79, min 37). That was the point of inspiration for the islanders, who capitulated with the final hit by Llull, Goss and Yabusele (81-89).

Datasheet:

81. Dreamland Gran Canaria (18+19+19+25): Balcerowski (12), Benite (7), Albicy (-), Brussino (6) and Shurna (5) -initial team-; Nikolic (8), Slaughter (17), Saved (10), Inglis (8) and Diop (8).

Coach: Jaka Lakovic.

89. Real Madrid (21+18+28+22): Williams-Goss (10), Hanga (4), Tavares (12), Yabusele (4) and Musa (22) – the starting team; Causeur (-), Randolph (-), Fernandez (3), Hezonja (7), Rodriguez (13), Llull (14) and Ndiaye (-)

Coach: Shus Mateo.

Referees: Carlos Peruga, Carlos Cortés and Juan de Dios Oyón.

Incidences: Second match corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Endesa League played at the Gran Canaria Arena. In the run-up to the match, the president of the yellow club, SItapha Savané, presented the UD Las Palmas coach, Xavier García Pimienta, with a commemorative shirt on the occasion of the island team’s promotion to LaLiga Santander.