Euroleague day 21
Real MadridValencia Basket
Madrid went back to extra time and again resolved it, this time against Valencia, after a tight match, but with too many stoppages. The final score only reflects the Madrid success in the final two minutes, compared to the Valencian lack of aim. The ten point difference is not the mirror of what happened on the field. After the tribute to Llull, who has two nightly news programs left to beat the record of triples held by Juan Carlos Navarro, after the four he achieved, the game turned against Valencia, who ruled in the light and in the clue. Firm in defense, not allowing Madrid second chances on the rebound, they gained confidence in the first quarter, in which Real missed eight of their ten triple attempts. Touré was in charge under the basket and Brandon Davies, through whom all the balls passed, walked with his happy wrist.
Real Madrid had to sweat in the next ten minutes to put things in their natural order. After 16-28, which gave Valencia the maximum advantage, the orange attack faltered, when Tavares appeared in defense and a run of 10-2 put the white team within striking distance of its rival, although Valencia maintained a lead of five points at halftime (35-40).
Then, someone stepped on a cable, the clock on the WiZink stopped, and the poor rhythm with which the game had been played until that moment was completely broken. The players were cold, the stands were cold, the game froze, although the one who benefited was Real Madrid, who, with 6.24m ahead at the end of the third quarter, tied (43-43) and a minute later they went ahead. in front. These things tend to happen, because neither team could find the necessary rhythm, and the constant stoppages, added to the longest one due to the broken clock, did not contribute anything. Although with little income, Chus Mateo’s team faced what, in theory, were going to be the final ten minutes, with the score in their favor.
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Madrid improved as the minutes passed, but not enough to break away from a sticky and bossy Valencia at times. The last moments were really exciting. At 3.03, Jones scored a triple that put the Mumbrú team ahead (70-73), but Tavares responded under the basket. With 1.28 on the clock, Sergio Llull stole the ball and started a counterattack that ended with a triple with his personal record (77-75). Inglis responded, then Campazzo continued the exchange of blows with a triple (80-79) that made things very complicated for Valencia with only four seconds left. They chose to make a foul, which was taken out of bounds, and at 3.1s, another one, in which Hezonja scored both free throws. It was even the most difficult for the visitors, who created in such a short time an action for Harper’s triple that tied the game (82-82).
It was swimming to drown on the shore, because in extra time, Valencia barely scored four points and their dream of being the first to defeat Madrid in the WiZink came to nothing.
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2024-01-11 22:59:26
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