Euroleague – rooms – working day 2
Real Madrid adds its second victory in the best-of-five series, which gives it one of the tickets to the final four in Berlin. Baskonia could not stop the relentless white factory, which exhibited its luxury catalogue. The showcase was too expensive for the Vitorians, who could not buy the gift to take home and start the third game with their backs covered.
Baskonia reacted in the second game at the WiZink, but it was not enough to achieve its first victory of the series, because Real Madrid is serious when it gets into shape. play off. The Vitorians played better than on the first day, but the white team always responded in every moment of visitor inspiration. The physical exuberance that the Madrid men show at this point in the season is one more factor to add to their credit.
Real started by hitting shots from the paint, while Baskonia, intimidated by Tavares first and then Poirier, preferred to shoot from outside, because they barely found any spaces to penetrate and only saw walls that were too high to climb. He finished the first half with ten triples, but the rebound was Real Madrid’s, and the balance tipped in his favor, still with some moderation. Baskonia attacked well, and found space to shoot, but the responses from Chus Mateo’s team were always adequate. “We played well in attack, but in defense we were able to make an effort to cover all the opponent’s strengths,” confessed the Madrid coach. “We have been able to maintain that pace and always have faith.”
Ivanovic’s team pressed, but the white team unbuckled their belt very easily, with that panoply of resources that they deploy in the best moments. Campazzo led the orchestra and also showed off with his shots (24 points), the greats spread panic in the area and only the outside shots gave life to Baskonia, who saw how Madrid was moving away at times in the light. The contribution of Howard and Marinkovic, who were quickly loaded with fouls, was not enough to slow down the white machinery, relentless Campazzo and Yabusele, in an impeccable third quarter. In the last one, Baskonia let themselves go at the beginning and Madrid also at the end. The Whites were 23 points ahead on the scoreboard, but a run of 5-18, in a moment of relaxation for Madrid, in which Hezonja also received two technical fouls and refused to leave the field, made up the score. which came a little closer to what the match had been.
However, the tie is clearly decided. Only Madrid was able, in the Euroleague, to overcome a 2-0 deficit, a Herculean job for Baskonia. “My players have to realize that we can play against Madrid, but with the same intensity for 40 minutes,” said Ivanovic, but they will face a rival that can be resolved on May 1 in Vitoria.
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