• First classic: Real Madrid-Barça, the Morbo Super Cup

Riding on the shoulders of a Sergio Llull unleashed in the final stretch of the match, Real Madrid repeated as ACB Super Cup champion after defeating Barça by 89-79 . After the two final controversies of the Copa del Rey, it is the first duel to a bullet that Laso beats Pesic . The 18th title of the Vitorian era, which begins the ninth year playing new metal. 18 titles and 25 end of 34 possible . There will be time to take stock because, as Francisco Ayala said, "as long as one encourages, it is not yet possible to establish the definitive profile of life". And this Real Madrid still has a vigorous pulse. . [narration and statistics]

As in the last final of the Endesa League, Facundo Campazzo was chosen MVP with 16 points, 5 assists and 22 valuation . The Argentine put the finishing touches to the triumph with the last four white points, although to reach that point it was essential the push of Llull, possessed in the final stretch . Mahón broke three minutes of overwhelming drought with a coast to coast and had a hand in 10 of the last 13 points of Real Madrid , who survived the last Barça goal in a tense final.

That Mirotic wanted to party took half a minute to see: first ball he touched, first whistle (with ball in play) and, as soon as he reached the attack, triple fast in front of Anthony Randolph . But Laso had something reserved for him, he also saw himself soon: the Vitorian placed Gabriel Deck on top of him , who with his usual intensity took him out of the wheel. The Argentine sought permanent contact in defense, bothering every step of Mirotic to deny him the ball, the bread and almost the air.

It was a separate game within the game, but there began to decide the biggest. It is always entertaining to follow Deck's hyperactivity outside the ball and his duel with Mirotic was no less. Crashing, defending ahead and always with Rudy attentive to help. The Mallorcan, in that role of 'secondary' determinant that he has perfected, was key to opening the first important gap , which near the break reached 18 points (47-29) .

It was the distance, also at stake, between a team that retains the block last season and another that has to assimilate five signings of enormous weight. The only two novelties of this Real Madrid, Laprovittola and Mickey , were part of that takeoff and especially the American completely replaced the absence of Edy Tavares , who had to go to the bank soon with two personnel. Facing a Barça that still works too hard but that, when they arrive, instills respect.

The lack of shooting makes it still depend on individual actions in attack and against Real Madrid was Brandon Davies, who with 12 points in the third quarter, hammered the difference from the paint . The American was also noted in the defensive improvement, which again prompted Pesic to rest by putting Oriola home in the third quarter. It is still early, but the quintets in which Higgins, Claver and the Lleida come together promise to be very rough. And so, up to Davies and raising the temperature in defense, Barça was scratching a difference that at the beginning of the last act came to be in four points .

It was the moment of greatest burden for Real Madrid, which came to be seen without scoring three points in the hottest moment of the final, until the outburst of Llull and the opportunism of Campazzo took him out of the anxiety to raise him again champion.

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