So long without seeing him smile, without being him, without his boldness, without his fullness. On that same track where Sergio Llull left his knee more than two years ago, "two years of shit" in his words, precisely in the Santiago Martín where his ordeal began, the Menorcan, in case after the World Cup was the slightest Doubt, he showed that he is totally back. [71-76: Narration and statistics]

He resolved with the legs and the success of yesteryear, with the confidence of the one who feels powerful, of the one who no longer doubts. When Tenerife and the huge Shermadini threatened to report the first defeat of the course, just 48 after the battle against Fenerbahçe, Llull solved the crossword puzzle with two final triple marks of the house . He stiffened the local momentum (19 points in 22 minutes and 5 of 8 in triples), which he had paddled to the same shore, based on defense and concentration, and crowned the partial 4-11 with which Madrid remains in at the top of the ACB, six career wins in all competitions since the course began. "Llull is left over," Txus Vidorreta summed up perfectly as soon as he finished.

It had been a fierce battle, always Madrid collapsed by the defensive strength of Tenerife, which torpedoed everything. Intensity and tactical rigor of Vidorreta. That ruined the initial attempts of white getaway (17-24) , always supported by the success from the perimeter, which came and went.

The locals began to believe it around the locker room. This time without Garuba in the quintet - he did not appear again -, Madrid came out more relaxed than recommended and fit a partial (9-0), which put Tenerife fully. Santi Yusta was the reflection of his basketball, attentive in defense against his former teammates, daring when he played in attack.

With the prominence in both hoops of Shermadini (finished with 20 points after a shy dawn) and the control of Marcelinho Huertas, the Iberostar remained in the bid until the same finish line. Just before, Jordan Mickey left the action of the game, one of the mates of the year, stepping on the free throw line to end one against. Jordan to Jordan.

With three minutes remaining, Shermadini made his own believe, but the storm Llull was yet to come.

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