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There were four free throws and one last rebound: there was no epic, only the coldness that the match claimed. Facundo Campazzo removed Real Madrid from the entanglement in which he had entered Malaga in an exercise of leadership and serenity. Only 15 days after the final of the Copa del Rey, Unicaja demanded revenge on a Martin Carpena on and stayed a minute to enjoy it. Then, the score reflected a draw at 88; then the base appeared to keep the white team in the fight for the leadership of the ACB. [Narration and statistics: 88-92]

It was a really unexpected end to a match that seemed decided more than once. In fact, it all started the same as the last final of the Cup. With the game between Campazzo and Edy Tavares as the main argument, Real Madrid opened an exaggerated advantage in the second half (23-39, min. 14) and the Most involved, from the white squad to the Andalusian fans, barred another act of forcefulness, another show of power. But a few Unicaja players were not willing to go through the same thing again. With the infirmary of the team full - the bases Alberto Díaz and Jaime Fernández, Carlos Suárez, Melvin Ejim, Axel Toupane and Deon Thompson-, three men, Josh Adams, Darío Brizuela and Adam Waczynski decided to freak out the duel and they got it. With more heart than game, without rest at any time, they returned the options to Luis Casimiro's team and even almost completed the comeback (46-48, min. 23).

Local Arreón in the last quarter

Until Real Madrid was put back in the hands of its star partner. On a night when no substitute exterior, neither Laprovittola , nor Causeur , nor Rudy , were successful, Campazzo's return was proverbial and Tavares , as so many times, once again imposed himself on the hoops. A few seconds after finishing the third quarter, Real Madrid had sentenced the match again (53-69), but Unicaja forced his pride one last time. A triple of Brizuela from beyond the center of the field made believe in the triumph and, again with Adams as a reference and the help of Volodymyr Gerun inside, equated the score. There came the tie at 88 and the time of Campazzo. The know-how of the base rescued the gray day of some of his teammates and also highlighted in those decisive minutes the excellent work of the young Usman Garuba , who blocked one of Adams' last attempts.

The inertia of Real Madrid from the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, with its spectacular Euroleague victories against Fenerbahce and Panathinaikos, suffered a slight slowdown, but thanks to Campazzo not a slowdown. Unicaja only lacked a minute to enjoy revenge at home for the exaggerated Cup final.

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