Real Madrid did not start the Euroleague precisely with fireworks, as if the eternal wait in the king tournament had made it lose that necessary competitiveness, that more point that these summits always demand.
Unrecognizable before the labyrinth of
Dusko Ivanovic
, entangled in the murky waters of a noiseless Buesa Arena, finally ruined by Pierria Henry, the guy who best represents today the imperishable Baskonia character.
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The general trend of this first day of the Euroleague, as if after six months there was a lack of habit, rhythm and fluidity, are the matches with annotations from other times that have already been forgotten, with the points falling as slowly as if the rings had shrunk.
And, without a doubt, the ACB champion feels more comfortable in that mud.
It is the Ivanovic seal,
the "enjoying suffering" that Madrid suffered
, so permanently uncomfortable that he lost the perspective of his own virtues.
That's what it's all about.
There were only
400 spectators in the immense Buesa Arena
, but the local struggle does not need or be spurred.
Except for some wonderful brushstrokes from Vildoza and the triples that rescued Real Madrid, the only argument, the duel progressed like an obstacle course, pure mud.
Tactics and defense prevailed and that was already a triumph for Dusko.
Madrid did not run and did not smile.
He needed an electroshock to escape the quicksand that trapped him, from guys like
Henry or Polonara
, masters of nuisance, like those Cuban boxers who win fights hardly without hitting their rival.
Those of Pablo Laso, who could not count on Llull, Taylor or Felipe Reyes, went to rest with 29 points in their locker (18 from the triple), as a good summary of their troubles.
Campazzo vs Henry
The Baskonia was going to continue to his, raising lines, causing errors, gritting his teeth despite some white acceleration, like the 1-10 with which he answered the local maximum (from 35-29 to 36-39), with Campazzo's ardor
accompanied by Carroll
.
It was a mirage.
There was no one else for the job.
Equality was maintained, also because Alec Peters, one of the new faces in Vitoria, was the only one with a clear mind in attack.
Until, at that point of not advancing, Henry's hair appeared in the wind, that guy who plays games as if they were a duel in OK Corral, who rubs his hands in defiance when his pair faces him.
And it was none other than Campazzo who accepted the bid.
In that heads-up - the best of the night - Madrid came out losing, which already came with a burden, which found no more arguments than the Facu arrests.
Days like this are those that reveal the damage that his departure to the NBA will do, if, as it seems planned, it occurs in the middle of this season.
He found a couple of good allies Henry, on the finish line
Vildoza and the talented Giedraitis
, when Madrid had already lowered their arms as is not remembered.
As nobody remembered the last time he stayed at 63 points.
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