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In the moment of greatest trouble in a sticky game,
Real Madrid
responded with a slap on the table.
A burst of eight points in
40 seconds
, on the way to a 0-10 partial, which opened just the gap in the last quarter to keep
MoraBanc Andorra's
rebellion at bay
.
Not even a lackluster finish jeopardized Whites' win, the second in 48 hours to clinch the lead.
69-75 on the shoulders of Alberto Abalde
, superb with xx points, the top scorer of his career.
The Galician forward soon made it clear that it was one of those games in which he remembers why it is the great bet for the future of
Real Madrid
.
It was the direction, the success of three, the defense, the determination with which he attacked the rim.
Only eight minutes had passed and he already had
15 points
, for only 12 for the entire MoraBanc Andorra.
But it would take a lot more to placate
Ibon Navarro's team
.
It was the second game in three days for both teams, both with sensitive casualties, and the effect was noticeable.
Some saw the ring as small and others forgot to close it.
One test was the defense of Real Madrid, good until the last step: it pressed on the ball, forced Andorra to squeeze possession, forced the failure ... But it did not ensure the rebound.
At half-time Andorra had shot 10 more times to the basket.
Thanks to that snack on the white board, those from the Principality remained in until the last quarter despite a day not very inspired by shooting (9/31 in triples).
One of those who ate the most glass was
Tunde Olumuyiwa
, an intense center who half a year ago, at 28 and after a long time shutting up in minor competitions, got the opportunity of his life in the playoffs.
And there it goes, with a limited but very effective repertoire.
The Californian took advantage of the foul problems of
Tavares and Garuba
to become strong in the Real Madrid area, catching offensive rebounds with a trawl to tighten the game.
They were minutes that remembered why the whites needed to sign
Alex Tyus
.
Because they were going to 'kill Tavares' with so many minutes, as Laso joked last Saturday, and because when the Cape Verdean sits down there is a hole that
Felipe Reyes
can no longer fill
.
But paradoxically, with a very similar quintet, with Thompkins and four little ones, Real Madrid gave the final blow in the last quarter.
After Andorra tied with two triples in a row (53-53), the whites responded with a slap: two triples, a dunk from Taylor and a basket from Abalde to raise a 0-10 partial that would be final.
Jaycee Carroll
, as usual again, would put the rubric in the final minutes to a victory that again brings a toll.
If
Llull and Deck
fell against Efes a week ago
, this time it was Rudy Fernández.
The Mallorcan received a blow to the back of his right leg in the second quarter and did not return to the game.
Another mishap to keep a close eye on this horse-slayer season in which the only thing that seems to come faster than the games are injuries.
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