Endesa League Classification
Real Madrid reinforced its leadership in the Endesa League with a galloping victory against UCAM Murcia (98-87).
Pablo Laso's men accepted a high-tempo match and knocked out the Murcian team, who after a spirited start kissed the canvas in the third round.
Edy Tavares
, from less to more like his team, was the most outstanding with 16 points, 15 rebounds and a PIR of 29.
In the absence of a final postponed duel, Real Madrid is the leader with two wins ahead of Barça (19-1).
To be his fourth game in 11 days, it was surprising that UCAM Murcia, although coached by
Sito Alonso
, had such a high pace of play.
The team went four weeks without playing because of the coronavirus and now that it is catching up with its homework, its matches follow a similar script: it begins by standing up but the gasoline still does not give it to endure the entire journey.
Against Real Madrid, he collapsed after the break, shortly after the whites pressed their foot.
And that at the beginning the wind blew in favor, with
Conner Frankamp
(20 points) and
Nemanja Radovic
(24) punishing the bad start of Real Madrid in defense, misplaced in the rotations, slow in the balance sheets.
Augusto Lima
, a fleeting ex-Madridista, worked the Real Madrid board and Laso asked his assistants where the rebounds were.
Of 15 that had been distributed in the white ring, seven had been for Murcia.
Forceful third quarter
The most positive note of that disheveled start were the youngest,
Carlos Alocén
and
Usman Garuba
, who signed 18 of the 24 points for Real Madrid in the first act.
In defense, yes, not much better than the rest.
Little by little the whites were taking the pulse, better than in the second quarter and magnificent in the third, leaving UCAM Murcia with only 9 points.
Deck
and
Causeur
increased the intensity,
Rudy Fernández
put the stinger with two triples and Tavares, discreet in the first half, imposed his law in the area.
In that +17 of the third quarter the options of UCAM Murcia ended, who tried to return to the game without success.
The last burst of Radovic or the good premiere of
James Webb III did little to him
.
Real Madrid, supported by Deck and Tavares (19 points between the two), withstood the flood in the last quarter and clinched victory number 19 in 20 games.
The Whites are equal to the second best record of the Laso era, behind only 27-0 in the 2013-14 season.
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