The Baskonia character exploded in the WiZink Center, an earthquake in the center of Madrid, one of the biggest shaking that whites have received so far this year.
The
third defeat at home in the Euroleague
, all against Spanish teams, a jinx that the League champion delved into, always powerful with Henry and Vildoza at the controls, aggressive, very successful from the perimeter, only somewhat lukewarm when Tavares was on the track.
But the giant cannot be always or everywhere.
[64-84: Narration and statistics]
Only one team had left Real Madrid by 60 points -64 last night, then 63- this season in the Euroleague ... Baskonia on the first day.
When the defensive machinery starts up, it is an ordeal for the rival.
It does not always happen, that is the Vitorian problem.
Already the first part of Real Madrid was difficult to understand.
As with a mute, with
Tavares resting at the beginning
, at the expense of the brave Baskonia, who did not receive any faults.
That lack of aggressiveness was taken advantage of by the visitors, who put on their boots.
Jekiri in the paint, then Giedraitis from every corner of the court, elegant like few others.
They came to send by 14 (23-37), a warning, without reaction from the whites, not even with their giant on the court, who missed some impossible basket under the hoop.
Edy's importance in
Pablo Laso's
group is such
that any outburst of his lifts the rest.
The African woke up, a stopper, another basket and Madrid, which when shaken does a lot of damage, went to rest as if nothing (bad) had happened before, with an 11-0 partial, crowned by a triple by Alocen, that brought him close enough to return with other impetus.
On the return the comeback was completed (39-39).
It was all against Tavares, Dusko's gang pulling on self-love to stretch the rope again.
When the giant, exhausted and omnipresent,
sat down with ankle problems
, he took advantage of the Baskonia, triples by Pollonara and Vildoza, and a basket to close the third quarter of Henry (52-60), who was the owner of everything. it happened on the track (10 assists).
Chaos is the base, blessed when it works, desperate when it becomes entangled.
A player that you better have by your side to face, in any case.
The 'Tavaresdependencia' took its toll in an alarming way.
Like dynamite in a gas leak, the Baskonia exploded.
Four consecutive triples, two Vildoza, two Peters, the maximum (59-74) with less than five minutes to go ...
When Tavares returned to the track, it was already too late.
Peters's wrist, a hulking shooter, was fuming.
A triumph that was finally a dance.
A trustworthy backpack for the people of Vitoria one week before the Cup, although sneaking into the Top 8 of the Euroleague is still quite complicated.
A good stumble for Madrid - whose only consolation is that all those from above,
CSKA, Barça, Armani, also lost
this day - which asks for a truce between injuries and efforts.
But the calendar does not spare anyone: on Sunday the derby against Estudiantes.
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