If there is something that this Real Madrid 11.0 of

Pablo Laso

gives off

, it is, for the moment, solidity. He prevails sweating like on Thursday or rolling over like this Saturday in Prince Felipe, but he seldom deviates from his line of seriousness, from defense as a new hallmark and spring of everything else. There are 11 career victories, since that defeat in Kazan in October, with which he will stand on Friday at the Palau, the second classic of the season after the final of the Super Cup. Leaders both in ACB and in the Euroleague. [65-86: Narration and statistics]

Two days after the agonizing battle against Maccabi resolved by Yabusele, a needy Casademont Zaragoza awaited Madrid, with almost two weeks without competing, although it has not recovered its injured (Yusta and Omar Cook). And without Rudy, Alocén or Abalde (Thompkins is ready for the return leg), the whites did not have any trouble against the hands, beyond a bad time at the beginning of the second act. This time the triple, one of the aspects he missed the most this course without Jaycee Carroll, was his best ally (16 of 32). Llull stood out with five (17 points), well supplied by Thomas Heurtel, precisely on the night that one of the greatest gunners of the Laso era, Anthony Randolph, returned.

And that was a strange first part. Madrid woke up concentrated, imposing its defensive rhythm and with Llull -to title this time- and Yabusele hurting the locals (19-10). But as soon as the Frenchman rested, laziness began. Tristan Vukcevic lasted two minutes on the track, just as the evening news broke, Randolph's return almost a year after his terrible Achilles tendon injury.

And although the power forward felt loose and with a rhythm, mainly offensive (two triples), Zaragoza had awakened resoundingly. A 23-6 run with a clear star, Matt Mobley. The electric escort exploded, at times unstoppable for the white exteriors. 13 consecutive points (with the beginning and the end right there) that they launched at the locals and before which only a partial return (0-8) managed to restore equality at halftime. Stopping that momentary bleeding was going to be key to everything that would come afterwards.

Because that seemed to be a mirage.

"The game has made us long," would later concede a Jaume Ponsarnau who does not seem to find the key of the team, far from the positions that give access to the next Copa del Rey.

The passage through changing rooms put order.

Without pause, Madrid returned with their usual roller, with their physical power in defense, regaining control of the rebound, led by Causeur in attack.

The perimeter was torture for the locals who, mediated the last act, no longer resisted.

Heurtel and his genius was the finishing touch.

Another triumph by alluvium, another rival in less than 70 points.

The white balance in this season of re-founding is 24 victories for only three defeats.

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