Nor in the frenzy.

Real Madrid were unleashed at the Sinan Erdem, but a high-profile battle escaped them in an outcome in which Micic showed his class.

If there are victories that sting, there are also defeats that soothe.

The white depression could perfectly find a turning point in the comeback of Efes.

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Because, for more than 30 minutes, the European champion was trailing the white rhythm, the power of Deck and Yabusele: the first didn't even rest, the second just a couple of minutes.

Laso's group got it right, an unexpected guest at the party like Adam Hanga (Llull didn't even play for a second), the successful direction of Williams-Goss and the usual dominance under the hoops of Tavares and Poirier.

He came to dominate by 13 points, but melted between the final exhaustion and the rush of local pride.

Madrid missed its last six triples, including Rudy's last one that would have taken the duel to extra time.

For Efes, with a killer Moerman from the corners and an imperial Micic, fortune also smiled: Elijah Bryant hit in extremis to put his team ahead for the first time after 38 minutes.

What happens to Real Madrid is so mental.

And confidence plays tricks on you, like Williams Goss, the point guard's bet last summer with Heurtel, a guy who disconnected.

He had a role in Istanbul against Micic and Larkin or perhaps a stage where he could resurface.

Rather he was the latter.

Laso gave him all the stripes that, for example, he had withdrawn from him during the Cup, where he didn't even summon him (he was the non-EU national chosen to stay out).

The former Olympiacos player woke up with a three-pointer, his first in weeks, and despite the fact that he missed the following ones, some of them blushingly released, he stayed on the court until the second half started well, when Real Madrid had already given Sinan Erdem a good shake .

It was two three-pointers by Rudy that propelled him into a high-tempo battle (21-31).

The good work of Yabusele, Deck and Poirier and the concentration necessary to contain the talent of the wild group of Ataman, capable of the best and the worst of the European champion, fearsome in what is to come.

But this time his defense was not up to par against a Madrid with fangs, Deck's penetrations were unstoppable, and little by little he became the master of the match.

Everything was about to collapse when Heurtel took over from Goss, disastrous Frenchman.

It coincided with the momentary injury of Tavares.

Efes came to the top thanks to the offensive rebound and an imperial Micic who, in contrast to Larkin, went into the break with 17 points.

Madrid managed to rearm after conceding 11-0.

Another three-pointer by Yabusele and a final penetration by Goss, now back, to close out a powerful first half, one of pure competition: the Whites only lost one ball in that stretch.

The return was followed by a brutal exchange, no trace of the defenses.

Tavares, Deck, Yabusele and even Hanga!

-with the best Goss in the direction- they responded to Pleiss and Moerman, but the white advantage was maintained.

And Larkin had appeared, again taking advantage of the hole left by Heurtel.

Two triples (Heurtel and Hanga) were oxygen to enter the final act, when Efes got close.

Madrid could not contain him, who lacked physical and mental lucidity on the finish line.

A robbery culminating in a penetration by Micic was going to be the finishing touch, the one that culminated the Serb's exhibition, the one that prevented a white victory that would have mathematically sealed his ticket to the playoffs as top seed.

Once without Russian teams, he has three games and a victory left to achieve it.

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