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In the sadness of a pavilion as hot as the Sala Pionir completely silent as if the pandemic were back, in the rarity of a team exiled because of a war, one of the classics with the most tradition and rivalry of continental basketball was tarnished. Real Madrid raised their EuroLeague tally without too many problems, 10-0 in a row, a brutal start, against a Maccabi team without drive in the stands and without heart on the field. A beating marked by circumstance. [70-99: Narration and Statistics]

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One could conclude that everything was solved in the first 10 minutes, although perhaps it was already before that. How do you keep your head in basketball when everything around you is uncertain? Maccabi is a sad team and the dawn was unusual.

Without Yabusele and Causeur, with the prospect of an unbearable schedule until Christmas (on Thursday they visit Fenerbahçe), Madrid roamed the court as if they had no opponent in front of them, scoring with such ease that they went to 36 points in just the first half. Between the squeaking of sneakers and dimly lit stands in which only a few huge banners were displayed, Tavares scored under the hoop unopposed, one dunk after another (15 points in a breath), and Campazzo supplied left and right against an opponent who chased shadows. By the time Maccabi wanted to get into the fray, they already had a slab of 19 points on them.

They woke up somewhat, with more inertia than faith, in the second act thanks to the Whites' mistake from the perimeter, the slump with the second unit -Poirier did not take advantage of so many concessions in that stretch- and the irruption of Josh Nebo in the paint.

Hezonja

But the Tel Aviv team was a team in shock. Forced to settle in Belgrade, far from the heat of The Hand of Elias - unthinkable would have been final in that scenario - and without knowing too much how their future will be resolved if the war between Israel and Gaza continues, Oded Kattash's team - with the Spaniard Chema Berrocal as assistant - does not show the power indicated by its squad. with Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin as standard-bearers (and reinforcements such as former Valencianistas Jasiel Rivero and James Webb). He has been combining decent minutes with astonishing disconnections, although last week he pushed Barça to the limit.

Against Madrid, as if Tavares were an impregnable wall, there were few glimpses of a comeback. On the way back from the locker room, the visitors stretched the rope again, with Hezonja extending the brilliant moment he is going through, confidence to give a beautiful assist from behind to Tavares himself. There came an 11-0, for the first time the Hebrews came close (54-60), bursts of talent from Baldwin (horrible all night) and Lorenzo, although Campazzo, Musa and, above all, Hezonja soon put things in order, a 2-16 return to put everything on track.

Because everything else was a punishment that was superfluous. In that strange stretch, however, an event occurred that will be remembered: Hugo González made his debut at the age of 17 in the EuroLeague.

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