The TD Systems Baskonia was imposed without palliative to a Real Madrid that dragged his bad entry into the game and ended up losing by 64-84 in a tough defeat for the locals who added their third setback in their fiefdom.
Pablo Laso innovated with the starting quintet, with Usman Garuba Y Alex Tyus and it didn’t work out. Baskonia destroyed Madrid in the area, not only through Tonye Jekiri, but also from the exteriors who penetrated towards the ring with total impunity, without aid coming.
The 9-23 of the first seven minutes, it was very clear. The Madrid He was not fine in attack, but in defense -just a foul in the first quarter- made waters everywhere.
The Real Madrid coach held out without making changes until the end and 15-28 already seemed like a more than important gap.
In the second quarter, Madrid began to row, increasing their defensive level and giving entry to Walter Tavares, Trey Thompkins and other locker room heavyweights.
It was difficult to break the inertia of the Baskonista team, because Madrid’s triples did not enter either, but first the rival’s scoring source stopped and then he began to be recognizable in his game.
In fact, in the last five minutes, Baskonia did not score, and from 23-37 at that time it went to 34-37, 11-0, with which the period ended.
After having the game almost lost, Madrid turned it around almost like a sock.
In the continuation, Madrid tied at 39 after 100 seconds of play, but Baskonia again gave another pull on the scoreboard, 39-46 (m. 23.30).
With Tavares more subdued in his dominance of the hoops, especially in attack, Madrid trusted his luck to triple with mixed luck, despite what he returned to balance the score, 44-46 (m.25.30).
The presence of the Cape Verdean pivot and Rudy Fernández in the Madrid defense made the team reach the level necessary to balance the game and compete with a Baskonia in which Rokas Giedraitis He was the most plugged player in attack at the time.
Triples of Aquille Polonara Y Luca Vildoza they launched the Basque team again and Pierria henry in the last second he raised the 52-60 with which the third quarter ended. A minute earlier, Tavares hurt his ankle.
Whether it was for the absence of Tavares, for fatigue, or for another reason, the truth is that Madrid started the fourth badly again with two clear losses of the ball.
Baskonia did not do much better until a couple of flashes from Vildoza again gave them an advantage in the bright, 57-68 (m.34). Y Alec Peters with a triple he raised it to 57-71. Vildoza was clairvoyant and his third triple without failure, strongly opened the door of victory for his team, 59-74 (m.36)
Tavares returned to try the epic, but it was not the day for either the pivot or Madrid, who reaped a tough defeat at home by 64-84.
Datasheet:
Real Madrid, 64 (15 + 19 + 18 + 12): Llull (5), Deck (8), Abalde (12), Garuba (2) and Tyus (6) -initial five-, Alocén (7), Causeur (7), Thompkins (5), Rudy Fernández (6), Tavares (6) and Taylor.
TD Systems Baskonia, 84 (28 + 9 + 23 + 24): Henry (6), Sedekerskis (4), Giedraitis (14), Peters (16) and Jekiri (9) -starting five-, Vildoza (13), Raieste, Diop (2), Fall (2), Polonara (18) and Dragic.
Referees: Robert Lottermoser (ALE), Olegs Latisev (LET) y Robert Vyklicky (RCH) Sin eliminados.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the 24th day of the Euroleague played at the Palacio de los Deportes (WiZink Center) in Madrid, without spectators due to the health measures against the coronavirus pandemic.
