Real beat Baskonia on a fast track to defend their European crown in the Final Four in Berlin
ANDl real Madrid fold Baskonia (98-102) and qualified for Final four quick tie closure (3-0)in the match that was an ode to attacking basketball. After a brutal exchange of points The Whites tipped the scales in their favor with a score of 13-0 in the final quarter (80-88, min 35).With Sergio Rodriguez revealing all its magic, and Huge Tavares this thwarted the Vitorians’ attempt to win back in those two minutes in which Campazzo I secure victory with seven points in a row,
He Baskonia wanted to compete with Madrid in attack, a difficult bet that ultimately paid off because few teams in Europe can beat whites and score points On the continent. Actually, Madrid sets a new record for points in a Euroleague playoff series when averaging 97.6 between three games (90, 101 and 102), beating Maccabi record (95.9) since 2005… It’s difficult, if not impossible. defeat the defending champion to defend his crown in Berlin.
Basconishta increases the three and gets assists from Chacho and Facu
Howard (29 points and 5/12 t3), Marinkovich (17 and 5/8 t3), station wagon Miller-McIntyre (17+7+11) and Rogkavopoulos (18+4) personified the resistance of the Basconists, who once again blew up the troika, their favorite weapon (16/37). But Madrid responded with five players scoring in double figures. The determining factors were Tavares (12+13+4 covers), Yabusele (23+7+3), Hezonja (16+4), brave deck (13) and Campazzo (13+4+8). Between the Argentine (8) and Chacho (9) gave almost as many assists as their entire opponent (19). White carburetor engine at full power.
He Baskonia took the initiative from the first minutes thanks to his solidity Costello and threes Rogkavopoulos And Marinkovich (15-11, min 6). Hezonja with your shots and Tavares first and Poirier Then, with their inner strength, they leveled the collision. (17-16, min 18)which changed, as almost always, with the arrival in the region Marcus Howard. Killer took over the Basconishta attack completely, scoring a goal 14 of the following points from your team give the most to yourself (37-27, min 13).
Marcus Howard is a headache for white people
Hezonja I couldn’t handle it, even later calm who took upon himself his protection. It was a constant headache for the Madridistas, who had just stitched up their hemorrhage when deck He became his shadow. This and offensive imagination Chachothey leveled the clash for the whites (39-26). But Baskonia scored again with inspiration Marinkovichsupported Miller-McIntyre and Costello (52-42, min 18).
Tavares And Yabusele they shortened the distance to rest (56-52), the lesser evil for White after losing the fight for the rebound (20-14) and three (August 18 to May 17). They made up for this from inside the painting with 18/22 t2 (81.8%) in the third quarter played at full speed in attack and with there are few or no defensive reactions.
Basconista’s escape and Madrid’s brutal reaction
Upon renewal, a new Basconista lease arrived with unleashed Marinkovich. Serbian in Howard suit with two threes and good support Rogkavopoulos And Miller-McIntyreagain led his team to maximum equality of advantage (70-60, min 25). Madrid reacted after Mateo’s time-out, giving their opponents partial 3-12 with threes from Jabusele and Hezonja, with Campazzo and Dek put the claw and Tavares imperial under the boards (73-72, min 28).
Howardwho, if not, came out ready to sentence in the last quarter with eight points in a row (80-75, min 32). But Madrid’s response was huge. He pressed from behind harder than ever and exploded in attack two threes from Llull, another from Hezondji, four points from Yabusele and a stunning assist from Chachoto lead partial 0-13 (80-88, min 35). Baskonia made a last-gasp return to action with six points from Howard and the excellent Rogkavopoulos. (95-97, min 29).
Tavares and Campazzo are close
In this moment Tavares more than ever to stop Howard, who, leaving behind all the “little ones” of Madrid, crashed into a white wall and lost the ball. And in the next play it was Miller-McIntyre who crashed with a giant and Campazzowho scored Madrid’s last seven points, confirmed access to the Final Four (98-102).
Technical description:
98 – Baskonia (22+34+17+25): Miller-McIntyre (17), Marinkovic (17), Rogkavopoulos (18), Sedekerskis (2) and Costello (11) are the starting five, Chiozza (2), Rayeste (-), Howard (29), Kotsar (2) and Dez (-).
102 – Real Madrid (22+30+20+30): Campazzo (13), Hezonja (16), Musa (3), Yabusele (23) and Tavares (12) are the starting five, Dec (13), Lull (8), Poirier (8), Rodriguez (6) and Ferndez ( -).
judges: Robert Lottermoser (Germany), Uros Nikolic (Serbia) and Piotr Pastusiak (Poland). No exceptions. An unsportsmanlike foul was called on guest Campazzo (min.11) and a technical foul on the White bench (min.12).
Incidents: The third match of the Euroleague playoffs took place at the Fernando Buesa Arena stadium in Vitoria in front of 13,186 spectators. According to the local club, the second period began several minutes late due to a glitch in the Euroleague computer program.