Madrid’s sixth successive failure away from home

Saben Lee’s mid-range basket after Deka’s solo attack in the centerwhat seemed to stop him, This gave Maccabi their only lead in the second half and the final victory: 79-78. The sixth time was also not successful, and Madrid still have not won away.neither in the Endesa League nor in the Euroleague (Coruña, Bayern, Bilbao, Baskonia, Olympiacos and Maccabi were their executioners in each of the six trips). Lee, ah gunner Signed to the yellow club from Turkey, since the beginning of the season he has scored 19 points (9 out of 10 personal), and ex-Azulgrana point guard Rokas Jokubaitis added 17 plus 7 assists (and 5 turnovers).

New unexpected losses of Musa and Ibaka, joining the losses of Felis and Garuba, made life very difficult for the whites. Chus Mateo tried to save the vote with his main players, especially Campazzo, Dec, Hezonja and Tavares, but also Abalde and Lull. And it wasn’t enough the arsenal was not enough and there were many mistakes in attack with a poor percentage of threes (21%, 6 of 28, with several attempts without touching) and in defensewhere difficulties with protecting opponent shooters were repeated (11 out of 20) and bleeding on the rebound (15 catches less, 18 transferred to their hoop!). Will Rayman caught 6 balls off target for a total of 14.

Madrid remains incomplete due to casualties and the absence of at least one reinforcement. As you can see, Confidence in Ratan-Mayes appears to be waning: 11:37 on the court, only six players over 20 years of age available. The Canadian also suffered greatly defensively on this occasion. And his side were beaten again in the final quarter, with Hezonja admitting in the preview that they were “a little green”. The fight ended with an eloquent score of 24-14.

Increase

The introduction of the players foreshadowed a difficult duel for the meringue. The victims of Feliz and Garuba were joined by Musa (again right ankle, the one that was dislocated in the match against Girona on October 20) and Ibaka (intestinal virus). There are almost no people in the stands because Maccabi matches in Belgrade are played behind closed doors and a very limited number of spectators are allowed. Oded Kattash’s team took over at the start and already in the 17th minute they were leading with some advantage: 36-29. Jokubaitis was the leader (10 points and 4 assists at halftime), and his team achieved several good results. which contributed to the problems Real faced: missed threes and missed rebounds. In the 24th minute, Saben Lee scored his seventh yellow triple (out of 11 attempts in total). Rathan-Mays couldn’t reach him when he was looking at the basket, and if he decided to shoot, he would miss blocks behind him. The rhythm was local, helped by ten offensive rebounds from Rayman, Cohen (three each) and company.

Complex rotations

Rotation voting was difficult. Mateo started with Ndiaye four and Hezonja shoot a lot three times (13 points at intermission). Abalde was the chaperone. Tavares lost because Sorkin made a three and also scored. Even Cuban Hasiel Rivero. Eddie’s first replacement was 17-year-old Sidi Gueye, and in the second quarter the young player met Hugo Gonzalez on the track.in an area of ​​local flooding. Just before 36-29, Campazzo He returned to the stage to change it from top to bottom. Base scored 12 points in a partial score of 0-14 (36-43)a tackle, a triple, and the rest galloped to get even in a chapter in which his teammates missed three baskets that appeared to be decided. With this dizziness, using the transitions, we saw the best of Madridwhich upset the poorly organized Maccabi: 36-43.

The return from the dressing room showed us that the Real team was once again struggling to cover the rebound and score. The pulse was 49, all very thick. Abalde gave his team some air with a great triple and Hezonja repeated after a successful exit from the blockade. And then… 2+1 from Dec, another from Tavares and a third followed by Abalde to close out the third act: 55-64. And we saw the fourth 2+1 in a row at the beginning of the last period, this time from Ndiaye, the only one who did not convert the extra free throw. Since Campazzo scored in the last action of the first half, Madrid scored five baskets from five different players and received an additional foul.

bad ending

The score of 57-66 with Dec and Ndiaye as inside players did not bring the Whites any closer to victory.. It didn’t make enough noise with Tavares hemmed in (he soon returned) and Ratan-Mayes’ fleeting presence (basket and free throw while failing to stop Lee).

Hezonja missed a 3-pointer, the same one Rivero hit earlier, making it 77-78 under the basket thanks to a superb pass from Jokubaitis. The Lithuanian showed his best result in this Euroleague. And the last two possessions remained. Campazzo missed, but Saben Lee did not. (one tenth left) after overcoming Dec’s good defense. Another away defeat, the sixth of the season, the fourth in a very close Euroleague.

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