Madrid beat Macabbi after a high-scoring game (106-101) | Basketball | Kinds of sports

Real Madrid beat Maccabi 106-101 in a high-scoring festival but gave too many opportunities to an Israeli team that at times thought it could break down resistance for the first time at the WiZink Center, where they remain undefeated in the EuroLeague. , a fortress that no one could storm.

It seemed that it was a game that, with the fifth gear that the Madrid team usually puts on in moments when they need to improve, would be enough for everyone to go home calmly after another day at the office. But this time Real did not use superfuel, but regular fuel. No one pushed harder than necessary, as is usually the case. It always seems like someone is taking responsibility, but that didn’t happen this time.

After the first quarter, in which they established a 29-18 margin, Maccabi never disappointed, and some carelessness on the defensive side saw the score skyrocket. Mousa and Poirier were the most successful for Madrid, but for the visitors Colson scored 25 points and former Basconist Baldwin completed a superb second half with 28 points. The American, who played anarchically at times, led Maccabi, who tied two sets (0-11 and 0-9) in the final 10 minutes, bringing his team fully into the game. With 4:45 left, with the alarming score 100-98 and in the last minute, after Baldwin’s triple goal, the same score 104-101 that Madrid had to defend, calling for a time-out. Hezonja hit both free throws after a desperate Maccabees foul to end an interesting game, but Chus Mateo wasn’t too happy. “We tried to score more than them, but we could have closed earlier with more effort in defense,” analyzed the coach of the white team.

In turn, Baskonia, which at no stage of the game dreamed of catching up with Bayern Munich and took advantage only in the first quarter (10-11), knew how to stay in the game and not give up its efforts until in the last minutes it found a loophole and didn’t get inside. It was thanks to Miller-McIntyre’s triple (94-94) 3.7 seconds before the end of the match that his team went into overtime. He then managed to get into contention and took the lead after a three-pointer from Marinkovic, but although he did not give up until the last game, the Vitorian team took too much blame for the elimination due to fouls from Moneke and Howard in the extra match. time. Against all odds, he managed to convert a three-point shot to force another overtime, but the last forced shot was lost in limbo. Pablo Lazo’s team won (112-109).

In Belgrade, Valencia had no chance to beat Red Star, who dominated from start to finish and won the game (82-64). Jones, Inglis and Reuvers, who were Mumbro’s top scorers, were overshadowed by Nedovic, who broke down Valencia’s defense with 27 points and six threes out of seven.

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