“We have a 2-0 score, but with Murcia it will be a different story.”

ANDl Real Madrid on the threshold (20:30, Movistar+) of the top three in national basketball. He won Super Cup (Murcia) in the first games course officials. He restored Copa del Rey after victory over Barcelona in the Carpena Classic. And after two victories (84-76 and 79-63) in the Endesa League final over UCAM Murcia He needs to win only one victory out of three possible to become the national champion. Only the Euroleague was left without replenishing the crowd, escaping from Panathinaikos in the second half.

We have a lot of fabric left to cut. We’re 2-0, we don’t forget that. But that will be a different story. “We only care about playing a good game.”

Chus Mateo

But, despite the fact that they are “playing” the treble, the state of the white team cannot be called ecstasy. “We are proud of the work after two serious games. But we have to finish the job, we are serene and calm and we know how difficult it is to get to Murcia. and play at home,” said Chus Mateo in the previous hours.

It will be another equal game. UCAM will again be true to its style: zone and ability to make shots difficult. “Give it time to change. There’s plenty to be surprised about, even if the games follow the same path. We know how difficult it is to attack territory. Because although it allows you to take pictures, it’s not as easy as you’d like. But we played games with a certain ease but without comfort,” he added. “We have to be able to defend well and rebound well to win games. We scored 84 and 79 points, which is good, but UCAM lower the score, they take a different rhythm and force us to shoot later in possession. assuming fewer ball possessions per game,” the coach said.

That’s why in Madrid they only think about the game. “We have a lot of fabric left to cut. We are 2:0, we don’t forget that. But that will be a different story. Our only concern is to play well.”. They have a lot of merit in the regular season, but more in the playoffs because they won twice in Valencia and three times in Malaga.. They take their strengths to the extreme and expose their weaknesses,” he explained.

Rudy, the myth

This will go down in history. I have never seen anything like this, where the entire pavilion stood for 20 minutes.

Chus Mateo

This may be Rudy Fernandez’s last dance. He had an outstanding game against UCAM and received a legendary farewell on the WiZink court. “It was very emotional. This will go down in history. I have never seen anything like this, where the entire pavilion stood for 20 minutes.. It will be a long time before we see anything like this again. We worry. As a player who has been there for 14 years, he has fought for every ball and has many strengths such as knowledge of the game, anticipation and performance. And also how the game evolved, moving from sport to something else. And values: not giving the ball away for a loss and representing what we want Real Madrid to be,” he concluded.