Euroleague | Maccabi Tel Aviv-Real Madrid: Stumble in Israel that could cost second place in play-off (100-96)

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100 – Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv (16+21+28+21+14): Brown (22), Baldwin (11), Cohen (4), Colson (14), Nebo (15) -cinco titular-, Martin (7), Dibartolomeo (7), Hilliard (10), Sorkin (10), Braimoh (-).

94 – Real Madrid (18+24+20+24+10): Hanga (-), Deck (16), Yabusele (25), Musa (18), Tavares (5) -five starters-, Hezonja (15), Rudy Fernández (3), Sergio Rodríguez (8), Cornelie (2), Causeur (2).

Chronicle of the match

Real Madrid lost in extra time in their visit to Maccabi Tel Aviv (100-94) and will have to wait for what Barça does in their fiefdom against Valencia Basket, since in the event of a win for the Catalans they will finally be third .

With the certainty of obtaining second place in the regular phase in the event of victory and the prize of being first if Olympiacos lost at home against Baskonia, the Whites came out ready to do their part on a pitch where they had only won this season. as visitors the Red Star and Barcelona.

The possible stage fright, sustained with an initial 7-3, vanished quickly, what it took for Musa and Yabusele to transform two consecutive triples before Tavares finished a 0-8 run. The initiative was extended by Chus Mateo’s team during an intense first quarter that ended even (16-18).

Maccabi appeared again on the floor with a triple by Dibartolomeo that gave them the lead and a basket by Hilliard that made it a little wider. Real Madrid turned off the reaction with triples. Rudy inaugurated the carousel and Hezonja and an effervescent Sergio Rodríguez joined him twice.

The hosts withstood the pull, but pulled away again when Hezonja scored a kilometric outside shot and Musa a basket that put his team up nine, their highest lead up to that moment. They could not keep it until the break, as the rival connected again with several free throws (37-42).

They were the beginning of a reaction that was projected after the break, as the second part started with a 9-0 run. Musa ended the drought of almost three and a half minutes without scoring by the madridistas and Yabusele also contributed, but the answer was a great three-pointer from Lorenzo Brown.

In any case, Real Madrid had already picked up a rhythm again, still alive in the game despite the downturn. That allowed him to polish six points in a row from Yabusele, three from the free kick line and the rest with an outside shot to draw a favorable 0-8 (51-57).

White’s joy did not last long, as three consecutive attacks by Maccabi without a positive response on the other ring gave them the lead again until Hezonja from the triple turned the tables in a phase of the clash where alternation and uncertainty reigned (65-62 , min.30).

The last quarter was started by Real Madrid knowing almost certainly that they could no longer be the leader, and that they could even fall to third place if they lost and the next day Barça won. In Maccabi’s case, the goal became to win to seal fifth place after Fenerbahce’s defeat at Red Star. The two, then, played things.

The locals received the news more liking, who once again achieved an income of seven that they had not had until then. They knew how to keep it for a stretch despite a three-pointer from Yabusele and a moment of scoring inspiration from Hezonja, canceled out with an outside hit from Martin and five consecutive points from Baldwin.

However, Real Madrid did not break down in the face of adversity and persisted until they were only two with two minutes to play, and one 30 seconds later thanks to another shot from three by Yabusele. The progression continued until Deck tied with two free kicks, leaving the last possession to beat the hosts. Dibartolomeo took responsibility, but failed from afar giving way to extra time.

The extra time began crookedly for the host, as a bad support from Lorenzo Brown left him out of action. He was the highlight in almost four minutes that ended with a 4-4 balance. Hilliard torpedoed it, with a triple and an assist to Sorkin that in the end were decisive (100-94).