Once again, an ACB match with little history for Real Madrid, although it will be remembered as the event in which Anthony Randolph reappeared ten months after his knee injury last June. Granada, like several teams in the lower-middle zone this season, are not being competitive away from home.
With the 30-15 scoreline in the first quarter, it was already clear that the Whites’ victory would be comfortable, with Randolph scoring a triple on his first basket. The lead went up to 50-25 no less in the 17th minute and the entire second half was spent dividing up minutes.
Tavares, Musa and Deck played little like this, total rest for Rudy and Yabusele and Hezonja, Causeur, Cornelie and Poirier played many minutes, who was the best with 21 points and great percentages, triple included. 18 played Randolph for an 8+8 and it looked good. Great 14 of 29 three-point attempts for the whites, who also had complete control of the rebound.
108 – Real Madrid (30+29+22+27): Causeur (14), Hanga (2), Deck (2), Cornelie (13) and Tavares (10) – starting five – Randolph (8), Abalde (8), Hezonja (18), Sergio Rodriguez (5), Poirier (21) and Muse (7).
75 – Coviran Granada (15+22+21+17): Niang (11), Renfroe (12), C. Díaz (0), Tomás (0) and Maye (7) -starting five-, Moore (5), Bropleh (11), Vilá (0), Costa (3) , Caicedo (6), Ndoye (15) and J. Díaz (5).
For its part, UCAM Murcia defeated with great authority (102-79) a Girona that sank in the second half and added a new defeat, it is almost two months of pothole for them. After the 47-46 break at halftime, the locals played a tremendous third quarter and finished off the job in the last one with five players between 13 and 20 points in addition to dominating the rebound.
102 – UCAM Murcia (26+21+30+25): Bellas (4), McFadden (15), Anderson (17), Radovic (14) and Pustovyi (10) – the starting five – Trice (4), Luther (2), Sakho (-), Diop (13) and Jelínek (20), Rojas (2) and Andronicashvili (1).
79 – Basketball Girona (20+26+14+19): Colom (12), Fjellerup (5), Taylor (23), Prkacin (6) and Marc Gasol (-) -starting five-, Vila (6), Figueras (1), Miletic (13), Hill (4), Hanzlik (-), Garino (5) and Sorolla (4).
