Bad matches also exist. Real Madrid, who arrived and displayed an unbeatable game in Europe, experienced their worst game of the season. Due to the casualties, since that of Dzanan Musa and Vince Poirier was added to the known ones of Rudy, Llull and Tavares. And for a mediocre game that caused their second defeat in the Endesa League (73-61) against a UCAM Murcia tremendous in the final moments. From being tied in the two decisive minutes (61-61, 38′) to a 12-0 that caused the fourth match, in all competitions, that the whites do not win.
Yabusele shoots from the triple.
Although it would be inaccurate to say that the casualties caused everything. Madrid was bad at launching (8/31 in T3) and the losses accumulated (19). The one that blew everything up was a final by Facundo Campazzo when he played with too much risk on Gaby Deck. That’s where the white inspiration ended. They did not tie Hakanson (10 points but protagonist of the end) and the work that a great talent like Ennis (18) had done throughout the game had the dream outcome for the university students. UCAM Murcia, celebrating.
A Madrid full of casualties
Madrid showed up in Murcia full of absences. Vincent Poirier and Dzanan Musa joined those already known by Rudy Fernández, Sergio Llull and Edy Tavares. The team was in circumstances, forcing Chus Mateo to improvise a painting between Mario Hezonja and Guerschon Yabusele. It was noticeable at the start, with five very complicated minutes to start. Bad from afar (0/4 in T3), five losses, Campazzo fellón and UCAM growing with the transitions by Dylan Ennis and Dustin Sleva (11-5, 5′). Bad omen.
A very complicated situation, which Madrid had to sustain with the appearance of Guerschon Yabusele after Mateo’s timeout. He uncovered the team from the triple and went up to nine points in the first quarter to stop UCAM, who added from outside with Hakanson and Sleva (19-16, 10′). Partial makeup despite the bleeding inside.
Alocén enters the basket.
That continued to be maintained by the immense level of the American. Every ball in his hands found a net, while Madrid continued to deflate because the three-pointers were not going in. Added to a triple by Todorovic and a terrible defense that Radovic took advantage of, UCAM accelerated again (28-18, 14′). Red alert for Madrid.
Bad white game
Because they were no longer the casualties. Bad game as a trend, posting a terrible 1/11 from the triple at halftime with nine turnovers. UCAM saw that gap and even built an interesting maximum (34-20, 16′) after a 13-2 partial by combining better, finding Kurucs or Hakanson, and punishing every white error. Madrid, more out of pride than anything else, managed to reconnect through Deck, who returned, and not see themselves with a score too high at half-time (36-26, 20′). It was, but less than one might have thought.
These bad symptoms continued at the dawn of the second half. Dustin Sleva appeared with a triple at the buzzer, Ennis emerged in transitions and hit a maximum of 15 (44-29, 23′). It could have broken the game, but after almost half an hour on the field Madrid finally woke up in Murcia. From afar, because the triples came in. Four almost chained. And paying more attention to defense and rebounding, complicating university progression.
Mate de Yabusele.
Madrid wakes up
Hezonja, Yabusele and Campazzo gave from outside, UCAM lost its spark. And a new game after a 15-2 (46-43, 27′) that resurrected the whites. Sito Alonso stopped him, but Madrid was a new team. In time, Hezonja came out with a tremendous block, Causeur hit from the outside. Tie. In seen and not seen.
And although in the last quarter UCAM was still in charge after a reaction from Ennis, Yabusele under the board was responsible for reducing the distance to the maximum (52-51, 30′). It was what the whites needed, as they tried to accelerate in the last quarter. emerged Campazzo stole, scored a layup and a three-pointer, and Real Madrid, which not long ago was more than 10 points away, commanded after his horrible exit (54-56, 35′).
The game had radically changed. Neither of them had an easy time attacking, but having the best team on the continent so close is never good news for their rivals. Give and take was the formula for resolution. Madrid taking oil from the staff, UCAM trusted Dylan Ennis, with two baskets so that the pavilion exploded and the university faith continued (61-61, 38′) with less than two minutes on the clock. From a comeback, in the tight end.
Abalde collides with a defender.
Two minutes… everything equal
More because the ring was closed until the final minute. Ennis and St. Roos failed, as did Deck. UCAM, in addition, won a key review between the Argentine and Kurucs, who took advantage of the Latvian in the opposite ring to relaunch to the locals. His post gave life to all of Murcia, with a golden opportunity.
The ball belonged to Madrid, which despite the fact that it was ‘flying’ in the final stages, did not have that magic of big days. Campazzo tried to combine with Deck, but his pass at his risk did not arrive. Loss, another one. UCAM had the ball and half the game at 63-61 and 27 seconds left.
Chus Mateo called for a foul during the time-out and his team complied… with terrible news. Mario Hezonja committed unsportsmanlike behavior in a borderline action and although St. Roos did not put them in, Hakanson did to completely dynamite the clash. And even with the final touch after another loss from Hezonjaagainst the Swede and a fight that ended with Fabien Causeur being disqualified, claiming a foul.
Deck goes to the basket.
Hakanson reigned in the end and Real Madrid came out angry. Their fourth defeat of the course (73-61), second in ACB. The 12-0 score in the decisive section had ended with a white reaction. Losses and bad play, not arriving on time and anger after several decisions that the white bench complained about.
Datasheet:
73. UCAM Murcia Basketball Club (19+17+16+21): Sant-Roos (4), Ennis (18), Rodions Kurucs (7), Sleva (14) and Moussa Diagne (4) – starting five – Caupain (-), Radovic (1) 4), Todorovic (10), Hakanson (10) and Jelínek (2).
61. Real Madrid Basketball (16+10+25+10): Campazzo (15), Alocen (2), Abalde (-), Hezonja (9) and Yabusele (14) – starting five – Causeur (14), Ismaili Diagne (-), Sergio Rodriguez (-), Deck (7) and Ndiaye (-).
Referees: Jordi Aliaga Solé, Juan de Dios Oyón Cauqui and Andrés Fernández Carretero. They eliminated the visitor Causeur with a disqualifying foul (m.40)
Incidences: Match corresponding to the eighteenth day of the Endesa Basketball League that was played at the Palacio de los Deportes in Murcia before 7,500 spectators who filled the stands.
2024-01-14 14:51:41
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