He Real Madrid he wasted the opportunity to certify the pass to the playoffs by his own means. Euroleaguegiving up their first home loss of the season in the tournament against Panathinaikos (86-97) after a duel where he was in tow most of the time.
The local team faced the game with its players more or less tired after the hangover from winning the Copa del Rey in Malaga. Thus, while some had had more time to recover from the euphoria at home, others immediately returned to activity with their national teams.
Among the latter was the French Guerschon Yabusele, plugged in with France and also dressed in white. Half of his team’s first eighteen points were his signature. And those that he did not do were awarded between his compatriot Fabien Causeur and the Spaniard Alberto Abalde. While Panathinaikos opted for choral play, distributing their production among six players (21-13, min.8).
The scoring pace of the Greek side was slow but constant. AND When Real Madrid’s aim began to fail, the panorama changed. A partial 2-12 between quarterswith a 0-7 start at the start of the second act, brought balance just before Mathias Lessort arrived with the hammer.
The ‘five’ of the visiting team, who had already dropped some pills before, scored nine points in a row in an outburst of fierceness that included two ‘contest’ dunks cheered in one of the backgrounds by his team’s followers who traveled to the capital from Spain. In the middle of that ambush, the host had enough not to bleed to death at rest (36-45, min.20).
A transfusion of encouragement in the locker room was enough for the team to appear on the court like new. Panathinaikos held off for a few moments, but they ended up being overwhelmed by a partial 9-0 ‘made in France’ manufactured by Causeur and Yabusele.
It seemed like the ideal moment for Chus Mateo’s team to take off, but it sawed off their wings. Lessort. The center, in whose position rumors place Walter Tavares next summer, remained firm in his desire to vindicate himself against the Cape Verdean, hanging on to the rim as if it were his own. And also there was Nunn, which had already been a nuisance in the first round in Athens. Between them they converted 17 of Panathinaikos’ 22 in the third act (61-67, min.30).
In that scenario, it was up to someone in white to step forward. The one who asked for the time on this occasion was Call me Musa. The Bosnian, relatively camouflaged for half an hour, honored the MVP award for the best player of the tournament in the month of January and He scored twelve points, one after the other (72-73, min.35).
But the rival also had a sleeping giant in its ranks, not just any one but Kostas Sloukas. The base monopolized a partial 0-8 which prevented them from opening the door to the opponent and in the end was decisive in facing a final give and take with more confidence after which they sealed the victory helped by Marius Grigonis.
This way Real Madrid has had two consecutive defeats in the top European competition for the first time this season and sees a hitherto impregnable track desecrated. Their pass to the playoffs is only a matter of time. In fact, depending on what Fenerbahce and Olympiacos do on Friday it could be a fact before the next matchday.
Datasheet:
86 – Real Madrid (24+12+25+25): Campazzo (9), Causeur (13), Abalde (6), Yabusele (18), Tavares (10), -starting quintet-, Musa (16), Rodríguez (2), Poirier (-), Llull (-), Deck (-) and Hezonja (12).
97 – Panathinaikos Aktor Athens (18+27+22+30): Nunn (17), Grant (4), Grigonis (11), Mitoglou (8), Lessort (26), Balcerowski (2), Sloukas (16), Juancho Hernangomez (6) and Papapetrou (7).
Referees: Matej Boltauzer (Slovenia), Emin Mogulkoc (Turkey) and Joseph Bissang (France). They excluded Nunn for five personal fouls (min.37).
Incidences: Matchday 27 of the Euroleague played at the WiZink Center in Madrid. In the previous round, the Bosnian Dznan Musa received the award that accredits him as MVP of the competition in January. In addition, Real Madrid offered its fans the Copa del Rey trophy won in Malaga and the best player of the tournament, which was received by the Argentine Facundo Campazzo.
2024-03-01 06:41:04
#Panathinaikos #attacks #Madrids #fortress
