Real Madrid guaranteed home court factor in the ‘play-offs’ of the Euroleague with a victory against ALBA in Berlin (79-86), a good omen if one takes into account that it will be in the German capital where the final phase for the title will be played.
Real Madrid, grown after winning the important Endesa League match at the weekend against Unicaja de Málaga, visited the Mercedes-Benz Arena for the first time this season and with the sensations it has left during the tournament so far this Everything indicates that he will be ready to return at the end of May, when the top four will fight for champion status.
But to reach the top you must first climb the steps step by step. The most immediate was to win as a foreigner against the bottom of the tournament, a team with which he also had a balance de 17-0 favorable in official matches played throughout the 21st century.
The scenario seemed propitious, but the locals dared to appear with the help of Johannes Thiemann who scored systematically on his trips to the basket. So much so that 9 of ALBA’s first 12 points bore his stamp. In this way they took advantage of the minutes of chaos of the visitors, frustrated by the 1 of 3 in shots from two and the 0 of 9 in triples with which they presented themselves.
In the absence of annotation, Chus Mateo’s men captured at least 7 offensive rebounds that prevented the rival from punishing them more than necessary. Despite this, the ease with the outside shot helped the German team reach the end of the opening act with a ten-point advantage, although Mario Hezonja made serious efforts to avoid it (26-16, min.10).
The first serious break was good for Real Madrid, this Tuesday without men like Dzanan Musa, Sergio Rodríguez, Rudy Fernández and Sergio Rodríguez. The absence of the latter as a substitute in the management of Facundo Campazzo was assumed by Carlos Alocén, who continues to grow after recovering from his serious injury.
In Berlin he gave another example of that evolution, leading the 2-14 run with which the second quarter began and which made his team take the lead for the first time. That award did not last long, because once again the host found the points he had lost. A marvelous alley-oop by Khalifa Koumadje over Vincent Poirier, candidate for best play of the day and who knows if it was something else that put the finishing touch to the first half (40-36, m.20).
The Berlin team appeared from the locker room loaded with triples. A trio served in the return to action, two from Matt Thomas and one from Louis Olinde. He did not despair Real Madrid, capable of remaining involved in the fight again with Campazzo and Hezonja as stilettos to share 16 of the 22 points that those in white scored between minute 20 and half an hour (57-58, m.30).
The equality prevailing until that moment continued during the first half of the decisive act and guaranteed an attractive outcome. It was him ideal ecosystem for Campazzo to flourish, with five points and an assist on an alley-oop by Vincent Poirier in a 2-7 run.
The latter was a play that also served to give relief to the Frenchman as the protagonist, decisive in the final moments to close the victory of the Madrid team.
Datasheet:
79 – ALBA Berlin (26+14+17+22): Hermannsson (13), Thomas (16), Olinde (11), Thiemann (14), Koumadje (4) -five starters-, Wetzell (3), Brown (3). 8) Mattisseck (3), Delow (3), Schneider (2), and Samar (2).
86 – Real Madrid (16+20+22+28): Campazzo (14), Causeur (5), Hezonja (22), Ndiaye (-), Tavares (2), -starting five-, Yabusele (17), Abalde (9), Poirier (9), Alocén (4), Deck (4).
Referees: Tomislav Hordov (Croatia), Milos Koljensic (Montenegro) and Saso Petek (Slovenia). No eliminated.
Incidents: matchday 30 of the Euroleague played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin in front of 11,240 spectators.
2024-03-19 21:25:48
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