Madrid has a pending task and cannot finish it. They have one win left to seal their mathematical qualification for the Euroleague playoffs and it takes several weeks to achieve it. The goal is close and it seems only a matter of time, like the home court factor, but while it is not achieved, doubts are growing. It can be called procrastination or, directly, a slump..
Datasheet
- 79 – Real Madrid (15+18+25+21): Campazzo (6), Llull (17), Hezonja (13), Yabusele (6), Tavares (14), -starting quintet-, Musa (13), Rodríguez (-), Poirier (8), Causeur (-) and Deck (2).
- 89 – Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul (20+23+24+22): Calathes (12), Noah (2), Dorsey (5), Hayes-Davis (17), Sanli (7) – starting team – Papagiannis (4) , Wilbekin (12), Sestina (2), Motley (10), Guduric (8), Biberovic (10), and Madar (-).
- Referees: Damir Javor (Slovenia), Mehdi Difallah (France) and Milivoje Jovcic (Serbia). No eliminated
- Incidents: Matchday 28 of the Euroleague played at the WiZink Center in Madrid before 10,127 spectators.
Nor did they complete the playoffs during the visit of Fenerbahce (79-89), which gave the whites their third consecutive defeat in the European competition and the second in a row in a WiZink Center that was impregnable until last week.. Sarunas Jasikevicius, on his return to Madrid, once again upset the hosts. Two other Barça players had a lot to do with it: Hayes-Davis (17 points and 12 rebounds) and Calathes (12+6+6)which served as a metronome.
Post-Cup Madrid looks very little like the rest of the season, that team that seemed invincible and that lost its first game in the Euroleague precisely against Fenerbahce. He plays quite badly, among other things, because The brain, Campazzo, is revolutionized. Hence a clash with Calathes that he inevitably remembered last year against Partizan.. It didn’t get that far because Hezonja played Blue Helmet.
Many leaks have suddenly appeared for the Madrid fans. They have lost energy as if all the fatigue accumulated during the previous months had now fallen on them.. When it is not the losses, as in previous games, it is the control of the rebound, like on this occasion: 30-45 with 17 of the Turks in attack, which prevented them from managing the pace. And if not, it is the lack of aim. Terrible 2/14, both from Llull, scoring the first at 32 minutes. Ironic that Jaycee Carroll was in the stands. He, retired, would have scored something for sure.
A visit to the dentist
The game was a visit to the dentist for Madrida pain that lasts for two hours. Tavares, even since the Cup, was Madrid’s most reliable. He finished with 14 points and six reboundsbut his four fouls weighed him down, three of them in attack. Hezonja performed on both sides of the court in the second half and Llull finished with 17 points leading the last comeback attempts.
It soon became clear that it was not the day. Fenerbahce always had more aggressiveness. Tavares’ good start was not enough because the rebound was already Turkish. After a 0-9 partial, the lead reached 11 points in the second quarter (25-36). Playing with Yabusele as ‘5’ did not work and at half-time the Turks led 33-43. Madrid came out of the locker room more intense. Several 2+1, Yabusele’s points and Hezonja’s defense tightened the score to 49-52but Hayes-Davis’ three-pointers once again took the visitors off their feet.
At 56-67, Campazzo and Calathes clashed. Unsportsmanlike for both and technical for both benches, but the dynamic did not change. The young Biberovic was seen and an unsportsmanlike behavior by Deck turned into a 0-4 ruling (63-79). Madrid, very anxious, tried it on Llull’s back, but there are days when nothing comes of it. A night of torture was ending for the whites, stuck in a rut. Its depth will be measured in the next matches.
2024-03-07 22:01:56
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