A shot by Deck from the left corner of the attack, halfway around and with three tenths left to go, gave Real Madrid the victory (62-64). The whites returned to Kaunas, where they won the Euroleague last year. On this occasion, The best thing was the result, which allowed them to break their streak of three consecutive losses. The game and the sensations continue to be very improvable in the midst of the fight to regain the leadership of the Endesa League and when the Euroleague playoffs already appear on the horizon. The 64 points are the worst score for the Madrid fans in the continental competition.
Datasheet
- 62 – Zalgiris Kaunas (9+16+17+20): Evans (14), Giedraitis (10), Manek (14), Ulanovas (-), Birutis (6) -cinco titular-, Hayes (5), Lekavicius ( 2), Smits (3), Butka (-), Sumner (8) and Lavrinovicius (-).
- 64 – Real Madrid (16+15+13+20): Alocén (3), Abalde (2), Deck (6), Musa (17), Tavares (8), -starting five-, Poirier (6), Yabusele (1), Llull (3), Hezonja (16) and Causeur (2).
- Referees: Robert Lottermoser (Germany), Uros Nikolic (Serbia) and Joseph Bissang (France). No eliminated.
- Incidents: matchday 34 of the Euroleague played at the Zalgirio Arena.
They can serve as a mitigating factor the absences of Rudy, Chacho and, above all, that of Campazzo. Madrid beat Zalgiris and ends the regular season with a balance of 27-7, the best in the history of the competition with the current format. A sensational figure, but one that does not prevent doubts about whether the equipment will be able to connect again and get closer to the level he exhibited at the beginning of the season now that the good things are coming.
It was a procedure and both Zalgiris and Real Madrid took it that way. Some were eliminated and others had secured the lead for weeks, so they offered a tough match to digest, with hardly any tension and riddled with errors. The whites dominated the rebound and the rhythm, but accumulated 16 turnovers, many of them trying to run against them. The triple hindered the Lithuanians (4/24 at the end of the third quarter), although in the end it was what gave them options.
Hezonja, with 16 points and a great start to the fourth quarter, and Musa, who scored 17 with two good scoring streaks, were the best. Alocén, the starter, missed an opportunity to shine, Tavares showed flashes of his dominance and Llull was one triple away from equaling Navarro’s record for triples. He scored the first and then missed five to reach a milestone that eludes him.
Good defense for Evans
Madrid led from the start with a good defense, especially from Abalde to Evans, local star, and Musa’s points. The whites got Up 10 when the second quarter started (9-19), but it was already clear that this was not going to be a great show. At halftime, 25-31 with good minutes from Poirier and the awakening of Evans. Zalgiris got on top of the whites in the third period, taking advantage of their rival’s lack of fluidity. Sumner led an 11-1 partial and Manek finished it off to put the hosts ahead in the last act (45-44).
Mario Hezonja enters the basket against the defense of Edgaras Ulanovas.
They were the only minutes of brilliance with a triple duel between the Lithuanian shooter and Hezonja, who made 10 points in a row. With the marker pressed, The last minute was on par with the rest of the game: a horror. Loss of Hayes, loss of Musa, triple by Evans that did not touch the rim and field behind Tavares. Hayes made up for his mistake with a triple to tie the tie at 62 with eight seconds left..
Llull raised the ball with problems, but found Deck in the corner to turn around and score with three tenths left.. Ulanovas, to top off the afternoon, wasted his team’s few options by serving from deep to deep. Madrid won, waiting for a rival in the playoffs, surrounded by the doubts cast by its poor play..
2024-04-11 19:13:10
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