REAL MADRID
Real Madrid dates back and takes the sun tournament after a last overwhelming room
Real Madrid was proclaimed champion of the Sun Tournament after beating Unicaja for 82-89. The meeting, vibrant from beginning to end, showed the Intensity and quality of the new signingswith Okeke and Andrés Happy highlighting in defense and attack. With Llull leading the comeback and the triple decisive of happy, the whites managed to close the duel with authority and make clear Good feelings for the season.
First quarter
The game started with Unicaja taking control of the scoreboard, while Madrid was somewhat irregular. Kalisnoski scored two consecutive triples, but Unicaja 56 closed the room with two capsleaving an intense start. Despite this, the whites ended up imposing themselves in the tournament and demonstrating the solidity of his new players.
Second quarter
The second quarter started with a Much more balanced gamewhere Real Madrid began to show its defensive solidity, managing to quickly reduce the initial difference until 29-28 thanks to a partial 14-0. For the first time at the meeting, Madrid got ahead and seemed to take the reins of the scoreboard.
However, Unicaja reacted quickly: Perry broke the partial white with a Triple that returned the advantage to the local teampromoting a new part of 7 points to place the score in 35-29. In this section, Okeke stood out for his versatility and consistency, showing solid both in defense and attackdemonstrating that it was present in all facets of the game. At rest, the marker reflected 40-38 In favor of Unicaja, leaving the encounter open and very competitive.
Third quarter
The third quarter started with a Madrid determined to take controland achieved it momentarily thanks to Two triples of Andrés Happywhich placed the score in 40-44, The maximum advantage so far for whites. However, the joy lasted little, since the fourth remained very balanced with both teams scoring fluently, reaching 51 points.
Until that time, Madrid had shown Very poor shooting statistics in the first two roomswhich complicated to maintain the advantage despite the good defense and the intensity shown. From there, Unicaja reacted and began to slightly dominate the match. A Great triple of the local team placed the score in 63-56, and Madrid, with the need to cut differences, began playing with a lot of hurry and committing several faultsclosing the room 11 points below and with the challenge of tracing in the last ten minutes.
Fourth quarter
The last quarter began with Unicaja imposing a +12 on the scoreboardbut Madrid soon react. Sergio Llull took responsibility with A triple that brought the team to 75-63while Okeke was omnipresent in the rebounds And Llull continued to light from the perimeter, leaving the score in 75-71.
Real Madrid was much higher in this sectionsigning a partial 10-0and another triple of Llull left the team just one point, before Bruno Fernández got the draw with a free kick, 77-77. From there, the whites launched a partial 18-2 that put them ahead, 77-81, making it clear that there was no time for doubts.
The end of the meeting was very tight, with a constant exchange of baskets, but Real Madrid managed to close with a 80-87signing a partial of 18-5 in the last quarter and taking the tournament. Okeke stood out in an outstanding way, adding rebounds and points for a double-doubleand the Madrid triumph inclines the balance of the Sun Tournament in favor of Real Madrid.
