Monaco ends Real Madrid’s winning streak after extra time.

While it took a long time to catch the pulse of the game in Madrid, where Alberto Abalde was an unexpected hero with his first two trios and 3/4 at the end of the first act, Jordan Loyd and Mike James made it clear from the very beginning. them The two fastest musketeers in the Euroleague.

But at the end of the first quarter, which ended 23-17, Madrid managed to break the scoreboard thanks to Adalde’s good defense against James, the rest’s efforts on assists and Walter Tavares’ usual dominance.

Monaco came out more enthusiastic in the second quarter and tied 23-23 with a 0-6 start. Donatas Motejiunas defeated Vincent Poirier in the first two direct engagements, but the French grit his teeth and later made up for it.

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With changes, Madrid has proven to have a better wardrobe and gradually widened the lead until he had a ten-point lead 38-28 (min. 15:30) with Sergio Llull in tone.

From there the Spanish team slowed a bit and Monaco, betting on the ‘small’ fives, disturbed the local defence. a James returning to his old ways and he was the top scorer of the match with 14 points at halftime.

The Monegasque team showed that rank highThe eight-win draw with Madrid was not the result of luck and put more or more energy on the field than his opponent, one or more speed for a counter attack, and one or more facilities.

White’s advantage is diminishing

Eventually the Madrid advantage gradually dwindled to 48-45 and the teams made their way to the locker room.

Loyd tied the game 51-51 with 2+1 and a trio and James was tasked with putting Monaco back 51-52 (m.22) on the scoreboard.

Defending with the courage of the score Madrid gritted his teeth and tried to gain more speed On offense, however, Monaco accepted the challenge, with James leading 57-58 (m.25) and a defense bordering on legality.

Dzanan Musa’s failure as usual, offensive rebounds and easy baskets from Monegasque Real Madrid’s lack of scorers finished the third quarter ahead 62-65.

Gerschon Yabusele (overload) returning to replace Gabriel Deck received 5 points including tripleMadrid took control of the score in the first minute of the last quarter, 67-65.

A mechanic to Mike James, who was angrily protesting, finished pushing the stands. To provide the party with the tension it demands At this point in the season, he’s between two of Europe’s biggest players.

With James showing quality in abundance and Moses awakening in the score, the 72-68 (m.33.30) match entered another phase where every possession is gold.

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Two 3-pointers from Llull and Yabusele beat Real Madrid 78-70 (35.m.) He brought out his champion caste when it was needed most.. Monaco continued on without backing down and came close again 81-77 with just over three minutes to go.

Loyd made it 86-84 with 38 seconds left in the game with another trio. Giving Tavares experience with the ball, Madrid reached the final seconds 88-84 with a 4-point advantage. When everything seemed settled, James came back with another genius, scoring a triple and extra points due to a foul by Tavares. 40 minutes ended in a draw in 88.

Tavares put Madrid ahead again from the free throw line, but Monaco’s offensive rebounds continued to do a lot of damage. The absence of Loyd, who came out with a stretcher a few seconds before the 40th minute, did not break the rock team.

Personal shots were the protagonist, with Monaco 92-95 victorious with a hundred seconds to go. When fouled against Tavares and Hezonja, Madrid had a few chances for a draw from the three-pointer and Musa made the score 94-95 with 27 seconds left in the game.

The score no longer moved, with James in full control of the ball.