This real Madridwith a chorus that destroys Maccabee third time in a week, confirmed this Tuesday Tel Aviv rallying his game and best version of the season, he quickly placed fourth for the Final Four in the past five years and eighth (76-86) in the past eleven years.

Veteran and his success Sergio Lulla tremendous Adam Hanga’s versatility and Walter Tavares, Vincent Poirier and Guerschon Yabusele’s good work in paint ensured a white team’s return to the Euroleague semi-finals and took advantage of the first of three opportunities they had after a white team dominated. Authority from start to finish is a competitor who shows himself down again.

The perfect scene of the Spanish team expanded his good streak in the first two games of the series. His defense smothered Maccabean attacks time and again, with Tavares intimidating under the hoops with his two blocks in the first two minutes and his total dominance on the rebound. On offense, Williams Goss contributed points, speed and judgment in possession.

Everything was working great until Scottie Wilbekin started to warm his wrist.. Two back-to-back trios of the American star who scored ten points in the first act gave his team the only advantage of the entire afternoon, but Real Madrid did not collapse and went up in a 9-0 series led by Tavares and Yabusele. He was eight in the lead and that fell to just two points in the first break of a lively shootout where much was at stake for both (22-25, 10 minutes).

A triple from Alberto Abalde and a 2+1 move from Llull extended the dominance of Pablo Laso’s men in the second room. Encouraged by a roaring “Hand of Elias” pavilion on the best afternoons, Maccabi resisted the white storm as best he could, but failed to maintain continuity in his opponent’s play.

Despite Wilbekin looking very lonely against chorus play, he was still dealing a lot of damage from all positions. A Real Madrid is less successful than in the first two games, but has more diverse offensive resources and with full control under the hoops, which, despite income not exceeding half a dozen points, gave him a second chance in the middle of the second division and kept him ahead.

Then came the best moments of a Real Madrid, who followed his own course, played comfortably in the attack and center back, and remembered the best performances of the season. Hanga and Yabusele grew as the minutes passed and contributed in all aspects of the game to a team that managed to go up to fourteen after the French national team’s trio with a 15-5 streak.

The meeting came with the superiority of our guests 41-51.For the Final Four in Belgrade, they’ve added 18 assists, grabbed a lot of rebounds and placed six blocks if they stay on their level in the first half, which sees their standings closer.

After the break, the quick split against 5-0 once again escalated the battle in favor of an Israeli team that went a step further on the defensive to thwart White’s attacks and put everything on the offensive to narrow the gap with a quick pass.

Tavares’ fourth foul got him on the bench early, but Real Madrid continued, barely resisting obstacles from Avi Even’s coach (53-60, 25 minutes).

Laso then used the experience of Llull and Rudy Fernández and the versatility of Hanga to restore the solidity of the first half.. The quarterback continued to do a lot of damage with his penetrations. they achieved it thanks to the three-pointer that ended in white by Llull himself at the end of the third quarter, at a stage of the game where it was necessary to avoid relinquishing control to the natives, with scant advantages. The growth spurt that gave him a half ticket to the Final Four (61-73, 30 min.).

The last ten minutes did not change the scenario. He was relieved by the result of the first thirty minutes, Real Madrid followed suit and gave a great performance.. Abalde’s side trio rocked Maccabi, who appeared fifteen minutes down from the end of the match and only lived up to the quality of Wilbekin and James Nunnally, who were still too lonely to try a comeback.

Belgrade is already waiting for a Real Madrid to win the draw between Barça and Bayern Munich, who are seeking a place in the final.

Data sheet:

76 – Maccabi (22+19+20+15): Wilbekin (22), Evans (2), Williams (8), Zizic (10) and Nunnally (17) -first team-, Caloiaro (4), Sorkin (2), Dibartolomeo (2), Thomas (-) and Reynolds (9).

87 – Real Madrid (25 + 26 + 22 + 14): Williams-Goss (9), Causeur (4), Hanga (8), Tavares (9) and Yabusele (16) -starting quartet-, Randolph (-), Rudy Fernández (3), Abalde (6), Poirier (14) and Llull (18).

Referees: Damir Javor (SLO), Tomislav Hordov (CRO) and Uros Nikolic (SRB). They fouled Angelo Caloiaro.

Events: The third game of the ‘playoff’, the best of five games, was played at Menora Mivtachim Arena in front of approximately 11,500 spectators.