Ndiaye and Abalde show off in Real Madrid’s victory over Bilbao

The fourth game, played in eight days, whetted the appetite of the audience. A Real Madrid that takes three minutes to score the first points. Missed shots, up to 7 turnovers in the first quarter and ineffective defense made the score at the end of the first act 11-15.

Bilbao was not an example of virtue.but in triples he put a lot more energy into the game, although 1 out of 7 punished him excessively.

In the second quarter, Madrid woke up with the enthusiasm and energy of Ely John Ndiaye, who had infected his teammates. Alberto Abalde’s outside successes and higher defensive density meant that Madrid took the first advantage after three three-pointers from the Galician striker at 12.30, 19-18.

The 11-0 streak got the game back on track in just over two minutes from 13-18 to 24-18. They reached a more comfortable 38-28 at halftime.

Unable to take advantage of Walter’s absence, Bilbao began to run out of ideas at the end of the second quarter, leaving room for reaction and lack of outside goals in the 25-15 rebounds and weakness of their center. Tavares due to rest.

Abalde messed with his teammates with 8 points and Ndiaye with 10, and Gabriel Deck quickly joined the campaign with 6 points.

In the sequel, the most successful and sharpest of the Basques was Alex Reyes, Fabien Causeur led the local offensive. increased the difference to 57-39 (min. 26.30).

Sergio ‘Chacho’ Rodríguez doubled with 60-39 (m.28.30) and the third act ended with a clear score of 64-41.

In the last quarter, with the game already definedMadrid lingered against a Bilbao that didn’t suggest anything dangerous for the 86-65 final result.

Alongside Tavares, Dzanan Musa was also rested because he barely played for 4 minutes and could not score a single point.