HE real Madrid ended this sunday 101-70 to Casademont Zaragoza On the first day of the meeting Endesa League Thanks to his dominance in the interior area, fast passes and a successful game in mid-range shots.
He started the second season with great success. The white team had a calm start against Casademont Zaragoza, which is still under construction. Tavares (15), Musa (12), Abalde (12) and Hezonja (11) scored in double figures. Okafor (13) is good news for the talented team.
A stunning start for Chus Mateo’s team. While Yabusele dominated the basket with three rebounds and eight points, Abalde, who made two three-pointers, punished Casademont Zaragoza from the outside in the first quarter. The guest team met the first attacks with quick transitions and could not reduce the success rate of two and a half shots. They closed the first quarter 33-18.
Fisac people only found answers internally through Jahlil Okafor. The Nigerian player, who was ranked third in the 2015 NBA draft, played his first match with Zaragoza showing the level expected from him. The player, who plays with his back to the basket and is the offensive axis of his team, added nine points and two rebounds at halftime.
With Llull’s attack, Real Madrid widened the gap further. Thanks to the Spaniard’s presence on the perimeter (two three-pointers in the second quarter), Chus Mateo’s team took better advantage of the defensive bleeding in the Zaragoza area. First half 57-31, partial score 24-13.
Tavares shook Zaragoza’s confidence in the third round. Cape Verde placed three blocks and had four dunks in this quarter alone. It was seen that the guest team doubled the score. 83-50 and partial 26-19.
Porfirio Fisac’s team equalized the score in the last quarter. While Casademont Zaragoza closed the last episode ahead 18-14, the first matches of both teams were minutes behind.
Data sheet:
101-Real Madrid: Abalde (12), Campazzo (5), Musa (12), Tavares (15), Yabusele (8) -starting five-, Causeur (8), González (6), Hezonja (11), Llull (xx), Ndiaye (5), Poirier (6), Rodriguez (3)
70 – Zaragoza’s Basket: Bell-Haynes (5), González (9), Okafor (13), Smith (8), Sulejmanovic (3) -starting lineup-, Cinciarini (2), Gielo (0), Kravic (2), Langarita ( 8), Minzer (0), Traoré (4), Yusta (16)
Referees: Óscar Perea, Jorge Martínez and Yasmina Alcaraz
Events: The match, which coincided with the first day of the Endesa League, was played in front of 6,731 spectators at the WiZink Center in Madrid.
Source: Informacion
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