Madrid does not give up against UCAM Murcia, which resisted until the halftime

The Whites added a new one this Sunday to the victories they achieved against Barça and Girona in the previous days. Against another of the tenants in the main part of the table (4th), Eddy Tavares is superior below the basket and Facu Campazzo is unstoppable in his entries. They became the top scorers of their teams with 18 and 14 points.

After a first half that invited uncertainty about the final outcome, Real Madrid’s victory was a product of the extra confidence it had, fueled once again on home soil by what coach Chus Mateo described as the next “magic vortex”. There are two commitments in the Euroleague next week.

UCAM Murcia did its best but it wasn’t enoughTo avoid a second consecutive defeat in the championship. It would have been one thing if Moussa Diagne’s excellent first quarter had continued, but the Senegalese slowed down and was eliminated in the third quarter for a double technical.

Eddy Tavares, who fell to one point in the first quarter, returned to his points with six points in the next quarter and took part in the most controversial action of the game at halftime, a face-to-face fight under the basket. While Madrid’s center player managed to score a goal with Diagne, his opponent fell to the ground in a spectacular way and called for a foul in the attack.

The referees evaluated the game and decidedSenegalese technique Imitate. An enraged Sito Alonso took the bench to the locker room with three-tenths of a second remaining. Campazzo converted the extra free throw and brought the score to 42-37. Alonso and Madrid’s Sergio Llull, who touched the coach’s head, had a harsh argument while leaving the field..

Before, UCAM Murcia had a direct look at the gameSometimes he got ahead of an opponent he had never beaten in his previous 28 visits.

Real Madrid feared the aggressive defense of the Murcians, but in the first quarter the varsity team was an attacking machine, successfully led by Ludde Hakanson and Troy Caupain, with Diagne (8 points) hitting four of his five shots.

UCAM held an eight-point advantage at 14-22 thanks to a good hand from Dylan Ennis who was ready to complete Diagne’s scoring run. Real Madrid’s six defeats in that period were effective in this. The first quarter ended 15-22.

Gaby DeckReal Madrid, which caught its rhythm in the 2nd minute in its first league match after the injury suffered at the beginning of the season, reduced the difference to three points with the start of the quarter. Caseur’s triple brought the score to 25-25 and closed the series 8-0.

For a long time there was no way to open a leading position on the leaderboard with a minimum difference. 4 minutes before halftime, Tavares solved Real Madrid’s problems. The controversial pre-game that spoiled the atmosphere in the first half (42-37).

Campazzo showed that the incident did not distract his team by scoring six consecutive points.anyone. Never able to stop the Argentinian, he rolled for UCAM Murcia and advanced towards the basket with unattainable confidence.

Simon Birgander’s doubts against Taveres once again left the onus on Diagne, but the points fell to Real Madrid’s side, who focused on the inside game (then made just two of 13 trebles) and achieved new growth with a 19-9 run. move

68-57 with 2:19 left in the third quarter, Diagne received second technical after colliding with ‘Chacho’ Rodríguez and had to leave the field.

Caseur’s three-pointer at the buzzer confirmed Real Madrid’s perfect third quarter. We got the score 81-62 with one period left.. French forward Guerschon Yabusele, who was selected as the Most Valuable Player (22 points) of the second day of the Euroleague this week, returned to the fight with 7 points, unlike Tavares, even though he was rested for long minutes. .

With twenty point disadvantageUCAM Murcia, on the other hand, made the last effort to stay in the match with the penetrations of Birgander (last 16 points for the Swede) and Coupain under the basket.

On the opposite side Campazzo’s actions and Hezonja’s goal contribution allowed the locals to celebrate the victory in advance.

In this match, Sergio Rodríguez entered the top 10 among the players with the most appearances in Real Madrid.Equals José Miguel Antúnez’s 296 points.