HE real Madrid then returned to the path of glory two stumbles in a rowby imposing oneself Surne Bilbao’s basket 95-80 In a duel in which they looked superior and never had an advantage of less than seven points compared to the first 6-0.
The home team met the match in a context unprecedented this season; It had not lost twice in a row in the last seven days, first in Murcia and then in Monaco. Therefore, the victory, achieved without any vital necessity, was important for the white team. reconnect with good feelings.
This has been proven by: Chus MateoThe team took advantage of the opponent’s difficulties in counter-attacking and took the field with a 10-0 advantage. The Basque team managed to continue their way with three-pointers, one from Adam Smith and the other from Thijs De Ridder (13-6, minute 5).
This success on outside shooting was what kept Jaume Ponsarnau’s team afloat, as they needed seven minutes to score the first two baskets and were unable to get a defensive rebound for the entire first act. However, despite the flow difficulties, the last 0-7 score allowed them to come close (30-22, minute 10).
They failed to continue this dynamic at the beginning of the second quarter and the home team could not increase the gap. Some and others have resigned from their annotation duties. and it took Guerschon Yabusele almost four minutes to resolve the situation. Despite this, only eight points remained between them in the first six minutes.
Luckily for the fans, the second part until halftime was more entertaining. Dzanan Musa scored nine points and Kristian Kullamae scored five points He is a player who helps his team, being more solid in defensive catches but almost unprecedented in offensive actions.
When we returned to the field it was time for the final break. It took Bilbao over three minutes to score and by the time they looked to do so their opponents had already converted eleven points, five of which came from Yabusele’s post. Thus, the income of whites increased to almost twenty (59-40, min.24).
The comfort of that bed Allowed Real Madrid to play more freely and in recent accidents they offer less pleasurable action than ever before. The powerful dunk from Yabusele and the ‘alley oop’ by Sergio Rodríguez and finished by Vincent Poirier were good gifts for the fans before the half hour (76-52, minute 30).
The ten minutes remaining until the final whistle did not have much of a story, a prideful exchange from the visitors that served for a while to see the young and promising Hugo González in action, known as the author of the treble. raking applause.
95 – Real Madrid (30+18+28+19): Campazzo (10), Deck (7), Yabusele (16), Abalde (11) and Ndiaye (4), -the starting lineup-, Fernández (3), Hezonja (9), Rodríguez (3), Musa (15) ), Poirier (11), Alocén (3) and Hugo González (3).
80 – Surne Bilbao Basket (22+16+14+28): Pantzar (8), Adam Smith (8), Xavi Rabasea (2), De Ridder (8) and Killeya-Jones (2) -starting from five-; Andersson (), Hornsby (8), Kullamae (12), Hlinason (17), Renfroe (9) and Álex Reyes (6).
referees: Martín Caballero, Vicente Martínez and David Sánchez.
Events: The 19th match day of the Endesa League was played at WiZink Center in front of 8,122 spectators.