HE real Madrid Showed that getting used to winning sometimes pays off dominate almost by inertiasomething that happened before ASVEL Villeurbanne where in a conflict Guerschon Yabusele collects the bills He punished himself with 26 points and said that he had problems with his former team.
An extreme duel was played between them. leader and last in the classificationThe two teams are separated by a difference of 16 wins in a total of 24 matches played so far. Considering the situation, it seemed the script had been written before the start, despite the French team having a poor head-to-head result in the first round, losing at home by just one point.
This pleasant moment in a European season in which there were more shadows than light, allowed the visitors to score 8 of the first 14 points and Paris Lee, the author of the first scoring trio, to take the field without any complications. Meanwhile these Chus MateoThe team, which was a victim of the slow tempo of the match, did not have to repeat its good numbers of other nights with two-point shots in the first quarter and left with a six-point advantage (24-18, minute 10).
Despite this, they couldn’t finish feeling fluid and comfortable in a pavilion that was less lit than in other situations and with no one to take the responsibility of pulling the car. It was like this until then Guerschon Yabusele revealedalways with the little incentive of competing against a former team.
The Frenchman signed the second act as a decisive player. He scored 13 of Real Madrid’s 21 points in these 10 minutes.. His contribution was a boost against bipolar ASVEL, first coming with two points thanks to Mike Scott and then converting Edwin Jackson’s only basket in six and a half minutes between the second and third quarters.
This offensive disaster and the gifts of defeat did not go unnoticed by the home team. His 17-2 run, including a 7-0 run after leaving the locker room, was devastating.. It was also a relief because it made his life easier on a boring day. In fact, after escaping from the cave it fell into, ASVEL managed to reduce the disadvantage below 10 thanks to its remote payment capabilities (56-48, min.28).
This warning did not cause concern on the Madrid side, who were aware that they would have to close out the victory if they did not lose focus. Yabusele took care of the rest, and they continued their work with the support of their friends. a personal “battle” that took him to 33 rating points.
86 – Real Madrid (24+21+17+24): Campazzo (10), Deck (12), Hezonja (9), Abalde (3), Poirier (8), -starting five-, Musa (9), Fernández (3), Causeur (-), Rodríguez (2 ), Alocén (-), Yabusele (26) and Ndiaye (4).
79 – ASVEL Villeurbanne (18+17+15+29): Lee (23), Thomas (11), Jackson (12), Lighty (3), Fall (3) -starting team-, Scott (18), Kahudi (3), Yaacov (-) and Ndiaye (6) ).
referees: Tomislav Hordov (Croatia), Seffi Shemmesh (Israel) and Leandro Lezcano (Argentina).
Events: The 25th match day of the Euroleague was played at WiZink Center in front of 5,984 spectators.