Euroleague Day 20
B. Munich
real Madrid
In the decisive part of the game, FC Bayern wanted to weaken Real Madrid's morale and came away with an upset. After Chus Mateo's men put up a wall throughout the game and kept the Germans within ten or more points, the White team was suddenly lost for a while and Bayern intervened with three-point shots. With five minutes left, they managed to place themselves only five points behind (65-70).
And then the real Madrid appeared and not the substitute who had played until then and did so in a hurry for lack of major demands. After a partial score of 3:20, they quickly said that they were here to win, to avoid trouble at the moment of truth, and they took out the meat grinder to lead by 21 points (71 -92). to reach the horn). It was a show of force when it was needed. They didn't even touch the bench. It seemed like it was something natural, that it came from within, from players who knew when to push the off button and, more importantly, the on button.
In an emotional game for Bayern, who entered the field with the number 5 on the back of Franz Beckenbauer, Real Madrid had no mercy on his ex Pablo Laso. He dominated the scoreboard in the four sets, which caused the statistics of Sergio Llull to rise, who is already the Madrid player with the most appearances in history with 1,047, surpassing Felipe Reyes, with whom he barely had one for three days shared record. With his three triples, he is also one step away from surpassing Juan Carlos Navarro's historic mark of 623, compared to the 612 that the Real Madrid player already has.
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Poirier was Madrid's top scorer with 18 points, followed by Hezonja (17) and the still incombustible Musa with 16. Together they neutralized the occasional success of the Frenchman Francisco, who caused the reaction with his four three-pointers. His rival, who saw how his Hierarchy was questioned and did not allow it. They don't want to lose their comfortable status at the top of the table for a moment.
Monaco 93 Baskonia 83
Playing in the Omnisports hall, built under the Luis II Stadium, is not like playing in the Greek or Turkish hell of the Euroleague or Partizan's Stark Arena in Belgrade. It is more of an operatic experience compared to these cauldrons or the Buesa Arena when playing, so Baskonia's defeat against Monaco (93-83) can be attributed to various reasons, including the heaviness of the Vitorians after so many consecutive games, or the errors in shots, even in free throws (11 out of 19), a very poor 57%, but never attributed to the environmental pressure of the Monegasque resort.
It was an even game that the Vitorians played, although the final result was such that the local team took off when Baskonia was already playing desperately. The first quarter ended with a minimal lead (21-22) for Ivanovic's players, whose most active man was Markus Howard, although his 33 points in the end did not contribute to his team's debt, because the unstoppable performance of Mike James brought his team into the The next two quarters were the decisive factor for the Monaco team, which matched Baskonia in the two games of the regular tournament.
Only Sedekerskis at times and Kotsar, who stood out at the start of the game, were on par in attack, although Moneke had his spark on the rebound (13'), although it wasn't enough for the return from the Côte d'. Azur with one win, so Baskonia has a record of ten wins and ten defeats. Neither cold nor hot.
Valencia Basket 79 Zalgiris 84
Winning a game in the Euroleague is a herculean task and Valencia Basket has had a tough time in recent games. Against Zalgiris, the coin ended in a “draw” after a very close game that was decided by small details. Mumbrú's team had a problem called Evans with a couple of threes in the final moments, which tipped the balance. There were alternatives on the scoreboard, Ojeleye seemed to give energy to the orange team, but after the action that put the Valencians in the lead (74-72), Evans' success was decisive
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