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NACHO DUQUE
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The best version of Real Madrid so far this season gave them their first victory in the Euroleague. A convincing one against Partizan (93-86)which he finished off in the second half with an improved defense compared to previous events, with dominance of the rebound, with many players at a high level and, above all, an excellent Campazzo. The precautionary measure was granted, delaying his possible one-match sanction, and the whites ended up shouting: It’s good that you played!
The point guard kneaded the match to give it the desired shape. He finished with eight points, six rebounds and 11 assists. A conducting recital accompanied by a great performance by Ibakadominator of the hoops with 15+7; of the success of Rathan-Mayes, who made 4/4 in triples and begins to change opinions; of a Muse that went from less to more; and of Ndiaye, determined to show that the signing of a ‘4’ is not so necessary.
Serge Ibaka makes a dunk in the game against Partizan.EFE
As if Madrid had prepared the game without Campazzo, the point guard stayed on the starting bench. Ownership for Feliz. Partizan started better, with another surprise in their quintet, the Madrid youth squad Mario Nakic. He scored the first five points of the game and disappeared. Ndiaye was the wake-up call for the Madridistas with a 2+1 after a sensational coast-to-coast and a triple.
The whites once again faltered in their outside defense. Partizan scored three-pointers as if it were not difficult: 6/10 in the first quarter. Mateo shook the tree and tried a more defensive quintet with Rathan-Mayes, Ibaka, Deck and Campazzo, who changed everything. He started directing to go to attendance per minute connecting with everyone. Not even the defense of Bonga, 23 centimeters taller, worried him. That was something else. At the end of the first quarter, a tie at 24 in a 13-2 partial for the locals (33-26).
Feliz injury
The point guard took a break and returned Happy, with whom bad luck fell. After his first basket in the Euroleague, a brave tackle, he hurt his right foot. It wasn’t a sprain. It is an injury to the fasciabut we have to wait for more tests. He left without support.
The whites stayed on top thanks to their dominance of the areas. Tavares crushed and Ibaka was a vacuum cleaner on the offensive rebound. Pleasure at 35 years old. At halftime he left with 11 points and four rebounds, three of them in the opponent’s basket. Tyrique Jones It was the threat of the Serbs who went to the locker room three down (50-47).
Xavier Rathan-Mayes fights for a ball with Lundberg and Sterling Brown.EFE
Madrid soon found itself with Tavares’ fourth foulbut it didn’t stop him from taking a shot (57-49). Partizan punished a couple of mistakes so that the breakaway was not good. Campazzo left a triple and an assist before going to the bench, but his team, with Llull at the helmhe did not resent it. In fact, reached a maximum of 17 points (83-66) taking advantage of a 15-0 that included two triples by Rathan-Mayes and the confirmation that Musa had returned.
The team was flowing and the defense left the Serbians without scoring in the game for four minutes. Carlik Jones, with nine straight points, kept his hopes up. Ndiaye still acted as ‘5’ who nailed a triple to calm down. Campazzo, with another one with 1:15 left, set the sentence. He played and conducted the orchestra of the best version of the whites that has been seen this season.
Technical sheet
93 – Real Madrid (24+26+18+25): Andres Feliz (2), Hezonja (10), Musa (12), Ndiaye (10), Tavares (8) -starting team-, Campazzo (8) Rathan-Mayes (12) , Abalde (4), Deck (10), Llull (2), Ibaka (15) and Hugo González (-).
86 – Partizan (24+23+17+22): Lundberg (6), Brown (12), Nakic (5), Bonga (6) and Davies (8) -starting five-, Carlik Jones (15), Marinkovic (12) Ntilikina (11), Tyrique Jones (11) and Pokusevski (0).
Referees: Emin Mogulkoc (Türkiye), Milan Nedovic (Slovenia) and Tomasz Trawicki (Poland). No eliminated.
Incidents: Second game of the regular phase of the Euroleague played at the WiZink Center.
