He Real Madrid had a peaceful Sunday morning before a BAXI Manresa that threw the game down the drain in a disastrous first half. The whites dominated the entire match and despite Manresa’s improvement after the break they ended up taking the duel with enormous clarity by 86-61.
With the memory of last year’s defeat against BAXI at WiZink, Madrid came out with the idea of not giving their rival a truce. And he fulfilled it. Partly because things turned out for him, but above all because of the rival’s inefficiency, especially in the three-point shot. The whites took advantage of Manresa’s unusual lack of defensive activity to establish advantages and extend them up to the 26 points remained at 25 at halftime, 46-21.
Mario Hezonja in a tackle against Marcis Steinbergs.
Los 21 BAXI points In two quarters they largely summarize the bad half of Manresa, which is when the white triumph was cooked up. Manresa was 1 of 12 in triples, 0 of 10 in the second quarterand the partial of that second act It was 24-8 for Madrid. Although Tavares was the best at halftime, con 10+4, The protagonist of the locals in those two acts was Hugo González with 8 points and high quality minutes.
After the break, the Laziness It improved its image, especially because it had more defensive intensity, helped by white relaxation. Another sign that the Laziness gave the game away early is that his first free throw did not come until there were 6 minutes left in the third quarter. AND Obasohan He failed both.
Rathan-Mayes disputes the ball with Daniel Pérez.
A 0-9 Catalan partial put the game at 15, 53-38 and there was a hint of reaction that cut Sergio Llull with a triple at 8 meters. By then Tavares He was already on the bench for the fourth foul, which was a technical. But Madrid didn’t need him. Another rush and the lead was back above 20 with 10 to play, 63-40.
The last period was completely unnecessary except for seeing more minutes Hugo Gonzalez or count the first points of Sidi Gueye in the ACB, which were free throws. Then he signed one in play with a pass from I’m going. Madrid finished with the two of them on the court and with Hugo.
He also took advantage of his minutes Rathan-Mayesgoing 3 of 5 in triples in the last quarter in which he scored 10 points. The clash gained some spectacle at the end with a powerful one-handed mate. Obasohan and another of merit Saint-Supery.
For the whites it was a more or less placid duel, resolved very quickly and above all with very little load of minutes for the key players, such as Campazzowho played only 15 minutes, 4 of them after the break, Tavareswhich only lasted 12 minutes or Musawho played 15. Madrid will have few games like this throughout the season.
