ACB – semi-final – working day 1
From the lost final in the Euroleague to a restorative classic against Barcelona. Madrid healed the wound from the defeat in the European Cup last Sunday with the first victory in the ACB semifinals against the great domestic rival. Campazzo’s teaching, adorned with 20 points and 10 assists, Tavares’s hammer translated into 18 points and 15 rebounds, and four consecutive three-pointers by Llull in the last quarter knocked down the Blaugrana at the start of a series that this Friday will experience its end. second chapter also on WiZink. Barça crashed in the triple (4 of 22) despite having fresher legs. Chus Mateo had asked for an “angry” team and hit the exact right button.
The Palace received the European runners-up as champions. The applause rewarded the journey, the second straight Euroleague final, and harangued his team in the face of the challenge of a more rested Barça. For that physical battle Chus Mateo opted for Hezonja as a four to face Parker, an interior with the soul of a forward. The American missed the first triple and instead Campazzo got it right, displaying his repertoire: penetration and bingo from the perimeter to make it 5-0. Parker no longer forgave in the dunk, a sponge to absorb the Barça game. Like Tavares in the whites. The giant celebrated his upcoming renewal by stretching his arms under the two rings. A alley oop from Campazzo to Hezonja forced Grimau to stop the clock (17-9) because the locals scored very easily, especially in the paint, and ran at will under the command of Facu, very comfortable in scoring and directing. Barça, refreshed with Laprovittola, was cloudy from the perimeter, also failing in free throws. A bomb del Chacho stretched the white lead before the first break: 24-14.
Da Silva got up to hit the white ring but a plane called Yabusele arrived from behind. On the counterattack, Hezonja destroyed the Barça basket with two hands. A trend summarized in seconds. However, it was Da Silva who supported Barça through mobility among the hustle and bustle on the benches. The change of face suited Grimau’s group better, which grew supported by the defense and a more agile quintet. A run of 2-11 made it 26-25 and Ricky turned the night around (30-31). Chus Mateo caught Campazzo and this time there was no Euroleague confusion: balls to Tavares. In the game there was no truce and in the bullfight, Facu’s intelligence to always choose the best option counted for two. The Argentine deployed his catalog of passes and returned the wheel to the whites. Barça had run aground again in the outside shot. This time the basket in the last second was not from Llull, but from Yabusele, with the score already falling (44-36 at halftime).
Campazzo in all corners of the court and Tavares in his area of control turned Barça around at the beginning of the second section. They were two players injured by the European final against Panathinaikos who this time did show their claws. Facu scored and passed without a rival to handcuff him. No one could overshadow the Cape Verde tower. Madrid’s speed to steal and run, with Hezonja and Musa as hammers, knocked out the Blaugrana with a run of 17-2 to establish a difference of 23 points: 61-38. Grimau charged with a technical after a foul called on Ricky, the point guard distraught due to the different speeds of the two teams. Barça got tangled up in protests to the referees and gave the whites easy points. Laprovittola’s rebellion with some individual spark and Ricky’s step forward to cut the white defense in the center adjusted the difference (66-53). Grimau’s team was still alive thanks to his two brains, precisely when Campazzo was resting, and to a greater defensive cut. Before the fourth quarter, 72-62.
Parker reduced the deficit and Willy shouted present, but it was Llull who dynamited the game with four triples in a row in 1m 50s, some in an acrobatic way, with the ball very high. The Spaniard brought the Palacio de los Deportes to its feet with his unstoppable moment of inspiration (84-69). Yabusele took over with his aim and a block on Willy to extinguish any attempt at resistance from Barcelona. The Spanish center was then stopped by Tavares. End of the movie. Madrid was much more of a team than Barça and alleviated the Euroleague wound in the classic.
REAL MADRID, 97; BARCELONA, 78
Real Madrid: Campazzo (20), Causeur (2), Musa (10), Hezonja (10), Tavares (18) -starting quintet-; Abalde (3), Yabusele (16), Sergio Rodríguez (2), Poirier (2), Rudy (0), Llull (14).
Barcelona: Ricky Rubio (8), Satoransky (5), Abrines (8), Parker (11), Vesely (4) -starting quintet-; Laprovittola (13), Willy Hernangómez (12), Kalinic (1), Da Silva (10), Brizuela (3), Jokubaitis (0), Parra (3).
Partials: 24-14, 20-22, 28-26 and 25-16.
Referees: Peruga, Aliaga and Castillo.
WiZink Center: 11,274 spectators.
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