He real Madrid It was a disaster against Maccabi. The whites had control of the duel against the Israelis but, in the last quarter, they let the locals, led by Jokubaitisthey believed they had a chance of victory. Chus Mateo’s men’s wrists shrank, they made gross mistakes and, with only one second remaining, Lee scored a suspension that left them speechless. It’s been a month and Madrid still hasn’t won away from home, either in Euroleague or in ACB. Something is wrong in the head of the eleven-time European champion.
Madrid entered the duel making the same mistakes that cost them the defeat on Tuesday against Olympiacos. He did not close the rebound and Maccabi, led by the good direction of the ex-azulgrana Jokubaitisplayed with fluidity and effort. It was time for heroes, Tavares and Hezonja They made themselves noticed, they took pride in their honor and they scored with ease. The problem is that Sorkina center with the soul of a shooter, dismantled the white defense with his shot and, if you do not protect your rim, it is normal that you suffer. Only two consecutive triples Lull and a dunk from Hezonja made Madrid finish the first quarter with a two-point lead.
His squad was reduced, Mateo had to put together unprecedented quintets in the season, which included the teenager Gueye and the youth squad Hugo González. Was Rathan-Mayes the one in charge of leading the scoring, but the Canadian suffered in defense against Know Leevery inspired by the American. It was clear that Madrid was going with the right amount of fuel, they even missed baskets under the basket without opposition. A triple of JokubaitisThe Lithuanian, fantastic, made Maccabi win by seven, the highest of the match. However, the visitor reaction was great.
Mateo’s board organized full-scale pressure that caused several losses on the Israeli side, well taken advantage of by Campazzoauthor of a distant triple, and for Lullwho ran on the counterattack to score a solo layup. The comeback came quickly as Maccabi ran out of long-distance success. The partial was 14-0 after a two plus one from the Argentine point guard and Madrid, after having a difficult time, reached half-time with a seven-point advantage.
The locker room revitalized the Israelis, reconciled with the basket thanks to the success of Sorkinand Madrid, on the other hand, got stuck again. Their advantage disappeared after two free throws from Lee, they conceded rebounds and made fouls against the local penetrations. But if the defense didn’t work, the attack did after two triples, the work of Abalde and Hezonja. As in the first half, the counterattacks suited the Whites wonderfully and, with another impressive partial, they opened a gap in the scoreboard. The third quarter closed with a two plus one from the Galician. Madrid was approaching victory.
Maccabi, a team that lives on streaks, began to make holes in the basket again, Madrid had to grit its teeth. Jokubaitis He had a few last flashes and Rivero put the locals within one point with 35 seconds left. The whites, inexplicably, had their wrists shrink, they made gross mistakes and Lee He scored one last shot, a free throw jumper against Deck, which confirmed the disaster.
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