A Heroic Real Madrid forces the fourth game against Olympiacos

The last last minute Fournier’s decline, author of the French of 17 points in the second meeting of the series, invited Madrid optimism. Muse was the main protagonist at the beginning since, with seven goals in the first possessions, he sent a clear message to Olympiacos: he should touch perfection if he wanted to seal his pass to the Final Four in the Spanish capital. The Balkan was supported by Tavares, which destroyed the Greek area cyclically. Those of Chus Matthew wanted to open the first change gap although they did not have the irruption of their former formate Williams-Gass, an ace from the long distance and very fine when supplying balls to Milutinov. Combination minimized by happy that, with two trays, it maintained the local advantage at the end of the first quarter (28-21).

Madrid’s health seemed solid and only blurred by his loose defense and for his little energy when closing the rebound. These deficiencies were used by Lee that, like last Thursday, began to score without compassion. The American baskets, added to the drought of the whites (they only scored two points in the first four and a half minutes of the period), allowed Olympiacos, by two free shilling of Williams-Goss, getting the first advantage of the night. The premises reacted with a partial 6-0, but they had made the mistake of allowing the rebirth of the Athenians, who finished off the first part with an impressive battery (38-44).

Madrid closed ranks in defense, the only way to repel the visiting arsenal, and delivered to Hezonja, so lethal to the background that allowed his own to sign the draw again. There were many merengues efforts, also personified by Abalde, although Olympiacos always found some way to keep afloat, partly thanks to the resurrection of time -time A small scorer drought on both sides paused the tense duel, the ball was a hare and no one managed to possess it. Everything was about to decide with the arrival of the last act (58-56).

Again, it was the strong padlock of the locals who wrote the script. Garuba was imposed in the area, Vildoza undertook too many losses and the advantage amounted to seven points, the maximum of the match. Ibaka also set about good minutes, although he was missing a couple of very clear occasions from the line of three that had supposed a hard blow to Bartzokas. Abalde, however, did not fail, Madrid was flying towards a victory of Draw, one that could make the almost always infallible Olympiacos doubt.

The meringues smelled blood, they wanted to harm their rivals, who got rid of and even failed occasions without opposition and under the hoop. Only the extraordinary talent from time tokov, which produced six consecutive points, managed to reduce the distance to four in the absence of three minutes to the end. Walkup, when I could scare, failed two free throws, while Campazzo, with a tray and the success that the American did not have from the personnel line, left the victory tied.