I said this week Pablo Laso that he real Madrid It is the only team in Europe capable of bringing out the best in itself when its future seems darkest. A statement that became true this Thursday, after the whites defeated Panathinaikos, current Euroleague champion. After a very even first half, the locals went wild in the third quarter thanks to the direction of Campazzothe teeth of Muse and the unexpected appearance of Abaldewhich had one of its best matches in a long time. After adding five defeats in the first eight games, Madrid seems to have returned. In fact, it always does.
Madrid needed good news, to feel safe, to gain confidence, and the first minutes against Panathinaikos were very promising thanks to an 8-0 run, with triples from Muse and Abalde included. He was very solid in defense and played simple in attack, his movements were clear and his shooting accuracy was lethal. The whites were flying, also thanks in part to the leadership of the very young Ndiayea player who seems not to be affected in the slightest by pressure or nerves.
Panathinaikos did not defend, it seemed that the game was not going their way except for the great start of Juancho Hernangomezwho put some intention into their team’s poor performance with five consecutive points. The Spaniard’s charges made Madrid retreat and the Hellenes, specialists in detecting cracks, began to warm up their wrists. However, Campazzo was overjoyed, the Argentine, author of 10 points in the first quarter, was determined for Madrid to achieve a victory that seemed fundamental.
The meringues were lucky that Yurtseven It was not fine under the rim, because Panathinaikos had created a lock near their rim and managed to generate on the other side of the court very easily. On the other hand, as in recent weeks, Madrid had a hard time scoring when Campazzo was on the bench and indecision imprisoned the duel. Irregular rhythm ended after a very slight lack of Rathan-Mayeswhich made WiZink release all the tension he had accumulated after so much defeat for his team. The whistle to the referee’s team made the hair stand on end.
Deck was an irreducible guerrilla, but Juancho Hernangómez managed to match the Argentine’s determination, something that very few people can do in Europe. The man from Madrid scored a triple, forced a jump ball and, after recovering the ball, Nunn He invented a foul that gave him three free throws. The American repeated it before the Tavares oak, his plasticity impressive, and, when the half-time horn sounded, Madrid won by five.
Musa jumped on stage and scored the first seven local points of the second half. The Bosnian was untied, Panathinaikos was loaded with fouls, the situation seemed under control. Nunn decided to wage war on his own and the exchange of baskets was glorious, of the highest level. Real Madrid came out victorious, they closed the rebound with great energy and did not fail from the personal line, their advantage was already double digits. Special mention to AbaldeOne of his best games in recent years, the Galician was savage in defense and in shooting.
Whenever the visitors threatened to rewrite the script, Madrid struck a powerful blow on the table, whether in the form of a triple deck or plug Ibaka. The infinite quality of Panathinaikos meant that the final stretch of the match was by no means a bed of roses, but the meringues always remained calm, well supported by the blocks of Tavaresand they already seem to have found the way to resurrection
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