2023-11-19 15:51:48
The streak of consecutive victories of the Real Madrid in official matches since the start of the season it remained at 19 and the Unicaja broke after a memorable match in which he put the confidence and determination necessary to overcome the 21-point gap that he had against in the third quarter (93-99).
To complete the transition to the second ten, the white team players had to draw a complicated wall that they began to attack from afarwith a 9-0 presentation based on triples from Facundo Campazzo, Dzanan Musa and Gabriel Deck.
Take cover, there are snipers in the WiZink!
9-0 start for Real Madrid. #LigaEndesa #PlayForChildhood pic.twitter.com/sKPQASf0zn
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During that period, Unicaja opted for patience as the best raincoat for the hail rain that was falling on them. And as time went by, it subsided when the rival surpassed them by more than double the points. From 16-7 it went to 20-19 and, despite the fact that Campazzo scored a marvelous triple with a rival blocking his way, later at 25-26 with which the initial act concluded.
The warning for Real Madrid was given by a team that was capable of matching him in defensive intensity and team play, two of its most powerful virtues. The challenge for Unicaja was to maintain all that throughout the morning. He achieved it, except in the second quarter.
In that section the balance was unbalanced by the rebounds, thirteen for those in white and three for those in green. That and the triples, since the locals lowered their percentage by just 2% to stay at 60% while the opponent fell from 50% to 35.7%.
The main people responsible for these figures were Mario Hezonja and its nine points, the combativeness of Vincent Poirier and the eternal commitment of veterans Rudy Fernández and Sergio Rodríguez; who lifted the team in a play in which he first risked his physicality to prevent the ball from going out the sideline and then put the finishing touch with a triple that helped his team reach the psychological barrier of ten.
The last quarter of Unicaja.
THE LAST QUARTER OF UNICAJA.
The Cup Champion has it in his hand.#LigaEndesa #PlayForChildhood pic.twitter.com/yV7fn76Gwq— Basketball en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarBasket) November 19, 2023
Despite everything, the host knew that if he gave up scoring, Unicaja was capable of leaking through the slightest crack. That’s how it was when the +21 after a triple by Musa went to +4, in just under six minutes in which Real Madrid only made five points, three of them from the free throw line.
To end the chaos and The white confusion needed a hero and this was Mario Hezonja, who in two attacks scored the same points as everyone else in that disastrous stretch. It was enough to get the group out of the well before the ten-minute finale began, but not to scare away a brave Andalusian team that wanted to complete its great work.
Little by little, Ibon Navarro’s men continued to take small bites out of the result and, they insisted so much, that they managed to tie the tie at 81 with five minutes remaining with a triple from Tyler Kalinoski and finally take the lead when there were only three left thanks to another success by Tyson Carter .
Incredible.
Memorable.
Anthological.
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⚪️ Real Madrid’s first defeat this season after a 19/19 (????????-????????).#LigaEndesa#PlayForChildhood pic.twitter.com/1zlMmxyYah
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They were missing the icing on the cake, certifying what they had fought so hard for. What seemed difficult they made simple against a knocked out Real Madridoverwhelmed by a script that I had not expected minutes before and in which it had not been seen until that moment during the campaign.
93 – Real Madrid (25+26+18+21): Campazzo (18), Abalde (5), Deck (9), Musa (10), Tavares (8), Hezonja (14), Llull (2), Sergio Rodriguez (11) and Poirier (7) , Ndiaye (-) and Rudy Fernandez (9).
99 – Unicaja (26+13+27+33): Perry (4), Djedovic (9), Barreiro (3), Thomas (-), Kravish (23) -starting five-; Díaz (3), Taylor (19), Sima (1), Ejim (4), Carter (13), Kalinoski (11) and Osetkoswki (9).
Referees: Emilio Pérez Pizarro, Javier Torres and Alberto Sánchez Sixto. Ejim was sent off for five personal fouls (min.31).
Incidences: Matchday 10 of the Endesa League played at the WiZink Center in front of 8,556 spectators. In the preview, five boys and girls presented Walter Tavares with the MVP of the month award in the competition. In addition, Chus Mateo received the trophy for “Best Coach of the Year – Antonio Díaz Miguel Memorial” given by the Spanish Association of Basketball Coaches (AEEB).
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