Baskonia suffers its second defeat against Real Madrid, 101-90, and will fight at Buesa to even the series
Euskaraz irakurri: Baskoniak bigarren aldiz galdu du Real Madrid aurka, 101-90, eta Buesan saiatuko da play-offa berdintzen
He Baskonia has fit, this Thursday, in the WiZink Centerhis second defeat against Real Madridin it second game of the Euroleague play-off of the 2023-24 season, and, in this way, it is losing 2-0 in the series that reserves for the winner a place in the Final Four in Berlin. This second match of the play-off concluded with the result of 101-90.
On Tuesday, after the first match of the series, Dusko Ivanovic asked all his men for an improvement, a higher level for this second match. His players have responded to the demands of the Baskonia coach, and They have put together a more brilliant performance than the one completed in that initial duel; What happens is that the rival, Real Madrid, has also increased its performance, and all of this has led to a night of good basketball, in several phases, by both teams, in which the rival of the Vitorian squad is has awarded the second point of the play-off.
Baskonia has not made it easy for them, however. With the loss, again, of Chima Moneke, the Basque team closed the first quarter two points down, 23-21, partly thanks to their success from beyond the three-point line, and, at half-time, the result It was 46-40, with everything to be decided. The third quarter has been key, because that is when Real Madrid has stood out on the scoreboard, with several minutes of inspiration: 74-63, with the last ten minutes remaining, and Baskonia’s hope that was still alive.
In the last quarter, the white team dominated widely, with leads of up to 23 points. The Alava team has sought to push until the end, and that score of 101-90 summarizes a match that, although it was deservedly won by Real Madrid, has also seen a Baskonia team that promises to fight with the help of its fans.
Data sheet
101 – Real Madrid (23+23+28+27): Campazzo (24), Musa (-), Hezonja (7), Yabusele (16), Tavares (10), -starting five-, Poirier (10), Deck (10) Llull (13), Sergio Rodríguez (8), Rudy Fernandez (3).
90 – Baskonia (21+19+23+27): Miller-Mcintyre (13), Costello (10), Sedekerskis (9), Marinkovic (20), Rogkavopoulos (9) – starting five -, Díez (3), Howard (12), Kotsar (3), Chiozza (8) , Raieste (3) and Theodore (-).
Referees: Fernando Rocha (Portugal), Sasa Pukl (Slovenia) and Jakub Zamojski (Poland). No eliminated.
Incidents: 10,688 spectators at the WiZink Center in Madrid.
Source: Eitb
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