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Euroleague working day 16

Real Madrid

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Real Madrid is the right storm. A staff that does not appear to care who’s in entrance. The whites all the time have the identical pace and destroy wherever they move. In Europe they have already got 15 victories and the one defeat in opposition to Fenerbahce. Chus Mateo, very near 100 wins with Real Madrid, screws his rivals mercilessly. Either with Facundo Campazzo in command, as he did in the beginning of the match in opposition to Partizan, or with Sergio Rodríguez, who elevated the tempo much more to consolidate his staff on the high of the standings.

El Chacho had enjoyable on the courtroom and combined effectiveness together with his traditional showiness. All his fantasy on the service of the group. Seven assists within the first half meant that the ‘grobari’, Belgrade’s gravediggers, didn’t know find out how to cease him. The level guards directed and Hezonja and, above all, Musa, executed. The Bosnian ahead scored 16 factors – he solely missed one free throw – within the first two quarters. A hammer for the protection that Zeljko Obradovic had ready, a legend in Madrid, the place he as soon as once more made Real Madrid European champions again in 1995, after years of drought. Partizan stayed on its ft due to the success of Caboclo, the Brazilian heart who left Reyer Venezia in an unorthodox method to be a part of Obradovic’s squad, his fourth staff in 4 months.

The distinction within the rating, all the time above ten factors, made the match way more peaceable than the one seven months in the past when the 2 groups bought into an notorious struggle within the playoffs to enter the Final Four. But this time it was totally different. Real Madrid led from the primary minute and in addition managed to cease Kevin Punter, among the best scorers in Europe, due to the superb blocking work of Causeur.

Partizan’s hopes light within the third quarter. Obradovic has an impressive quintet, however on the bench he doesn’t have the assure replacements that Chus Mateo finds on his. His choices have been significantly decreased when Caboclo, who had 18 of his staff’s 44 factors, dedicated his fourth private foul and Obradovic needed to ship him to the bench whereas his rival exceeded a 20-point lead (65-44). The relaxation was a stroll for Real Madrid, the present champion, an unstoppable staff that didn’t care if Partizan visited them after having chained 5 consecutive wins in Europe.

The day was spherical for the Spanish groups. Valencia Basket, which had simply misplaced to Partizan on Tuesday, righted the week with an ideal comeback in opposition to Virtus Bologna (79-71) that allowed it so as to add its ninth victory within the competitors.

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