Real Madrid doesn’t scare away the ghosts at house and is diluted towards Bayern within the Euroleague | Basketball | Sports | EUROtoday

The investigation that the FBI is finishing up today within the United States to elucidate the way forward for the NBA, stained by its shut and worrying hyperlink with sports activities betting, has left within the background an more and more latent sporting actuality in the perfect basketball league on this planet. The franchises, all, with out exception, have constructed their squads for a while now primarily based on two elementary pillars: the massive stars and the specialists, that’s, gamers able to shining on the hardwood in very particular duties, whether or not in outdoors taking pictures, in defensive capability and even in each features.

It doesn’t appear that the Canadian Trey Lyles, with a previous within the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings, shines in any of those abilities. Nor might he be thought of a star in a league during which he averaged eight factors and 4 rebounds in 650 video games. However, whoever aimed excessive on the University of Kentucky alongside Devin Booker or Karl-Anthony Towns does have sufficient high quality to, on the verge of thirty, have landed on his ft within the Euroleague.

It is appreciated, in fact, by the Real Madrid squad, which, beneath the steering of Sergio Scariolo, feeds balls to the put up to the Canadian energy ahead, an excessive amount of expertise for Vladimir Lucic, Isiaha Mike and any defender of a Bayern that, within the ostentatious SAP Arena in Munich, appeared to dissolve like a sugar at half-time beneath the visiting energy (44-57). The Whites’ recreation thickened after passing by means of the locker room, the Bavarians elevated their effectiveness on the rebound and, with the assistance of an awesome Óscar Da Silva, Gordon Herbert’s males ended up blurring a Madrid that, at a file tempo on the Movistar Arena, the place they’ve gathered 34 consecutive wins, fell in Bavaria (90-84) and nonetheless has not gained this season away from Calle Goya (one defeat within the Endesa League and 4 in Euroleague).

“The defense in the second half was very far from being acceptable,” summed up Sergio Scariolo, forceful after a second half during which, with 27 factors, his staff fell far wanting the 57 scored earlier than the intermission. “We got nervous, we missed the shot more than necessary and we were not good. We just have to congratulate Bayern and continue, because we have another game in 48 hours [este jueves, en Madrid, ante el Fenerbahce]”.

Barça, Valencia and Baskonia win at home

Barcelona suffered at the Palau against Ettore Messina’s Emporio Armani Milan, but the final scare translated into victory (74-72) and Joan Peñarroya’s team finally managed to adhere to the positive record in the top continental competition, where, with four wins and three losses, they are placed in eighth position in the regular league before traveling to Belgrade to face Zeljko Obradovic’s Partizan this Friday.

The same balance that the culé team has had since this Tuesday was Valencia Basket, which had a feast at the Roig Arena against Fenerbahce, current Euroleague champion (94-79), thanks to a frenetic pace from the initial jump. Led by Kameron Taylor in scoring (17 points), Pedro Martínez’s men will face Dubai Basketball this Thursday, also at home.

The Emirati staff, debuting this yr – not with out controversy – within the Euroleague, fell exactly towards the final Spanish staff within the fray, Baskonia, which, after six consecutive defeats, achieved its first victory of the season in Europe this Tuesday (92-85). Paolo Galbiati’s males turned sturdy on the Buesa Arena and, guided by Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot’s 25 factors, defeated Dubai earlier than internet hosting Andolu Efes in Vitoria this Friday.