Gran Canaria’s defeat yesterday during their visit to Betis gives UCAM an extra life to get into the ‘play-off’ positions
UCAM Murcia has never beaten Real Madrid, but never debuting in the white fief would have been so important. Given the outcome of yesterday’s game in Seville, where a Betis risking his neck – who achieved a result that practically saved it – gave a cable to Sito Alonso’s team by winning 93-86 against Gran Canaria, Murcia’s biggest rival, UCAM arrives at the WiZink Center in Madrid today to keep their playoff options no matter what.
Of course, the film changes a lot for the final day depending on what the university students can scratch in Goya today. But the matter is more or less clear: doing the machada and winning brings him back to eighth place and dependent on himself on Saturday, on a last day when Zaragoza, also in the fight for durability, is in positions of descent to the palace will arrive . Losing, on the other hand, keeps UCAM ninth and with options, but without depending on itself: it should beat hands and at the same time its rival should take charge tonight of Gran Canaria, which will also host Real Madrid on Saturday at 8:45 PM in a uniform schedule for all matches with something at stake on Day 34.
So if UCAM wins tonight, there are two scenarios where they would be a playoff team. The first, if he wins. The second, if he loses and Gran Canaria loses too. But if UCAM can’t surprise today against Pablo Laso’s men, it will only be worth it on Saturday to win and attack the canaries.
In this way, Real Madrid is the judge of the ‘play-off’. For the interests of Murcian first, and then Gran Canaria, to keep in mind that the whites have absolutely nothing at stake. Whether they win two, one or none of their matches, their pursuers – Valencia and Joventut – cannot take second place from them. And even if they both win, Real Madrid won’t be able to catch up with Barça, the mathematician leader.
What the Whites do have in front of them and where all their attention is focused are the ‘Final Four’ of the Euroleague, from 19 to 22 May, the weekend after the end of the regular season in the Endesa League, and before the ‘ play-off’ has even started, so Pablo Laso’s men will move between the intent to arrive feeling good on the date for the most important title of each season, and the need to reserve themselves after a chaotic season plagued with injuries, considering how irrelevant it is to win or lose in these days 33 and 34.
Betis counted on the encouragement of his Sevillian fans for his rescue yesterday, as well as that of Murcia, more than 500 kilometers away. With their win, Luis Casimiro’s men confirmed their continuity in the Endesa League for another season with their sixth win in the last seven games.
They did so after beating Porfirio Fisac’s squad in a frenzied match, which started with a very successful Gran Canaria from great distance (18-28, end of first quarter), with a maximum lead of 14 points, but, in line with their irregular season, the yellow sank in a third quarter which ended with a 29-14 run for Betis, who went on to give country the lead and, in a very nerve-wracking final, ended with a smile.
His hero, the one from Murcia. Point guard Shannon Evans had one of the most impressive individual performances of the season, with 28 points, 17 assists and a PIR of 38.
Source: La Verdad
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