UCAM went to court in Madrid, knowing that, with some difficulties, the victory at the Wizink Center gave them the opportunity to rely only on themselves to play for the title until the last day. Betis had done his job against Gran Canaria and kept them on the pitch, and last night it was Sito Alonso’s turn.
The defensive level of the first quarter was not only very high, but also allowed them to play with much more confidence in the attack. Webb III saw the edge very big from the three points and his teammates put on the batteries to finish the first quarter ahead. Sito Alonso didn’t leave the slightest bit of his usual script in the rotation.
Tavares gave the Whites the lead for the first time, but Sito’s men did not flinch and continued to scramble on the defensive, albeit too reliant on their shots from the outside. Madrid’s first triples, Hanga and Abalde, plus Cape Verde Tavares’ blocks opened the first hole just before half time, which McFadden shortened with one of his hardest triples, 41-37.
The second half started like the first, team defense and good assists from the inside, although it took a while for them to make contact with the rim as the whites made their way little by little, opening the differences thanks to their defense and the greater success of their outside shot . Laso continued his rotation, the scoreboard stretching, with Deck scoring four along with Tavares on the inside, and good shots from the outside to add up to nearly twenty points.
Bellas returned to the field, the team needed more order and that was achieved, they also improved defensively but the Whites stepped back on the accelerator when they needed it. Taylor hurt his left leg and there arrived UCAM, whose offensive capacity was already greatly diminished.
Now all that remains is to hope that Real Madrid will stick to the logic in Gran Canaria and beat Zaragoza, who will be playing for permanence this Saturday in Murcia.
Source: La Verdad
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