Real Madrid smile again in the Euroleague after beating Alba Berlin and move closer to the playoff places

He the real Madrid was once again the reliable and solid team of WiZink Center after the last defeat against Anadolu Efes. Those of Chus Mateo They received a visit from a Alba Berlin who held the last position in the Euroleaguebut the Germans recovered in the first half. However, White improved significantly after the break and ended up winning a peaceful victory, 98-84. [Así hemos vivido la victoria del Real Madrid]

Real Madrid’s season in the Euroleague is very irregular. The team is very safe when playing in front of their fans, but is vulnerable at home. Before dawn, Berlin was seen again a very recognizable team both in attack and defense.

Those of Chus Mateo They went less and more into the game. Alba Berlin surprised by his success on the outside shot and during the first half they had a lot of difficulty the real Madrid that he didn’t know how to defend these games well. However, the whites did not lose face in the match and after the break they dominated their rival.

The German team did not have good results in three-point shooting in the ten games they played before facing Real Madrid. However, against the Whites they scored nine in the first half. White’s defensive adjustments worked and disabled the German attack led by Procida and Mattiseck.

Real Madrid managed to equal its best score in the Euroleague since against Virtus Bologna it also reached 98 points. Rathan-Mayes was decisive for White in the third quarter, finishing with 16 points; while Ibaka went up to the age of 15 and Musa arrived at 13.

Wild score match

Real Madrid experienced a back and forth of situations during the match. Unlike the last Euroleague match against Anadolu Efes where the team was erratic on outside shooting, the first basket against Alba Berlin was a triple from Mario Hezonja. The German team immediately responded with two consecutive triples from Gabriele Procida. It was difficult for Real Madrid to score on two goals, while the German team walked very easily on the white paint.

Chus Mateo’s defensive adjustments paid off and with a score of 10-0, Real Madrid began to take the lead in the match, while Alba Berlin players lacked shooting accuracy. At the end of the first quarter, the Whites started to leave a lot of space and no longer defended with the same intensity. With Mattisseck’s two consecutive triples, the first quarter ended 23-22.

The second quarter started the same way the first ended. It didn’t take long for Wetzell to put the Germans in the lead as Real Madrid were very lax in defense. Chus Mateo moved the bench, bringing in Alberto Abalde as a catalyst on defense, however, going 3 of 3 on triples, he ended up being a catalyst on offense.

The defenses didn’t exist in the second quarter. Ibaka and Abalde kept Real Madrid in the match against an Alba Berlin side that added nine triples. Chus Mateo’s men are the second worst team to defend the treble and the Germans have taken advantage. The two teams returned to the locker rooms with a score of 55-55.

After the break, Real Madrid had a crushing start to the third quarter: 19-4 partial. White was more focused on defense with the clear motto: steal, run and score. Back-to-back triples from Rathan-Mayes, Campazzo and Deck created the biggest difference in the game, 15 points. The German team only appeared in the home stretch and came up with the score, 79-68.

In the last quarter, Musa wanted to be the protagonist. The Bosnian collected eight points from his team’s first ten and Real Madrid increased the gap in the match with an 18-point lead, 91-73. Alba Berlin managed to get down to twelve points, but Musa and Tavares insisted on widening the gap despite Nufer’s triple and the Whites ended up taking a quiet victory, 98-84.

Technical sheet:

Real Madrid : Campazzo (12), Rathan-Mayes (16), Hezonja (11), Hugo González (2), Tavares (10), -starting five-, Llull (2), Ibaka (15), Ndiaye (-), Deck (7), Andrés Feliz (1), Musa (13) and Abalde (9).

ALBA Berlin: Spagnolo (4), Procida (18), Delow (10), Schneider (8), Wetzell (10) -starting five-, Mattiseck (11), Samar (10), Doerries (2), Rapieque (5), Nufer (3) and Williams (3).

Referees: Joseph Bissang (France), Seffi Shemmesh (Israel) and Denis Hadzic (Croatia). Tim Schneider was sent off for five personal fouls (m.35).

Incidents: match corresponding to the 11th day of the Euroleague played at the WiZink Center in front of 7,123 spectators.