Real Madrid did not want agonies and, guided by a spectacular Yabusele (27 points), beat Joventut in the second game of the semifinals, the best of five, and made it 1-1 on the scoresheet. The Catalans fought until the last quarter, but Guy’s mistake in shooting and Tomic’s expulsion left them breathless. It was then when those of Chus Mateo they took off and ended up finishing the game forcefully. The third stake, on Saturday in Badalona.
Yabusele made the game his own in the first minutes, forceful and spectacular the Frenchman while Real Madrid cemented a strong defense over kyle guy, the man who had turned WiZink into hell just two days ago. Joventut got stuck, couldn’t find a crack to slip through and submitted to Chus Mateo’s men, who signed a manual start.
The Catalans were recomposed thanks to a Joel Parra very inspired The Spanish international did everything, and everything well. He shot, directed and did what he could in defense against Yabusele. More he could not ask. He dominated Madrid with authority until Happy lit the wick He did not intimidate the point guard after receiving a block from Tavareyes and he chained nine points in a row of great merit, good actions seasoned with a bit of verbiage to warm up the rival. The equation worked and Joventut reached the break with a four lead.
Madrid came out of the locker room revitalized, anticipating defense and pushing Badalona’s men towards error. The midterms are over and in the third quarter, the duel turned into a give and take. None of the teams disconnected, none gave an inch. Faced with his fateful night on the shot, Guy showed that he is also a great passer and ellesonvery successful from long distance, took advantage of it.
Tomic’s expulsion
Hezonja and Poirier, who was playing his second game in the last two months, conspired with El Chacho to give the whites an interesting advantage in the last act. A triplet of rudy He ended up unbalancing the stake and, finally, Madrid caught air. The expulsion of Tomic (unsportsmanlike and technical) ended up causing Joventut to drop their arms and Madrid had no mercy, they even threw salt on the ground. A boost of morale before traveling to Badalona, where the bulk of the series will be decided.
