90-71: The casualties do not reduce the effectiveness of Real Madrid

The injuries do not stop but the Madrid He doesn’t seem to be much affected by it. This was demonstrated after beating the UCAM Murcia by 90-71, which helps them remain undefeated at the top of the standings.

Before starting the match, the white club made Chuma’s withdrawal official Okeke due to physical problems which took away a little more oxygen from the rotation, despite which the superiority of resources ended up being evident in the game. Jaime Pradilla He emerged with 15 points to lead the white scoring in a match that remained balanced for 30 minutes.

Both teams started cold and not very successful, with barely 30% shooting, which led to a first five minutes without rhythm or much scoring. Things changed with the rotation, the entry of Luwawu-Cabarrot and Madrid’s first triples, by Pradilla and Jones, for a first escape by the locals (18-13) mitigated by some steals and transitions from UCAM until 22-20 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second the white escape attempt was more consistent and came after a triple by Kaiser Gates (28-30) that set off the alarms. Triples of Lull, Abalde and Jones They led to a 9-0 that distanced Pedro Martínez’s team a little more to respond to the rival’s baskets quickly until the break was 47-39.

The domain of Tavares under the rings prevailed in a once again thick and pointless resumption, allowing the Madrid take one more step (55-41, min 24). He UCAM He did not panic and little by little he worked to get closer to 55-50 after a 0-9 partial, but it was his last sign of life. The quarter closed with 63-55 and in the last one emerged Luwawu-Cabarrot to anticipate the sentence with his triples midway through the period.