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Madrid lost after coming close to a comeback
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Madrid lost after coming close to a comeback

real Madrid In the tenth round of the Euroleague, Anadolu Efes was defeated at home. Our team fell behind by 27 points in the first half due to a very bad offense. Despite this, they looked for a comeback and came level with a one point draw, but their opponents were fresher in the last two minutes and they managed to win. CampazzoWith 20 points and 24 efficiency points, he became the most prominent player of the team that included Andrés. Feliz He returned after his injury.

Efes played a better and more aggressive game. They quickly imposed their own style against the Madrid team, which was very weak in shooting and had difficulty in the first quarter. The Turkish side, on the other hand, found a fluid rhythm in attack with the trio of Thompson, Poirier and Osmani and scored 15 of their team’s 19 points. Tavares’ 7 rebounds and Feliz’s return after 1 month and 4 days of injury were the highlights of the match. Chusmateteam at the start (6-19, min. 10).

slight improvement
Madrid’s failure to shoot three-pointers had a negative impact. Even though they didn’t shoot badly, they didn’t want to get into the game today. They were not successful from the three-point line until the 15th minute. Campazzo He was the clearest player of our team in the first half (9 points). This was a huge burden against an opponent who was confident and had a huge advantage in the basket. In the last part of the first half, the Whites managed to enter the locker room with a better feeling with a 7-2 run (25-47, minute 20).

The outlook changed radically in the second half. Chus Mateo’s team came out stronger and determined to get into the game. Campazzo (9 points in the third quarter) and Deck Our team, which took a few steps forward in defense, contracted an infection and stopped Anadolu Efes. Hezonja activated and TavaresDespite his three fouls, he had a great performance against Poirier and his friends in the basket. The 24-11 run in the third quarter allowed them to enter the final quarter with a nine-point lead (49-58); This could have been less if he had been a proper three-pointer.

One point left before the comeback
But the momentum had already shifted. Madrid gave everything. Hezonja continued to take charge of the attack and the captain was right there with him. Llull He surpassed 4,000 points by scoring almost seven consecutive points in the Euroleague and made the score 62-63 with four minutes left in the game. They scored 26 points in 18 minutes (18-45, minute 18). At a time when the match was on a knife edge, we gained a 7-point lead with two consecutive three-pointers by Anadolu Efes, and it was decisive in the last quarter (64-74, minute 40).

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