Bend the battleship Valencia in overtime, extended its home winning streak in the EuroLeague and continues unscathed at the top of the standings Real Madrid!
The European champions faced many difficulties against a Valencia who claimed victory at the “WiZink Center” and sent the match to extra time with Harper’s three-pointer in “dead time”, but in the extra five minutes the quality of the “queen” spoke, who finally prevailed upon me 96-86.
So Real did it 10/10 at her headquarters and on 2/2 in devil week, she improved her record to 19-2 and maintained their lead over second-placed Barcelona, ​​while Valencia suffered a third straight defeat, dropping to 10-11 and the 11th place in the standings.
Top for the winners are Campacho (19 points, 7 assists), Tavares (18 points and a personal record with 19 rebounds) and Yule (16 points with 4/8 three-pointers), while for Valencia they stood out Davis (19p.) and Jones (17 points, 6 assists).
The match
Real Madrid lined up with the last-minute loss of Vincent Poirier, while Valencia started the match with newcomer Justin Anderson in their back five. Before the start o Yule honored for becoming the player with the most appearances in the “Queen’s” shirt (1047 games from 2007 to tonight)!
?? Homage to our captain @23Llull en el WiZink Center ?? pic.twitter.com/oBYz6DbQl7
— Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) January 11, 2024
The pace was fast in the opening minutes, with Real making 4 quick mistakes and Valencia leading 9-5 thanks to a hat-trick from Jones. Campacho scored for three (8-9), but the visitors were more efficient on offense, running away with 11-21 thanks to back-to-back points from Davis. Valencia dominated in the first period, with Yule to reduce by three point to 16-24but with Real just 4/19 from the field and 2/10 from three.
The difficulties for the “queen” continued in the second quarter, with Jovic to score consecutive points with shots, putting his team at +12 (18-30) for the first time. THE Ambalde he scored a three-pointer for Real (21-30) and Ediage scored his first points, while Rovers and Pradiga restored the difference in favor of Valencia to double digits (23-34). At that point in the match, Real “woke up” with him as well Tavares to take action on both sides of the floor, cut it to 29-34 and extended her streak to 10-2, getting close to the basket (33-36) with a layup by Muse. The half ended with Valencia scoring only 6 points in its final 5 minutes but holding a small lead (35-40).
The second half started with a 15-minute delay due to a problem with the pitch clocks, and both teams returned to the court with no rhythm. THE Campacho scored for three to reach 8 points and cut to 38-40, Jones answered for 38-42, but at that point Moussa took action, who with a three-pointer and a foul basket put Real ahead 46-43. Valencia regained the lead through Jovic and Jabusele hit five runs to make it 51-48, while Real closed the third period ahead with 58-55.
ON TOP OF EDY ????
Justin Anderson with the POWER ????
#MotorolaMagicMoment I #HelloMoto l @valenciabasket pic.twitter.com/rtxmBhEGk0
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 11, 2024
Nevertheless, the Valencia continued its very good presence at the “WiZink Center” in the fourth quarter, taking the lead again (61-64), with Davis to find solutions against Tavares, while Hezonia with a three-pointer and a foul cut it to 68-70, before Tavares tied it, reaching 13. Rodriguez and Yule put Real in the “final stretch” of the match with a small lead (77-75). , The Campacho hit a big 3-pointer to make it 80-77 with 50′ to go, but the Harper hit a buzzer-beater three-pointer, doing so 82-82 and sending the game into overtime.
OVERTIME IN MADRID… AGAIN ????
Huge bank shot over Tavares by Jared Harper??????#MotorolaMagicMoment I #HelloMoto l @valenciabasket pic.twitter.com/FuxDuGFnmG
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 11, 2024
There, the quality of Real’s players spoke volumes as they allowed their opposition to score just four points, eventually cruising to victory with 96-86 and continuing its path as a pioneer of the Euroleague!
The quarters: 16-24, 35-40, 58-55, 82-82, 96-86 (overtime)
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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