Euroleague: A historic streak at the most unexpected moment: Real Madrid adds to Zalgiris the 13th consecutive | Euroleague 2019

Laso's team, with an excellent Rudy (17 points in the second quarter), is imposed on the Lithuanians. No one with the current format had won so many straight matches

In the middle of the turbulences of any beginning of season (more if it is year of World-wide and in your equipment there are five types that disputed the end), fasten the belts, anyone admits a stumble or several. It happened to Real Madrid in the beginning of the course, marked by injuries and some more defeat. But suddenly, a rocket. His moment is effervescence, although perhaps no one, not even the white players, would have expected it. (88-82: Narration and statistics)

Because it is an absolutely historic streak, but ah the casualties continue and the calendar does not give a break, to anyone. But nobody can with this group of Pablo Laso that is all competitiveness, that triumphs by seriousness, by respect to itself and by the wide and versatile of a template mounted with head and without dispendios. It was the Zalgiris the 13th victim of a race in Europe. Precisely the last team to take the Palace, all for April, when the place did not play anything.

Madrid's streak this time is not due to crushing or superiority. It is by pure trade. And good example was the 13, without Llull or Randolph or Deck, three fundamental pieces. Instead of looking the other way, Madrid players show their spirit of solidarity. Laso appears to be leaders. What to say about Rudy Fernndez, another night the inexhaustible hero.

Because the Zalgiris, despite his troubles, is not the comparsa his five victories may seem, penultimate. He overcame nine straight ago doing nothing to win Bayern and Maccabi and those of Sarunas Jasikevicius They were planted on the WiZink without complexes. Good start, despite the area that raised Laso with three major outlets (Thompkins, Mickey and Tavares), aware of Lithuanian problems with the success from triple.

But when Rudy shows such fullness, when he has a huge impact on his essential defensive impact, he totally unbalances the parties. It was in the second quarter when he uncorked his champagne, five triples as puales to the heart of the Zalgiris (and 17 in the last three games, of 24), that responds like pruning, with Lekavicius to the desperate one. The Balearic sum 17 points in that section. Madrid advised with a getaway (40-27), although Jasikevicius' boys were still fighting, we digested until the final honk.

The Zalgiris continued without giving up. Respond, taking advantage of the dismissals in the form of losses from Madrid, their lack of forcefulness. And with Walkup as executor now. Grabbed the game with caste, also former Real Madrid player KC Rivers doing damage.

But Madrid was again imposed, as it tracked Monday to Valencia, as it has been winning 31 nights also in the Palace in all the competitions. Because it is solidity, a stone block that to destroy it usually requires boasting and much talent in front. Because they know each other by heart, because they know when to press. A partial 8-0, with two triples of Thompkins – another who has appeared when needed, 20 points –, it was too much for the Zalgiris, without brilliance already in the finish line.

It is the best historical mark of Madrid in the Euroleague, matching the start of 2013/2014, and 'lasismo', although that course all ended up on the ground, with the defeats against Maccabi in the final and then against Bara in the ACB No one did anything similar to the current Euroleague format. And all with the feeling that at this point, Laso's 9.0 project is still being developed, not even reaching its maximum. Although while winning and winning.

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