Kyle Guy strikes down Real Madrid at the start of the semifinals
With 30 points from the American escort, Joventut wins 83-93 at the WiZink Center
MADRID, 6 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Joventut de Badalona beat Real Madrid 83-93 this Tuesday in the first game of their Endesa League semifinal, with an outstanding performance by the American guard Kyle Guy for his 30 points and a festival from the triple line, striking down any hint of reaction in the merengue club.
On the WiZink Center field, the Real Madrid team opened the hostilities thanks to a 13-3 opening run in just three minutes, opened with a three-pointer from Dzanan Musa and closed with another from Adam Hanga. However, Joventut reacted thanks to Ante Tomic, much whistled by the stands as usual during his presentation.
With mettle, the visitors narrowed the gap (17-16) thanks to a three-pointer by Joel Parra a minute and a half from the end of the first quarter, but the inside game once again increased Madrid’s lead (22-18), with centers Edy Tavares and Guerschon Yabusele exhibiting dominance against smaller rivals.
The Badalonés team remained in the ‘pomade’ with two triples by Andrés Feliz and Pep Busquets, this one twice (29-27). At 3:54 from the break, and after three unsuccessful attacks to finish off their comeback, a triple by Guillem Vives (31-32) finally rewarded the insistence of Carles Duran’s men.
The meringues immediately replied, especially with Hanga inspired by the mid-distance shot and a spotless success. Despite this, the second act brought the curtain down with a three-pointer to the rolled up American guard Kyle Guy, on the buzzer and dodging Hanga’s own defense, which established the score at 39-42.
KYLE GUY IN ROLLER MODE
Upon returning from the locker room, Guy was still plugged in; He first made it 40-45 with another three-pointer, later he signed a 3 + 1 in Hanga’s face and then he executed a new basket of three (44-52), in full state of grace. There were still 5:51 left to seal the third period and Chus Mateo was forced, dejected, to call a timeout.
Croatian forward Mario Hezonja captured that message, scoring a triple that remained a mirage. The green and black flowed more in attack and they demonstrated it with a three pointer from Tomic to get up 47-57, linked with a 2+1 from Parra and then stretching their lead to 49-61. The nightmare was Guy, who also took pressure off his teammates.
The Indianapolis guard has had a scandalous Playoff, having scored 58 points against Cazoo Baskonia in the quarterfinals. And for the start of these semifinals, his determination was guiding his team in the fight to seize the home court factor. Chus Mateo trusted for the umpteenth time in the ‘sacred cows’, handing over the controls to Sergio Rodríguez and Sergio Llull.
The veteran base pair oxygenated Real Madrid, which through Hezonja with another three-pointer (59-64) revived 1:10 from the end of the third period (64-67). The Croatian teamed up with Musa, intermittently but in time for the outcome, and also with Llull to stalk the ‘Penya’ (73-73) before Guy showed off his sniper soul again.
The man from Indianapolis, dry in the early stages of the last period, stretched out and with it spurred Tomic and Feliz to open a gap in the WiZink Center electronics (75-83). The local team, very unsuccessful from beyond 6.75 meters and lost in ineffective protests, could not find a way to stop Guy.
His seventh triple made it 77-86 at 2:00 for the final honk, and followed by a penetration of his signed the 77-88 that sounded like a sentence. Managing the final minutes tenaciously, the ‘Penya’ certified this victory and the 0-1 tie. Guy’s eighth three-pointer closed the game (83-93) and made the pavilion applaud surrendered to the evidence.
DATASHEET.
–RESULT: REAL MADRID, 83 – JOVENTUT, 93. (39-42, at halftime).-
–EQUIPMENT:
REAL MADRID: Williams-Goss (2), Hanga (11), Musa 18 Yabusele (9) and Tavares (18) –starting five–; Hezonja (6), Causeur (-), Llull (5), Rudy Fernández (5), Sergio Rodríguez (5) and Randolph (4).
YOUTH: Vives (5), Guy (30), Brodziansky (2), Parra (11) and Tomic (18) –starting five–; Ellenson (3), Birgander (-), Feliz (16), Busquets (8) and Ventura (-).
— PARTIALS: 22-18, 17-24, 25-25 and 19-26.
–REFEREES: Conde, Pérez Pizarro and Martínez. No deleted.
–PAVILION: WiZink Center, 8,672 spectators.