The newly promoted beat the champion in a first day of the League that Barça won
MADRID, 29 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid suffered a resounding defeat (86-85) this Sunday on the first day of the Endesa League, their visit to a Leyma Coruña team that celebrated its presence in the ACB in style, while Barça beat Coviran Granada with authority ( 91-65).
Chus Mateo’s team dominated their visit to Galician lands but let the game slip away in the last two seconds. The champion led by 14 points in the third quarter, but the newly promoted clung to the dream of beating the whites and a 3+1 by Yunio Barrueta made it a reality.
After losing the Super Cup final last week, Madrid once again relied on Facundo Campazzo, with 21 points and a PIR of 24, but the rest of the pieces, with the absences of Mario Hezonja and Serge Ibaka, are still in the process of being adaptation. Brandon Taylor (20 points) and Ingus Jakovics (18) provided the buzzer.
In the morning session, Barça gave themselves a first-class display at the Palau, with a spectacular Chimezie Metu, unstoppable in the second half (17 points and 26 PIR) and great defense. After losing in the Classic semi-final of the Super Cup last weekend, Joan Peñarroya’s project put on the league overalls and it was a cyclone.
Coviran Granada found themselves with a 43-21 lead at halftime that they tried to soften with a good return from the locker room, but Metu, Álex Abrines and Joel Parra (16 points) took charge of the finishing in the last quarter. The NBA newcomer left his presentation at the Palau, like Justin Anderson, but not a more erratic Kevin Punter.
Furthermore, Pablo Laso’s debut with his Baskonia ended in defeat in La Laguna against a Tenerife team that won (88-80) thanks to a great last quarter. Without Marcelinho Huertas in the compass, still recovering from his injury, Txus Vidorreta’s team joined forces and had six players in double figures in scoring.
Bruno Fitipaldo (16 points), Aaron Doornekamp, Fran Guerra and Tim Abromaitis carried the load for the hosts, who were strong at the start of the final quarter with an 11-0 run. Chima Moneke (20 points) and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (18) put together an outstanding performance that was not enough for those from Vitoria.
On the other hand, Casademont Zaragoza and Hiopos Lleida left the first extra time of the season, which the skilled team took against the newly promoted, with a great Bojan Dubljevic (26 rating), leader in a team victory. Meanwhile, Surne Bilbao Basket dominated in the last quarter to win an even match against Río Breogán (90-72).