Real Madrid and Unicaja want the Las Palmas Cup
The current champion and the best league team in the first round collide in an attractive final
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Feb. 15 (Europa Press) –
Real Madrid and Unicaja play this Sunday (20.00 peninsular time) the final of the Basketball King 2025, a decisive match with a label of excellence between the favorite, the king of the tournament, and the best team of the first round of the Endesa League.
The white team did it again. With a title at play, Madrid reached a new one at the end to try to defend the cupo throne that won last year in Malaga. Those of Chus Mateo eliminated Baxi Manresa on their way and, this Saturday, to the host.
The capital of the capital truncated the dream of a Dreamland Gran Canaria that put him against the ropes in the first half, but that ran out of gas in the second. Edy Tavares marked territory and Madrid found the offensive rhythm to win even slaughtered, with good contribution once again from Mario Hezonja, in addition to Facundo Campazzo, Dzanan Musa and Sergio Llull’s lace.
Madrid cited with a Unicaja that was waiting rival after taking the first semifinal at the Gran Canaria Arena. Those of Ibon Navarro pointed the third chapter followed in the tournament against Laguna Tenerife, just as they did in the 2023 final and after falling last year in the quarterfinals.
The Malaga machine worked again well, this time pulling Alberto Díaz and Yankuba Sima. The base dynamited the Canarian defense in the third quarter and Spanish pivot also punished the rival errors, without giving rise to another magical night of Marcelinho Huertas. The third cup of Unicaja or the 30 of Madrid, Las Palmas seeks champion as host of the tournament by fourth edition.
Data Sheet:
-Equipos:
Unicaja: Perry, Kalinoski, Ostkowski, Tillie and Sima –posible initial quintet-Pérez, Balceowski, Kalinoski, Díaz, Carter, Kravish, Djedovic, Taylor.
Real Madrid: Campazzo, Abalde, González, Ndiaye and Tavares-initial quintet-; Ibaka, Fernando, Llull, Happy, Garuba, Smith Jr, Rathan-Mayes, Musa and Hezonja.
–Phallon: Gran Canaria Arena.
-Hora: 20.00 (peninsular)/Movistar Plus.