Real Madrid does not let up on Llull's day
The point guard enters the history of the section as the player with the most appearances in the clear 71-92 victory against Bayern
MADRID, 9 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid continues without slowing down its pace in the current season and signed its eighteenth victory in the Regular Phase of the 2023-2024 Euroleague by clearly beating Pablo Laso's Bayern Munich 71-92 this Tuesday and allowing it to celebrate in the best possible way the historic day for Sergio Llull.
At the BMW Park, the point guard from Mahón became the player who has played the most games with the eleven-time European champion, 1,047, breaking the tie with Felipe Reyes. And he did it with a good performance with 13 points, with 3/4 in triples, and 4 assists that helped his team to remain firm in the highest continental competition. He, Poirier (18), Musa (16) and Hezonja (16) led the current champion to defeat a rival who held out until the final visitor attack when the match had become tight with five minutes remaining.
From the beginning, and after a heartfelt tribute to the figure of Franz Beckenbauer, remembered before and during the match by both teams and fans, Real Madrid imposed its law, the one based on its frenetic offensive rhythm that it learned precisely with Laso. The three-pointers, some from very far away, came from Hezonja and Musa, who combined to contribute 18 of the 24 points with which the visitors hammered their rival in the first quarter.
However, the loot was not as promising as it seemed when the Vitorian coach had to stop the game seeing how it was going (6-15). The break stopped Madrid's external success and Bayern got into the clash thanks to Ibaka, who from then on practically 'disappeared', and Bolmaro, who narrowed the score (16-17) before Chus Mateo's men They gave another stretch from the hand of Musa and a 'trademark' basket from a historic Llull, who had entered with less than two minutes.
The point guard from Mahón decided to show his best version on a special day and went to the locker room with 10 positive points for his team that continued to dominate the match at the BMW Park, especially when the success returned from the triple, a facet in which They left with an optimal 8/15, a good argument to control a less successful German team and with which they maintained a balanced battle on the rebound, a vital aspect in both.
Campazzo and Llull commanded that return of the triple with two hits each in four consecutive attacks and they shot the current champion (27-42). Obst responded from the outside and Brankovic (8 points) from the inside to prevent there being much ground to recover at half-time (36-45) for Laso's team, also somewhat burdened by their seven losses, which translated into 11 visiting points.
DEMOLITING PARTIAL TO END THE LOCAL DREAM
Real Madrid returned to the court ready to open a definitive gap. He did not succeed due to Bayern's resistance, although the Bavarian team could not reduce the disadvantage sufficiently either, largely due to Musa and Alocén. The Bosnian forward contributed eight points and the point guard seven, with more minutes due to the loss of Sergio Rodríguez and who left good minutes, with a great '2+1' included against an Ibaka who had previously scared Hezonja and Musa with two blocks.
The current champion stretched the score again at the beginning of the third quarter after another triple from the Bosnian (40-53), but the locals did not give up in their efforts, despite the fact that they lacked more 'fang' to get closer and could not get down. the eight behind, reaching the final ten minutes over ten (53-64).
Mateo's team did not take advantage of the fact that their rival did not start the final quarter well to 'kill' them and saw how the game became tougher (59-66) after two consecutive triples by the locals (Francisco and Weiler-Babb), which forced the Madrid coach to stop the game. But the triple now worked for Bayern and after another from Lucic, one very far from Francisco gave hope to Laso's men (65-70), cooled down with a quick response of 5-0 (65-75).
And when Bayern clung to its options, Real Madrid destroyed them ruthlessly. A 3-20 partial ended any hint of emotion and ensured joy on a special day for Llull, and also a hundred for Chus Mateo as Madrid's first coach.
DATASHEET.
–RESULT: BAYERN MUNICH, 71 – REAL MADRID, 92 (36-45, at halftime).
–EQUIPMENT.
Bayern Munich: Bolmaro (11), Edwards (4), Bonga (-), Ibaka (7) and Booker (8) – starting quintet – Lucic (5), Weiler-Babb (6), Obst (8), Francis (14) and Brankovic (8).
REAL MADRID: Alocén (7), Causeur (4), Musa (16), Hezonja (16) and Tavares (4) –starting quintet–; Campazzo (8), Llull (13), Poirier (18), Yabusele (-), Abalde (3) and Hugo González (2).
–PARTIALS: 18-24, 18-21, 17-19 and 18-28.
–REFEREES: Radovic, Pukl and Shemmesh.
–PAVILLION: BMW Park.