MADRID, 14 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid fell (73-61) this Sunday in their visit to UCAM Murcia on matchday 18 of the Endesa League, accusing the losses and a week of double matchdays in the Euroleague, while Barça beat Lenovo Tenerife on the horn ( 80-83).
Chus Mateo's team suffered the second defeat of the season (16-2), leaving Unicaja one win away, in a duel in which they could not count on Llull, Musa, Rudy, Tavares or Poirier. A lot of artillery out of combat for a Madrid that gave up the spoon in the last quarter, 21-10.
The whites were entangled in losses and found themselves down 15 points in the third quarter, but they fought back to have a chance until the end. UCAM did not miss the option of beating the leader and placing fourth in the table, with Hakanson who was key in the outcome. Dylan Ennis was the leading scorer with 18 points.
In addition, Barça went 12-6 with suffering in La Laguna, where they won an exciting game with Jabari Parker's winning basket. The American was decisive as well as fundamental during the match, where Roger Grimau's men pulled on Darío Brizuela who was hot from his performance against Zalgiris on Friday.
The Basque continues to move forward with the injury of Nicolás Laprovittola. Those from Txus Vidorreta, led by Giorgi Shermadini (22 points and 8 rebounds), were left with honey on their lips at the last second, when they wanted to celebrate qualifying for the Copa del Rey last week at the close of the first lap.
On the other hand, on Sunday he left the victory for Baskonia in his visit to BAXI Manresa (82-90), in the return of Moneke to what was his home and the 1,000th game for Pedro Martínez. The local coach did not have a good celebration, since Baskonia was superior, with Matt Costello winning the MVP of the match for the 'Top 8'.
Meanwhile, Valencia Basket, based in the high zone, became strong in defense (88-80) to defeat Río Breogán in the relegation zone with five wins. Brandon Davies led the 'taronja' victory with 31 rating credits.
In addition, Coviran Granada beat Monbus Obradoiro (77-74) in a direct duel to get some air in the lower zone. The Andalusians added the sixth victory of the course, equaling the Galicians, with Joe Thomasson fundamental for his 22 points and 26 rating.