MADRID, Jan. 26 (SportsFinding) –
Real Madrid suffered a lot to end their negative losing streak after winning 75-80 in their visit to BAXI Manresa, while they lost Kirolbet Baskonia and Valencia Basket to MoraBanc Andorra and Monbus Obradoiro, Movistar Estudiantes left of the colista position after winning (78-68) at Unicaja and Herbalife Gran Canaria sponsored (92-54) to RETAbet Bilbao Basket, in matches corresponding to the nineteenth day.
The current champion was not going through his best moment at the level of results and was planted in the Nou Congost with four defeats in a row, three in the Euroleague and one in the domestic tournament, and at times he flirted with a fifth, something unprecedented in the stage of Pablo Laso
And that the Madrid team began with strength and its offensive arsenal, commanded by Gabriel Deck (17 points and 11 rebounds for 28 valuation), made him develop those of Pedro Martínez, who started the second period and were far behind in the marker (19-33).
But from there, the locals were going up, at rest they were already inside the game (38-40) and a good third quarter allowed them to keep all the options until the end. In the absence of less than a minute, Manresa sent 73-72, but Real Madrid handled those tense moments better to regain the lead with 15-4, just like Barça.
For its part, MoraBanc Andorra did not miss the dubious moment that continues to go through the Kirolbet Baskonia that after its moralizing triumph of the last day in the WiZink Center fell 73-77 before the Andorran team at Fernando Buesa Arena.
The whole of the Principality ended 27 years without winning in Vitoria to continue leaving out of the 'playoff' zone those of Dusko Ivanovic and occupy the fifth place taking advantage of the stumbling blocks of Valencia Basket and RETAbet Bilbao Basket.
The 'taronja', despite entering ahead in the final ten minutes, fell 86-83 on the court of a Monbus Obradoiro toned from triple (12/25) and the 'men in black' were overwhelmed (92-54) in the Gran Canaria Arena by a Herbalife also fine from the outside (18/33 in shots of three).
In addition, the day left the end of the bad streak of Movistar Students who yielded the position of colista to Montakit Fuenlabrada after surprising Unicaja, who beat with authority by 78-68 in the return home of Darío Brizuela, discreet with 6 points .
The premiere of Javier Zamora seemed to revitalize a team that at rest seemed another and dominated 47-26 before seeing how his opponent reacted to get 60-58 as soon as the final quarter began, although the 'Estu' endured to achieve a mood victory.