SougarLord Posted October 3, 2020 Posted October 3, 2020 TD Systems Baskonia inflicted Real Madrid's first defeat in the 2020/21 season after defeating the Whites 76-63 thanks to an authentic recital by Pierria Henry, decisive in the final quarter with a carousel of eight consecutive points and 23 total. Dusko Ivanovic's team, who felt the warmth of 400 privileged people in the stands of the Buesa Arena, went from less to more and ended up subduing the flamboyant champion of the Spanish Super Cup. Henry's success, stellar five minutes from the end, was joined by Alec Peters (18) and Luca Vildoza (12), another whose wrist never shrinks. Laso's men, for their part, went to the trantrán for almost the entire match, confident of their ability to resolve in the final stages, but conceding too much on the rebound, both in their basket and in that of the rival. The game did not flow as the coach from Vitoria likes and Madrid fell behind the Vitorians from the first round. The advantages were meager, they opened and closed like an accordion (33-29, at halftime; and 42-47, seven minutes later). A 2-10 run gave Madrid the confidence to put the score on their side, but not the feelings. Something did not finish working in the meringues, who hardly chained three attacks scoring. Baskonia did not surrender at any time, the distance was short, and Henry's explosiveness, Polonara's work and Madrid's passivity in defense made the comeback possible. Henry's combustion was slow, but he ended up in style. The Charleston player lunched himself at a Madrid that no longer knew where to get into. Rudy tried to fix it and so did Campazzo, seconded by Deck, but Laso's team was not up to the task, lowered their arms and gave Baskonia the greatest advantage on the scoreboard in the last basket of the game. The Basques will travel to Belgrade to face Red Star and Real Madrid will host Valencia Basket at the Palace. 1
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