Joventut surprises Real Madrid with a master class in memory of Kyle Guy

It had to be like that, with the historic exhibition of a guy in a moment of unstoppable sweetness, how this Euroleague champion Real Madrid broke after 11 consecutive victories. The Palace surrendered to Kyle Guy, a sniper to fall in love with, seven triples in the second half, 30 points so that Joventut doesn't get off the cloud, the revelation of these playoffs that steals the home court factor from the whites. [83-93: Narration and Statistics]

It all started in the last play of the first part. Until that impasse, Madrid, whether it was Hanga, whether it was Llull, or Williams-Goss, had short-circuited that diabolical escort who had destroyed Baskonia in the quarterfinals with 13 three-pointers in two games. But, Guy found inspiration on the horn and he was no longer going to release it to the despair of a rival totally unbalanced by his threat. “We have entered to leave Guy, it has been difficult to stop,” Chus Mateo admitted the evidence. His Madrid, without zeal in defense, more relaxed than usual and in several sections very unfortunate, a series in which a priori started as a clear favorite was complicated.

However, still installed in his magical month of May, in that wave that led him to the conquest of Europe in Kaunas, Madrid woke up powerful (13-3), with the routines that make him a crusher of rivals. But, as if the holiday weekend had cut their rhythm, Mateo's team suddenly found a resounding Joventut, who knew how to survive despite the lack of success in those dawns by Kyle Guy, his offensive beacon.

So, supported by Tomic and with five triples in the second act, the visitors confirmed their rebellion in these playoffs in which they have removed all the complexes of a season in which they reached the cup semifinals and those of the Eurocup, a club closer to reconciling with its lustrous history. It was precisely Guy's genius on the horn, his first triple of the night, which saw off the first part with a green-black advantage (39-42). Madrid had been shipwrecked from the perimeter (3 of 17).

And on the way back, the storm continued, because Guy was already on fire, four running triples, plus another unusual one from Tomic, plus points from Joel Parra…. A party, the Penya, flying over the WiZink (47-59), 'forcing' Madrid to the heroic.

That it was not going to work this time, despite the fact that at the beginning of the final act it seemed that between Hezonja, El Chacho and Musa they were playing a rebate. The key there were the points of pure talent from Andrés Feliz, in a Joventut team that had lost Parra due to an involuntary nudge from his teammate Ellenson that left his eye destroyed.

A basket from the Puerto Rican point guard with less than three minutes to go made La Penya dream definitively, who found the gunman Guy again on the finish line to complete his 'master class' at WiZink. Eight triples, five assists, 30 points, a scandal. The thunderous performance of Tavares in front was useless.