Real Madrid continues in NBA mode: it walks in Istanbul with a superior Yabusele
The third act had not finished and the night in Istanbul was already a street runner: Real Madrid had destroyed Anadolu Efes, a rival very far from the peak of competitiveness where it lived not long ago.. There are eight career victories in a resounding start to the season for Chus Mateo's team, despite the fact that the summer 'only' has reinforced him with Campazzo. He scored 103 points in that usually fierce Sinan Erdem, an exhibition of power with several names through the roof, from Yabusele to Causeur. [80-103: Narration and statistics]
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The hangover from the “Doncic party”, which is what Mateo called the victory against the Mavericks on Tuesday, was a double-edged sword. The high of going to almost 130 points, of defeating an NBA rival, but also the fatigue of an effort that perhaps not even the coach himself expected to be so extreme taking into account the madness of the calendar. But that's what it's like to manage a group of tireless winners.. And in those ups and downs, Real Madrid advanced at the Sinan Erdem, against an Efes in search of recognizing itself in this post-Ataman stage (and, above all, post Vasilje Micic).
The dawn was pure effervescence, as if it were still in the middle of a comeback against Dallas. In less than seven minutes, the whites, who recovered Deck (Tavares was already there on Tuesday) had scored 26 points on a perplexed Efes. In that fleeting journey, driven by success and offensive rebounds, Yabusele chained 14 consecutive points.
But the advantage, which reached 17 points (9-26), disappeared just as it arrived.. Madrid's second unit slowed down and Beaubois and Darius Thompson went on a 15-0 run to the edge of a 31-all tie.. Because, once Campazzo returned (he finished with 10 assists) and with Hezonja now awake, the momentum and the visiting advantage returned, dominating everything that happened on the court, as if he were playing with two more speeds. The physical level was evident by Poirier, who signed a brutal block on Yilmaz.
Yabusele, defended by Pleiss, in the Sinan Erdem.
Efes had gotten up from the canvas once, but the second time he would end up throwing in the towel, knocked out. In the second half, Madrid continued to fly with the current in their favor against an increasingly tense Sinan Erdem. A lot of work lies ahead for Erdem Can, who was Zeljko Obradovic's second in Fenerbahçe and who comes from Ankara. His team was unable to contain the white speed, a team that cannot be allowed to play on the run.. And, despite a little nap from Madrid, the matter had been settled very quickly, with advantages that reached 23 points.