The white escort was a constant pain for the black-green defense. The canterano Garuba was the starter in the first victory of the white set in League.
Madrid came to Badalona with a streak of seven consecutive matches in League behind them. With this streak the white team debuted in the national championship. Mention of honor deserves the tremendous ovation that took Laprovittola which was his fans last season. Madrid was looking for its eighth consecutive victory with an initial quintet marked by the presence of Garuba and the absence of Rudy, canterano de la Penya.
Duel of gunmen
The white blackbird, one of the highest hopes of the Spanish quarry, started as a starter and made clear his daring with a remarkable first quarter. In these first 10 minutes, Prepelic and Carroll showed their scoring class again and again. The two shooters par excellence of the match made it clear that they were not going to walk through the match without leaving their mark. The scoring equality between the two was extrapolated to the overall and came to the end of the first period with 22-23.
And if in the first impasses of the match the parity was protagonist, in the second quarter the script did not change. Harangody and Omic took the baton from Prepelic, while Carroll's role was shared between Llull, Taylor and Randolph. However, the score slowed and the scoreboard moved with more difficulty with the passage of minutes. That if, point by point Madrid extended the advantage they got in the first quarter.
A tangerine from Llull against the board and a mate from Tavares after a good offensive combination, put Laso's team nine points ahead before the last minute of the first half. But Joventut was not going to let Madrid go on the scoreboard and with two big actions of Zagars sent the game to rest with a 36-41.
The Madrid takes air
With an exchange of baskets, as the meeting began, the third period began. Tavares, Zisis, Causeur and Prepelic scored in the first minute of the game to highlight the defenses of both teams. Laso's monumental win arrived. Palliated the anger an incisive Campazzo that with a triple and two free throws put the maximum difference in the luminous (42-52, minute 22).
As the infamous go by neighborhoods, after the one of Laso the one of Carles Durán arrived. The coach of Joventut not only despaired for the defense of his team but also for the fourth foul of Lopez-Aróstegui, a key piece for the Spanish coach. The defenses of both teams continued without making a special appearance until b put the bolt to the white hoop with a plug on Dimitrijevic that was a turning point.
Little by little the Madrid extended its advantage and that the Catalan set loaded very well the offensive rebound, but it was not enough. The Madrid, that had improved its defense after the mosquito of the technician madridista, began to close the party working from the own hoop. They left Laso in 5/18 in shots to the team of Duran and reached the end of the third period with a 49-65 that left the shock seen for sentence.
Peaceful end
With 16 points ahead and after an outstanding third quarter, saint and sign of the white team, the match arrived at its last ten minutes. And the script didn't change much despite the passionate start proposed by the Catalan team. Laprovittola and Taylor's two Merengues triples lowered Penya's brilliance again. Even greater was the drop when Felipe scored, with his most classic move, a 2+1 lapidary (56-74, 34th minute).
The last five minutes were to confirm the superiority of Madrid over a Joventut who, if he works as in this match, will not have problems like other years to stay in the ACB League. In short, solid triumph of Laso's team with an exceptional Carroll by which the years do not pass. Next
Joventut de Badalona 69-88 Real Madrid
Joventut de Badalona: Zisis (8), Prepelic (7), López-Aróstegui (1), Harangody (11), Omic (10) - initial quintet - Dimitrijevic (7), Pep Busquets (0), Parra (0), Kanter (1), Ventura (0), Zagars (2), Birgander (6).
Coach: Carles Durán
Real Madrid: Campazzo (8), Carroll (17), Causeur (4), Garuba (5), Tavares (8) - opening quintet - Llull (7), Laprovittola (8), Deck (10), Reyes (4), Mickey (2), Randolph (4).
Coach: Pablo Laso.
Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Martín Caballero, Alberto Baena.
Partial: 22-23 | 14-22 | 25-11 | 13-24 | 20-23.
Incidences: Match corresponding to Day 1 of the ACB League, played at Palau Municipal D´Esports in Badalona.