Valencia and Real Madrid offer us a match with a white victory (82-86)

Real Madrid took the victory on a field of recent bad memory for them after the last league final. Doncic, immense with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, flirted with the triple-double, and Randolph, 18 points and 6 rebounds, the best on the white side. For the taronja, Thomas and Pleiss, both with 15 points

Fourth match of Liga Endesa for both teams and it was impossible to remember that June 16,120 days after Valencia Basket was proclaimed champion of the league, for the first time in its 30 years of history. It was left for the end of the day the game, you could notice when the Madrid people jumped to warm up to the field, the fans taronja seemed to be still those playoffs finals of just 3 months.

Valencia basketball, jumped onto the field with Vam Rossom, Erick Green, Joan Sastre, Will Thomas and Bojan Dubjlievic. On the other hand, the initial quintet was composed by Facu Campazzo, Fabian Coseur, Jeffrey Taylor, Felipe Reyes and Gustavo Ayón.

Air balloon and it seemed that the pending count of the Playoffs continued, defenses that carried the possessions until the last seconds, a lot of outside shot on the part of the taronjas, load of rebounds in both hoops making create second opportunities. Rafa Martinez plugged in one of his triple record of the house and Alberto Abalde scored his first basket with rectified in the air that placed 18-17, which opened the first quarter.

Luka Doncic started the second quarter with a dotted triple and an assist for Kuzmic’s massacre. Abalde took the helm of Valencia in the first half of the second quarter, while Sastre and Green were the only ones who were successful from the 6’75 line. In front of them were Randolph and Doncic who were in charge of keeping up the scoreboard to Real Madrid. The debut of Chaisson Randle testimonial, gave way to a great choral defensive work, on the part of the taronjas, managed to rebound Guillem Vives and Erick Green assisted in the corner to close the first part with a triple of the corner of Joan Sastre, for 39-43 in the electronic.

Bojan Dublinjevic started the second half with several consecutive rebounds, which took advantage of them to attend to pleasure, one of them for Will who resold the hoop to two hands. There was an increase in intensity, many faults, many protests, two techniques for the white team that took full advantage of Valencia and a marker, which was put for the first time in favour of Valencia (54-53). Abalde in defense and Pleiss in attack, they kept the team against the gale of Randolph that closed the third quarter with a 62-61.

Randolph followed the start of the fourth quarter as the end of the third, a hit after rebounding and a 2+1 over Doornekamp that put 7 on top of the white team. Luka Doncic took over from Randolph and with several outstanding actions and a canaston, he put 10 on top of Pablo Laso’s ensemble. Will Thomas scored two three pointers and returned to give oxygen to a Valencia that looked sunken for lack of 3:26 for the end of the game (74-78) Two triple back-to-back, one by Joan sastre and another by Doornekamp placed 1 to the taronjas, but a good circulation of Madrid left alone in the corner Taylor that did not fail from the line of 6’75 and put Madrid 82-84 to lack of
He took revenge after the final of Liga Endesa Pablo Laso’s boys. A good image of Valencia Basket that paid dearly for the misplaced third quarter and gave the match to a much more regular Real Madrid.

Top scorers, Tibor Pleiss 22pts and Will thomas 14 pts, for valencia and Luka doncic 25 valuation and 18 pts Randolph.

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