Real cringes at the Efes Pilsen but manages to quell the revenge of ‘Spider Smith’
Real have made a good start the Top 16 of the Euroleague. At least in regard to results, because the game made by whites in Vistalegre has left much to be desired. The win against Efes Pilsen served to open his locker at this stage of European competition, in a meeting in which the Turks have sold very expensive skin led by Charles Smith (18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals) with rack of vendetta.
Ataman’s boys began the game at half throttle. But is that Real went out with the ‘damn’, with a weary pace of 2.9 caused a Efes to get you started. The Turks seized the party leadership and Messina are unhinged. There was no ball movement, and little is peeping white ended in losses. The output of Llull and Felipe did not produce the desired explosion and Efes continued their march.
Messina Velickovic tested with ‘three’. Neither worked. And that Preston Shumpert had not adjusted the peephole. Bootsy Thornton made the greatest difference with a triple (13-22) and Messina called for more attitude. Bullock, who crosses his best form this season, stopped the bleeding and Madrid, spurred by Vistalegre, reduced the gap. A Shumpert was struck with inspiration, nailed two triples and Efes, which just played Rakocevic, James and Tunçeri, went with the breakthrough.
The Efes not playing anything, but I was more clear what to do. With that was enough to be in the game until Bullock, with 7 straight games, breathed oxygen to Madrid. Mario Kasun at Efes and claimed he missed the Madrid Tomic centimeters on the bench. But today was the day for experiments and was Kaukenas which was responsible for unblocking the matter. Without hesitation, the Lithuanian barreled the rim and Madrid came in the fourth quarter advantage.
There the Efes did not give up and began the recital of Charles Smith. ‘Spider’, fondly remembered by the public Vistalegre, plugged a triple. And another. And one of two. And stole the ball. And the mother who could not stop him. The time was now and Marko Jaric pushed his team back. The Serb hit a triple and two baskets of two to leave the party seen for sentencing. Smith did the rest: he committed his fifth foul and the threat disappeared. From there, serving caste of Llull and Felipe to close the match.