“Sometimes it felt like an NBA game”

the last game of Euroleague between real Madrid and the Partizan of Belgrade had shades of NBA with a stunning score of 105 to 97. Defenses didn’t have their best day, which he insisted Chus Mateo at the end of the match, also underlining the reaction of the Madrileños and the five consecutive victories:

“I’m sure both Obradovic and we would have liked to play better in defense. In the first quarter they scored 40 points, which is a lot. But a game is very long and depends on many factors. We recovered and we “I scored 105 points, but is that the game was going in that direction. At times it felt like an East-West game in the NBA. Both teams were very successful from the outside, especially in the first quarter. Those 40 points in the first 10 minutes left me feeling bad, but we were able to turn that situation around in the next 10 where they scored 11 points. Ndiaye changed the face of the game for us defenders. Sometimes games take paths that you don’t expect, it’s a very dangerous team, we scored 105 points but conceded 97. The game required a lot of energy and in general we played a good game, the path was to defend and not trade baskets . Five consecutive victories have value, which indicates to us that we are on the right track, but we must continue to work,” explained the coach of the real Madrid.

THE KEY TO THE PARTY

Secondly, Sergius Llull also commented on the victory of real Madrid and stressed that, in his view, the key was in the defense of the second half.

“We did a great job. In the second half we improved our defense and that was the key. Up front we shared the ball and we are happy with this victory. The fans certainly enjoyed this game more than us. like to win and for that you have to defend well and control the pace of the match, we have to stay strong and keep working on this line” he underlined Llull.

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🆚 @RMBaloncesto 105-97 @PartizanBC

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— Real Madrid Basket (@RMBaloncesto) November 24, 2022