Baskonia 77-85 Real Madrid Basket (June 7, 2022) - The Stitch

The best news today was the victory... the victory of Pablo Laso to go home after the scary news of these days

https://twitter.com/pablolaso/status/1534109427023872001

https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1534261675070738432

Resting a little after today will do us good. We had a lot of casualties due to injuries, even Heurtel and Thompkins with sprains. The long term injury of NWG, Llull still far away, Abalde without sensations. We need more Hanga. And more Fabien. And they both played it well. The first quarter we gave a show of triples, to finish 14-25. 10 Belgian, 6 Magyar

https://twitter.com/RMBaloncesto/status/1534253621809930245

But the 3 shot locomotive stopped visiting stations. In the next ten minutes we only shot three times, scoring...none. Causeur was left to zero, we loaded ourselves with fouls, we lost pace. They got closer to 5 at the break: 36-41 (22-16 in the quarter) Only Tavares (another colossal game) and Poirier scored, + 2 from Deck.

Baskonia had been more aggressive. "We have to close the rebound," Causeur said on TV. Chus Mateo pointed to Baldwin (10 p. that quarter) and his magnificent hit of 2.

https://twitter.com/vamos/status/1534260611651100672

"The rest has been good for us to recompose ourselves," predicted Chus Mateo.

The team demonstrated it, hoisted on the back of Tavares, today successful with his wrist. In addition to everything else. MVP by far.

11 points right after the break made in Walter, to close the fourth +13 (53-66) and we still had no outside shot, only this one from Deck

https://twitter.com/MovistarBasket/status/1534265889549320197

The advantage seemed comfortable but they filed it away in 3 misguided minutes (11-3 in the partial). Again they went to 5.

Reaction aborted: two good actions began to lower the decibels of the Buesa Arena, plus the mistake and precipitation of Baskonia in their shot of 3. We returned to +11 with 5 minutes remaining. Deck loved the ball, Deck trusted himself. A three-pointer from La Pampa put the +12 (66-78, 4').

https://twitter.com/vamos/status/1534273505998557185

And immediately another one from Hanga on +15, spectacular, a sign when you're full of confidence. Baskonia no longer had time.

Victory. Stop and Go and let's play the ACB final.