May 23, 2013
Semi-Final Game 2 - March 20, 2007 CET: 20:00 Local time: 20:00 - PALACIO VISTALEGRE
Real Madrid 84 - 63 Unics Kazan
SEMI-FINAL, GAME 2
GROUP Semi-Final 1
GROUP Semi-Final 2

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final 0-0
0-0 Semi-Final 0-0
0-0 Quarter Final 0-0
0-0 Eighthfinals 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 1-0
11-4 Overall 12-3

Referees

Crew Chief
JUNGEBRAND, CARL, Finland
Referee
JERSAN, ANDREJ, Slovenia
Umpire
RYZHYK, BORYS, Ukraine

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
80.3 Points 89.1
35.9 Rebounds 33.7
11.9 O. Rebounds 9.3
24.0 D. Rebounds 24.5
13.3 Assists 14.5
11.3 Steals 10.9
2.9 Blocks 4.1
14.4 Turnovers 13.9
52.9 % 2PT 57.3 %
38.1 % 3PT 45.8 %
72.2 % FT 73.3 %
92.9 Index 103.3
Team Stats - Real Madrid
Team Stats - Unics Kazan

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
13.2 / SMITH, CHARLES Points 15.0 / STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS
6.9 / Reyes Rebounds 7.2 / Lavrinovic, K.
3.4 / Reyes OR 1.9 / Lavrinovic, K.
3.6 / Reyes DR 5.4 / Lavrinovic, K.
2.9 / Tunceri Assists 2.5 / Samoylenko
1.7 / Hervelle Steals 1.4 / Lavrinovic, K.
1.0 / HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU Blocks 2.0 / Lavrinovic, K.
2.1 / Lopez Turnovers 1.8 / STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS
76.5 % / Mumbru 2PT 69.1 % / STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS
58.3 % / Lopez 3PT 61.1 % / Lavrinovic, D.
93.5 % / BULLOCK, LOUIS FT 86.7 % / STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS
14.1 / Hervelle Index 19.1 / Lavrinovic, K.
Team Roster - Real Madrid
Team Roster - Unics Kazan

THE TAKE

Half of the lineup for next month's ULEB Cup final will be decided when Real Madrid hosts Unics Kazan on Tuesday in the Spanish capital. After trailing by as many as 20 points with 4 minutes to go in the semifinal first leg in Russia, Real climbed back to 76-69 at the end, setting up an exciting return leg at Palacio Vistalegre. Unics can afford to lose by as many as 6 and still seal a spot in the final game in Charleroi – and to follow last season's champion Dynamo Moscow as the second straight Russian club to get that far – while the hosts must win by at least 8 to reach their second career ULEB Cup final. A key of the game will be in the paint, where Kazan's Lavrinovic twins, Darjus (15.5 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 1.8 bpg.) and Ksistof (12.1 ppg., 7.1 rpg., 2 bpg.), who produced 31 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks in the first leg, square off with Madrid's Felipe Reyes, who tallied 22 points and 8 rebounds in Kazan. Reyes (9.1 ppg., 6.9 rpg.), the all-time ULEB Cup rebounding king, has turned it up when it counts, averaging 15.3 points and 10.7 rebounds since the start of the quarterfinals. Reyes is joined by Blagota Sekulic (11.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg.) inside. At the point, Madrid's duo of Kerem Tunceri and Raul Lopez challenge Jerry McCullough (8.4 ppg., 2.8 apg., 3.2 spg.) and their decision could have a crucial impact on the outcome. Last, but not least, both teams have a few guys who are unstoppable with the ball when they get hot and any of them could be the difference-maker with a big night. Real's main men are Charles Smith (13.2 ppg.), whose MVP of the week performance in the last game saved his side, and Louis Bullock (11.9 ppg.), who had a poor shooting night in Kazan (0-of-10). Kazan will turn to Jaron Stevenson (13.5 ppg.), a capable scorer in his own right, and three-point marksman Sergei Chikalkin (10.1 ppg., 51.9% 3FG) at those spots, while Saulius Stombergas (15 ppg., 69.1% 2FG, 59.2% 3FG) and Egor Meshcheryakov (8.3 ppg.) threaten from the forward spots, where Madrid will try to answer with Axel Hervelle (10.8 ppg., 65.8% 2FG, 45.8% 3FG) and Alex Mumbru. Two legitimate ULEB Cup contenders will battle for one available spot in a game where anything can happen. Don't miss this potentially thrilling contest live on Eurosport2 at 20:00 CET.
Monday, March 19, 2007
ULEBCup.com

Quotes Head Coaches

PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
"We have to play this game as if it was the first time we faced each other, and also forgetting that we defeated them at home in the regular season. It will be important to stay cool because we have 40 minutes to neutralize the deficit from Game 1. The crowd that will be packing Vistalegre will also be crucial for us, they have always been there with us be it in the Spanish League or the ULEB Cup and we know their answer for this showdown will be spectacular. We want to offer them a ticket to the final and try to win a ULEB Cup that we didn't a few years back. Reaching this goal is very important for the club because Real Madrid, for history, wants to be back to the Euroleague as soon as possible. This is the most important game of the season for us, and everyone in the team knows it."

Players

Felipe Reyes - Real Madrid Real Madrid returns to the ULEB Cup final! Real Madrid made it to its second-ever title game in as many ULEB Cup appearances by thrashing Unics Kazan 84-63 in front of 15,000 fans at Palacio Vistalegre in the Spanish capital on Tuesday night. Madrid overcame a 7-point deficit from the first leg in Kazan, Russia, to win the series and set up a clash with Lietuvos Rytas in the title game at the Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium, on April 10. Madrid now has a chance to win one of the few titles that does not belong to its outstanding roll of honors, while L. Rytas will fight to become the first team to lift a ULEB Cup trophy twice. Louis Bullock led the winners with 27 points, bouncing back from his poor performance in the first leg, but Felipe Reyes become the game hero with a monster double-double of 23 points and 16 rebounds, completely outplaying the Lavrinovic twins. Reyes matched a ULEB Cup elimination rounds record with 9 offense rebounds. Blagota Sekulic added 12 points and Axel Hervelle had 11 for Madrid. Darjus Lavrinovic had 13 points for Unics, Dusko Savanovic added 12 and Jarod Stevenson 10. Madrid used outstanding defense to break the game in the third quarter and found a go-to guy in Bullock, who had 6 points in a 9-0 run that allowed the hosts to break the series open, 66-49, after 30 minutes. Unics never recovered and Madrid sealed a ticket to the ULEB Cup final.

Reyes needed just 15 seconds to find a put-back basket, but Saulius Stombergas answered with a big three-pointer for a 2-3 Unics lead. Hervelle answered from beyond the arc, as Madrid kept powering the offensive board. Stombergas fired in his second bomb from downtown and Stevenson scored inside, but another triple by Hervelle tied it at 8-8. Both teams went scoreless for 2 intense minutes until Savanovic and Bullock joined the three-point shootout for an 11-11 tie. Savanovic paced Unics with free throws, but Reyes scored again with his fourth offensive rebound. The game turned into a physical battle in which Reyes became Madrid's offensive reference. His tip-in caused Unics to call timeout at 15-13. Bullock capped a 6-0 run with a driving layup that Savanovic bettered with a triple. Reyes shined with a three-point play and added a power layup before Ksystof Lavrinovic got Unics within 22-18 after 10 minutes.

Darjus Lavrinovic - Unics KazanSekulic beat the shot-clock buzzer with an incredible three-pointer, but Sergei Chikalkin quickly answered with a mid-range jumper. Raul Lopez buried a triple from the corner to put Madrid ahead in the series, 28-20. However Stevenson responded from downtown. Hervelle's dunk gave the hosts a 30-23 Madrid lead. Darjus Lavrinovic scored in the paint and then fed Egor Meshcharakou for an easy layup to get Unics within 30-27. Reyes made free throws, but Meshcharakou buried a big triple to bring Unics back to life, 32-31. Bullock fired in an outstanding triple, but Darjus Lavrinovic dunked it and Stombergas added a tip-in to cause Madrid to call timeout at 35-35. Stevenson capped a 0-7 Unics run with one from downtown, but Hervelle hit his third triple to tie it at 38-38. Bullock took over with a put-back layup, but Savanovic made free throws off an Unics timeout to tie the game again. However more foul shots by Bullock and a tip-in by Sekulic gave Madrid a 44-40 halftime lead.

Reyes continued to pace Madrid after the break with yet another put-back layup, which Darjus Lavrinovic matched with a five-meter jumper. Sekulic followed a layup-plus-foul with an easy basket to put Madrid ahead in the series, 51-42. Unics called a much-needed timeout and Darjus Lavrinovic shined with a power layup. Bullock answered from downtown, but Darjus Lavrinovic took over with a triple from the corner to tie the series, 54-47. Unics entered the foul bonus and Bullock quickly stepped up with free throws and a huge three-pointer to make it a 12-point game, 59-47. Unics switched to zone defense, but problems kept coming up at the other end. The guests went scoreless for more than 3 minutes, while Charles Smith capped a 9-0 run with a bomb from downtown. Unics went back to man-to-man defense and Savanovic stepped up with a layup. A free throw by Alex Mumbru and a layup by Sekulic gave Madrid a 66-49 margin after three quarters.

Louis Bullock - Real MadridUnics needed a quick comeback to get back into the series early in the final period, but it didn't happen as Madrid, pushed by an incredible crowd, simply kept rolling. Kerem Tunceri buried a triple to make it a 20-point game, 69-49. Stevenson hit a jumper, in virtually the first open shot Unics found in the second half. Reyes made free throws and Bullock added a driving layup, but Chikalkin answered from downtown and Darjus Lavrinovic added free throws to get Unics within 73-56. Madrid tried to avoid trouble with a timeout and soon got back on track. Bullock shined with another driving layup and Reyes added a free throws with his 9th offensive rebound. The outcome of the series was clear and thousands of Madrid fans celebrated that their team is back to yet another ULEB Cup final!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
ULEBcup.com
Referees: JUNGEBRAND, CARL (FIN), JERSAN, ANDREJ (SLO), RYZHYK, BORYS (UKR)
Attendance: 13400
By Quarter1234
Real Madrid22222218
Unics Kazan1822914
End of Quarter1234
Real Madrid22446684
Unics Kazan18404963
Head coach: PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 NGUEMA, RICHARD 0:15                              
6 AGUILAR, PABLO 0:15 1     1/2                   1 1
7 SMITH, CHARLES 18:45 3 0/6 1/3   1   1 4   3 1 1 1   -4
8 SEKULIC, BLAGOTA 25:30 12 4/4 1/2 1/1 2 5 7           4 3 17
9 REYES, FELIPE 26:00 23 8/11   7/11 9 7 16   2 3     4 8 35
15 MUMBRU, ALEX 22:00 1 0/1 0/3 1/2   4 4 1 1       2 2 2
16 HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU 4:45   0/1             1   1       1
17 HERVELLE, AXEL 23:30 11 1/3 3/4     3 3 1 1 2     4 2 9
19 TUNCERI, KEREM 22:45 3 0/1 1/4     2 2 5           1 7
22 BULLOCK, LOUIS 33:00 27 5/8 4/12 5/6 1 2 3 3 1 1   1 1 4 23
24 LOPEZ, RAUL 17:45 3   1/2     1 1 3 1       1 1 7
33 TOMAS, MARKO 5:30   0/1 0/1     1 1               -1
Team           2 1 3               3
Totals 200:00 84 18/36 11/31 15/22 15 26 41 17 7 9 2 2 17 22 100
50% 35.5% 68.2%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Unics Kazan
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
 3FG
M-A
 FT
M-A
 Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 STEVENSON, JAROD 29:45 10 2/4 2/5   1 4 5 3 1 1     5 1 9
5 MCCULLOUGH, JERRY 32:00 2 0/8 0/4 2/2 1 6 7 3 1 1     2 1 -1
7 LAVRINOVIC, DARJUS 28:15 13 4/5 1/5 2/2 2 3 5 1 3   1   4 2 16
8 STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS 34:45 8 1/3 2/4 0/1 1 2 3 1   3     4 2 2
9 SAMOYLENKO, PETR 8:15           1 1 2   1     1   1
10 PANIN, VADIM DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12 LAVRINOVIC, KSISTOF 16:45 5 1/3   3/6 1 3 4   1       1 4 8
15 CHIKALKIN, SERGEI 15:00 7 2/2 1/2   1 1 2     1     1 1 7
25 ZHUKANENKO, ALEXEY 1:45   0/1       1 1                
30 SAVANOVIC, DUSKO 17:45 12 1/3 2/3 4/4   2 2   1 4   1 2 2 7
55 MESHCHARAKOU, YAHOR 15:45 6 1/4 1/1 1/2           1 1 1 2 4 3
Team           3 1 4               4
Totals 200:00 63 12/33 9/24 12/17 10 24 34 10 7 12 2 2 22 17 56
36.4% 37.5% 70.6%
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Head Coaches

PLAZA, JOAN
Real Madrid
"I think we deserved to win the series, I honestly believe that this team deserved to be in the final after our very good run in the competition. Both games were really tough, everyone in the team knew it and we deserve to play in Charleroi because, despite our many injuries in the last two months, we stepped up and I am happy for the great attitude of my team. I have to thank our fans for their support. Now we will try to win the final, so that Real Madrid gets another title, as well as a Euroleague spot. That would help us to get more confidence in the near future."
SIREIKA, ANTANAS
Unics Kazan
"I must congratulate Madrid for this win. My players knew that not only we needed to play well to win the game, but also to be psychologically prepared for that. We lost our focus in the third quarter and we were not able to play our game. We tried to rush our offense in the final minute and as a result, nothing went right when it mattered."

Players

REYES, FELIPE
Real Madrid
"It has been a wonderful win for us. It has been a tough series. We were down by 20 in Kazan, but we managed to rally in the final minutes of that game and we finished our work here at home. I am very proud of my team. I want to thank our fans for coming to Palacio Vistalegre and supporting us the way they did."
TUNCERI, KEREM
Real Madrid
"It was a fantastic game. There are no words to describe how a player feels when you have so many fans backing you, playing for a team that gives its best and at the same time, seeing that all our work pays off. We now face the final backed by our good ULEB Cup run. All we hope is to get one more win and make Madrid win another European title."
MUMBRU, ALEX
Real Madrid
"We will try to do our best in the title game, it is a major goal for us, since the title comes with a Euroleague berth and this is very important for the club. Lietuvos Rytas has no weaknesses, we played against them in pre-season and they are a very strong team."
STEVENSON, JAROD
Unics Kazan
"I want to congratulate Real Madrid. It was our mistake that Madrid made such a great run in the third quarter. I don't have anything to object against their win."
SAVANOVIC, DUSKO
Unics Kazan
"It is a shame, because we controlled the game really well until halftime. Then we went through bad moments, the ones you cannot afford in this kind of game. Madrid deserved to win, and it is a shame because I think we have enough talent to beat them, but like I said, you cannot afford to have bad moment in such important games."
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