May 20, 2013
Regular Season Game 8 - December 21, 2005 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - PALACIO DE LOS DEPORTES J.M. MARTIN CARPENA
Unicaja 71 - 61 Real Madrid

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 0-0
5-2 Overall 5-2

Referees

Crew Chief
PITSILKAS, NIKOLAOS, Greece
Referee
TAURINO, PAOLO, Italy
Umpire
SUTULOVIC, ZORAN, Montenegro

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
77.3 Points 70.0
31.7 Rebounds 32.3
8.4 O. Rebounds 12.4
23.3 D. Rebounds 19.9
13.1 Assists 11.6
9.1 Steals 10.4
4.1 Blocks 3.7
15.1 Turnovers 16.0
55.8 % 2PT 50.2 %
37.2 % 3PT 39.9 %
76.1 % FT 68.8 %
90.6 Index 75.7
Team Stats - Unicaja
Team Stats - Real Madrid

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
16.3 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE Points 15.7 / BULLOCK, LOUIS
8.0 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE Rebounds 8.0 / Reyes
1.9 / Pietrus OR 2.6 / HAMILTON, VENSON
6.9 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE DR 5.5 / Reyes
3.0 / SANCHEZ, PEPE Assists 2.4 / BULLOCK, LOUIS
1.4 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE Steals 2.4 / BULLOCK, LOUIS
1.4 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE Blocks 1.6 / HAMILTON, VENSON
2.3 / BROWN, MARCUS Turnovers 2.8 / Reyes
70.0 % / HERRMANN, WALTER 2PT 66.7 % / Hervelle
66.7 % / HERRMANN, WALTER 3PT 57.1 % / Rakocevic
90.0 % / RODRIGUEZ, BERNI FT 100.0 % / HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU
20.9 / GARBAJOSA, JORGE Index 13.1 / BULLOCK, LOUIS
Team Roster - Unicaja
Team Roster - Real Madrid

THE TAKE

Unicaja will try to avenge of its Euroleague opener road loss when it hosts Real Madrid in Malaga for a Group C Spanish showdown on Wednesday night. Both teams share 5-2 records in the group, so it's needless to say that the winner will be well on its way to the Top 16. It will be a special game for Madrid's backcourt duo of Mous Sonko (3.4 ppg., 2.4 apg.) and Louis Bullock (15.7 ppg., 2.4 spg.), the sixth best scorer in the Euroleague regular season, who face their previous team. Both Bullock and Sonko will have an increased role since Igor Rakocevic remains sidelined for this game. Unicaja arrives with a deeper, more balanced roster. Pepe Sanchez (4 rpg., 3 apg.) and Carlos Cabezas (9.2 ppg.), as well as defensive ace Berni Rodriguez (5.1 ppg., 2.5 apg.), will have the tough mission of guarding Bullock during the game. Two other players who will have to step up for Madrid while Rakocevic is sidelined are swingman Marko Tomas (7.8 ppg.) and high-flying small forward Mickael Gelabale (9.5 ppg., 86.6% FT). Those two combined for 21 points last week in a loss against Panathinaikos, but their main concern this week will be slowing Unicaja's star guard, Marcus Brown (13.1 ppg.), who overcame a slow start to become one of the offensive pillars of this team. Do-it-all forward Stephane Risacher (9.4 ppg.) and a much-improved Walter Herrmann (8.2 ppg., 70% 2FG) have helped Unicaja during its four-game Euroleague winning streak. The battle in the paint will be a tough one, as both teams can count on deep yet different frontcourts. Jorge Garbajosa (16.2 ppg., 8 rpg.) provides versatility and know-how, making him a big mismatch at all levels. But few players know him better than Madrid's Felipe Reyes (9.5 ppg., 8 rpg.), who has recovered from an injury and whose aggressiveness at both ends could be one of the keys to this game. Unicaja center Daniel Santiago (12.4 ppg., 4.4 rpg.) has been a dominant force in the last three games, but he will have a tough test against Venson Hamilton (4.8 rpg., 1.5 bpg.), the third-best shotblocker in the Euroleague this season, and Nedzad Sinanovic, who saw some quality playing time against Panathinaikos (22 minutes) for the first time this season. Both teams faced each other in the Spanish King's Cup last season and kept most of their rosters, so that game, which Unicaja won, stays in the memories of most of the players on court. That goes, too, for both coaches, Sergio Scariolo of Unicaja and Bozidar Maljkovic of Real Madrid, who each has sat on the other's bench previously in their successful careers.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Euroleague.net

Quotes Head Coaches

Players

Unicaja put itself among the hottest teams in the Euroleague at the end of 2005 when it won its fifth straight game in Group C by 71-61 over visiting Real Madrid in a Spanish derby on Wednesday. Unicaja connected on 13 of 28 three-pointers on the night, including 7 by Jorge Garbajosa himself, to break part of its second-place tie with Real Madrid. Unicaja is now 6-2 and will at least share second place, while Madrid dropped to third or fourth at 5-3. Garbajosa led the winners with 26 points. Carlos Cabezas added 14, Marcus Brown 12 and Walter Herrmann 11, including 3 more triples. For Madrid, Mous Sonko led the way against his ex-team with 17 points and Venson Hamilton had 12. Madrid recovered from a 12-0 Unicaja start as Sonko and Hamilton got the visitors back in the game, but it only lasted until Garbajosa's fireworks display in the third quarter gave Unicaja all the confidence it needed to finish strong.

Herrmann opened the game with a triple from the corner and Garbajosa added another one for a 6-0 Unicaja lead. The Unicaja defense started tight forcing Madrid turnovers and Cabezas scored 4 more points to make it 10-0. Daniel Santiago made it 12-0 with a spin in the paint, but Marko Tomas finally found a space from 4 meters to get Madrid on the board at 12-2. Garbajosa replied with his second triple, igniting the fans. Unicaja seemed to find good shots after three passes or less while Madrid struggled in offense. However, two straight mistakes by Herrmann in offense allowed the guests to score four straight points, 17-8. The scoring pace slowed down and Hamilton helped with a monster dunk over Herrmann, and Sonko scored for 19-10. A spectacular putback by Hamilton made it a 7-point game, but Cabezas closed the quarter with two free throws, 23-14.

An amazing triple by Sonko from 8 meters to beat the shot clock opened the second quarter, as the game turned harder in both paints. Real Madrid got closer and closer but Louis Bullock committed his third foul in minute 13 and had to seat on the bench. On the other end, Garbajosa fed Marcus Brown for a new triple, 26-19 but Sonko maintained Madrid on the edge. Brown continued his scoring streak with two free throws and Unicaja turned to zone defense forcing Madrid's turnover. However, the same happened on the other side as Axel Hervelle hesitated to finish a fastbreak, but Brown answered with his 8th straight point with a new triple, 31-23, Unicaja's fifth in seven attempts. The guests dominated in rebounds but it wasn't until Mickael Gelabale nailed a three-point play that Real Madrid got within 5 points, 35-30, but Berni Rodriguez scored the last basket of the first half for a 37-30.

Cabezas opened the scoring race of the second half with a triple to neutralize Real Madrid's zone defense, but Sonko replied in the same way, 40-33. Garbajosa found the third triple of the period after a fast and precise combination of Unicaja. It looked like the fast scoring rhythm of the first quarter returned to the Martin Carpena. Hamilton was very active for Madrid underneath at the same time as defenses grew tougher and fouls fell for each side, especially in offense with Santiago and Reyes committing their respective fourth fouls. Real Madrid insisted on the zone defense and it succeeded as Hamilton scored again against everybody in Unicaja's paint, 44-39. Garbajosa and Sonko traded triples and then Bullock added a new one to pull Real Madrid within 45-48. But the three-point shootout went on as Herrmann and Garbajosa blasted new triples for Unicaja for a fast 54-45. Real Madrid struggled as Unicaja had a big momentum and the arena burned when Cabezas and Herrmann avoided a backcourt in a fancy way. Garbajosa nailed free throws for a 56-45 after 30 minutes.

Hamilton scored for Madrid again but Unicaja grabbed offensive rebounds and looked for long plays to secure the lead. Both teams had a hard time to score but Unicaja continued with the siege on Madrid's basket, but it was Hamilton again who scored the scoring drought with two free throws. Pietrus finally scored for Unicaja after more than 4 minutes without points with a layup and Herrmann added a triple to calm the atmosphere, 61-52. Time was running out for Madrid but Unicaja's defense held the guests to the last seconds of the possession every time. Hamilton and Herrmann traded baskets, but Garbajosa blasted his sixth triple of the night for 66-56 with 3 minutes to go. Pepe Sanchez stole the ball and the ball reached Garbajosa for a new triple, 69-56, and almost killing the game. Reyes only managed to find a free throw for Real Madrid but in the next play the hosts missed and Reyes found a foul for another trip to the line, 69-59. But it was not enough as Unicaja got the ball for the remaining minute to secure a win against a direct rival in the group.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Euroleague.net
Referees: PITSILKAS, NIKOLAOS (GRE), TAURINO, PAOLO (ITA), SUTULOVIC, ZORAN (MNE), ESCOBAR, LORENZO (ESP)
Attendance: 0
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Head coach: SCARIOLO, SERGIO
Unicaja
# 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 SANCHEZ, PEPE 17:15         1 3 4 2 1 2 1   2   4
5 RODRIGUEZ, BERNI 6:30 4 1/2   2/2 1   1 1           1 6
6 RISACHER, STEPHANE 10:00     0/2     2 2 1         2   -1
8 LAZARO CORRAL, JESUS DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 CABEZAS, CARLOS 22:45 14 2/4 1/1 7/8 1   1 1       2 2 6 15
11 PIETRUS, FLORENT 25:15 2 1/2 0/1   2 2 4   1 1     3 2 3
12 HERRMANN, WALTER 27:45 11 1/3 3/6     2 2 2   2   1 2 1 6
15 GARBAJOSA, JORGE 38:00 26 1/4 7/10 3/4 1 5 6 4   2 1   3 4 29
25 SANTIAGO, DANIEL 16:45 2 1/3     1 3 4     1 1 1 5 2  
41 BROWN, MARCUS 35:45 12 1/5 2/7 4/4 1 3 4 3 2       2 8 18
42 MAKSHANTSEV, STANISLAV DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Team           1 2 3   1 1         3
Totals 200:00 71 8/23 13/27 16/18 9 22 31 14 5 9 3 4 21 24 83
34.8% 48.1% 88.9%
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: MALJKOVIC, BOZIDAR
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
4 HAMILTON, VENSON 25:30 12 5/7   2/2 2 2 4 1   1 3 1 3 4 17
5 SONKO, MOUSTAPHA 36:30 17 3/4 3/8 2/2   3 3 1   1 1   3 5 17
9 REYES, FELIPE 26:00 9 2/5   5/6 2 5 7     4     5 5 8
13 GARCIA, HECTOR 2:15   0/1       1 1         1 1   -2
14 GONZALEZ DE LAS CUEVAS, OSCAR 0:15                              
15 GELABALE, MICKAEL 26:15 5 1/6   3/3   3 3 2         1 2 6
16 HERNANDEZ-SONSECA, EDU DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
17 HERVELLE, AXEL 22:15 3 1/1 0/1 1/2 1 2 3   1       1 1 5
21 SINANOVIC, NEDZAD 5:15           1 1   1 1     2   -1
22 BULLOCK, LOUIS 28:00 8 2/8 1/4 1/1         1 1   1 3 3 -2
33 TOMAS, MARKO 27:45 7 1/3 1/3 2/2 2 1 3 1   2     5 1 1
Team           1   1   1           2
Totals 200:00 61 15/35 5/16 16/18 8 18 26 5 4 10 4 3 24 21 51
42.9% 31.3% 88.9%
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Head Coaches

SCARIOLO, SERGIO
Unicaja
"I am satisfied with the answers of my team during the game and because everything we prepared during the week turned out well. The start of the game was so strong that it worried me. It can be very dangerous for the team, but we played with intelligence, coolness and defensive intensity. However, they never surrendered. Every day is a challenge for us to achieve the best season ever of Unicaja in international competitions. I am proud of all my players."
MALJKOVIC, BOZIDAR
Real Madrid
"My team didn't play the defense we normally perform. Unicaja killed us because we were young and we also missed Rakocevic too much. Unicaja deserved the win tonight, with no excuses, they have good options to make something important in this Euroleague. We are in a strong group and this can be seen in any game. The good things is that we had Hamilton back and that we kept the point-differential in our favor. Unicaja is a more expert team than us and the small details decided the game. We lost energy."

Players

GARBAJOSA, JORGE
Unicaja
"We played a good game, we were ready to fight after the two defeats in the Spanish League. We built the foundations of what we wanted to do in the first moments. I hope I can be better in the near future than how I am playing now. When one player is well the team takes advantage of that. The next two games will be the key for us."
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