Nike ICJT L'Hospitalet report: Pamesa Valencia 76-86 Real Madrid
|
Real Madrid took a step forwards to reach the semifinal in the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Classification Tournament L’Hospitalet by beating Pamesa Valencia 76-86 on Thursday. Madrid will make it to the next round if it beats CSKA Moscow tomorrow, but it can also go through by losing by up to 7 points. Meanwhile, CSKA will reach the L'Hospitalet semifinals by beating Madrid by more than 8 points, while Pamesa is out of the semifinals race. Nikola Mirotic led the winners with 23 points on 10-for-17 shooting and 13 rebounds. Ignacio Esteban added 18 points, David Garcia had 17 while Endika Bahillo got 12 for Real Madrid. Bozhidar Avramov led Pamesa with 15 points. Mario Alvarez added 12 while Enmanuel Campi had 10. Mirotic already shined in the opening quarter to give his team a 20-29 lead at the end of the first quarter. Madrid kept following its game plan with an organized offense, always finding easy baskets. Meanwhile, Pamesa struggled without Avramov on court, as the team could not find its rhythm in offense without him. Madrid managed to boost its margin to 34-49 at halftime. Pamesa needed a quick rally to get back in the game, but it just did not happen, as Madrid stayed focused to make it a 17-point game, 53-70, after 30 minutes. Pamesa switched to a fullcourt pressure and improved its aggressivity, but it happened to be too little, too late, as it only managed to cut its deficit to 76-86.
|
Thursday, January 03, 2008
David Vidal, L'Hospitalet
|