He Champion also has the right to have fun. Real Madrid premiered with a solvent passed to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey de Gran Canaria after being much higher than Baxi Manresa (92-69). The defense of the title and the search for the 30th Cup Start comfortable in the white bosom. The curves will soon arrive, but the first capital sensation is good, coral and is opposed to the fall with a crash of its eternal rival, the Barcelona.
He Madrid He had a solvent performance. Without wires, but without being intimidated by the courage of Derrick Alston Jr. as a bastion (17) of Manresa. Mario Hezonja He replied in the few moments of weakness (24 points (4/5 T2, 4/9 T3), 6 rebounds) with a brutal match. It appeared when the white attack had any questions and eliminated any hint of reaction in the last quarter with several spectacular triples.
Colossal individual acting of Hezonja (24 points and 6 rebounds)
He Baxi Manresa did not come out, in any case, to simply appear. I had almost the whole Gran Canaria Arena in his favor, that only applauded his 'prodigal son' Edy Tavares and He tightened from the start after a 7-0 of Madrid.Alston He took the heavens, connected two mates of scandal and returned the partial (11-10, 5 '). It was the Presentation in society of a player for big things.He put his companions in a gameelectric to any court in defense to replace the physical appearance.
Lack of success
He Madrid He understood that he should work it. He took Hezonja's controls in transition -first warning of his great game -and the triples of Hugo González and Llull They served as an escort to step on the accelerator (33-24, 12 '). Caused the suffocation of the Bages attack. Alston generated, yes. But the success in general was falling before a Ibaka huge in defense (three caps) and the white 'cons'.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 02/2025.- Real Madrid eaves Alberto Abalde (D) advances with the ball chased by Musa Sagnian, from Baxi Manresa, during the quarter-final match of the Copa del Rey Madrid and Baxi Manresa play this Friday at Gran Canaria Arena, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. EFE/ Elvira Urquijo A.
And Bad symptom For Catalans, added to the null outer success (0/10 T3) of the first half. Although Alston and Mario Saint-Supery fixed the partial negative (43-30) so as not to break completely. But the launched Madrid had the advantage and did not fall into errors even though He went to the second time linking a technique to Musa and an unsportsmanlike to Tavares. He caboverdiano He compensated for two mates and his best partner, Campazzo, printed more rhythm.
He Baxi Manresa had no more. His little success was decisive and until after the Ecuador of the third quarter He did not find his first basket at stake (an Obasohan tray). It does not mean that he surrendered, because Álex Reyes broke the bad streak from the outside with two triples and insuffled mood. But Hezonja, ultramotivated from beginning to end, stopped the Catalan illusions with a great transition with 2+1 (63-49, 30 ').
Without a doubt white
It was the tonic of the outcome. Baxi Manresa found moments of lucidity that Alston and Hunt made good, although Real Madrid's response was almost better. Llull replied with two triples and Hezonjathe best of the game, placed two others for the margin to remain important for the capitalists (77-62, 34 '). The Croatian was the constant and gave that dose of tranquility despite ending up losing, for accumulation of faults, to Tavares.
Alston celebrates a mate.
The constant and also the different one. Is Hezonjacapable of changing any game. He contributed another triple more, opened the final path to the semifinals and is a warning of his candidacy for everything. The best of the premiere, well seconded by Llull (13) y Weather in Campazzo (11).
They were worth the classification (92-69) to the semifinals. There is no lack of Real Madrid since 2013 in Vitoria when Pete Mickeal invented a legend classic. Another time. In now, the Real Madrid puts fear and in Gran Canaria is already among the four that the Cup will be played In the most magical weekend of the season.