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«Super Mario» Hezonja leaves Baskonia of Laso shaken

La formación blanca calls the «Top 6» and keeps the Basques away from the «playoffs» with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from the Croatian in the Spanish Euroleague match.

Real Madrid defeated Baskonia (90-89) on Thursday in round 23 of the Euroleague held at the Movistar Arena in the Capital, a close match that went back and forth and was up in the air until the last second, when a three-pointer from Mario Hezonja scored the winner. bringing the whites level with the «Top 6» in the standings.

Pablo Laso’s return to what was his home for 11 seasons, as he did last year with Bayern and this time with another Spanish team, ended in one of the sharp defeats. Baskonia showed signs of improvement and Madrid, despite last week’s loss to Olympiacos, also had arguments in front of their home crowd.

Offensive rebounding, 21 of which were grabbed by the visitors in the opponent’s basket, gave the Basques more life than a cat, as they went on a 0-13 run in the last three minutes to secure a much-needed and prestigious victory. But the white defense came back in time and Hezonja, top scorer alongside Facundo Campazzo (22 points), solved it: 13 wins for Chus Mateo’s team and 9 for a Baskonia that is moving away from the play-in.

The game was fun and exciting in the first half, with more scoring than good defense. The Baskonia gradually took the lead at halftime (42-45), although Madrid seemed to be slower, each with their own weapons.

The whites staked their claim with Edy Tavares, Facundo Campazzo, and Dzanan Musa, but the Cape Verdeans rested in the second quarter and Baskonia found success attacking the paint. On the other hand, the Basques had to play many minutes without Markus Howard due to two early fouls after a promising start.

Laso’s team also changed the course of the recovery, and although Hezonja led the way for the whites in attack with Luka Samanic, the advantage was with the blaugrana. Baskonia, in black at Palace Madrid, also counted on Trent Forrest’s one-on-one skills and the contributions provided by Nikolaos Rogkavopoulos.

Thus, the balance tipped in favor of the visiting team heading into the locker room, with room for improvement especially on defense. The second half changed the momentum of the whites with that extra bit of intensity, with Hezonja, the return of Tavares and Campazzo, but Baskonia responded with Moneke and Rogkavopoulos’ accuracy.

Laso’s team also had their moment, with Howard strong again, Moneke always in the mix, and Forrest (56-61). The defensive battle that the game required was put on by Alberto Abalde for the home side, in a new twist from the benches, with Laso facing off against his longtime assistant coach. Baskonia maintained the lead in the final quarter, but Madrid kept pressing with Howard neutralized and a good advantage at 81-75.

From there, Rogkavopoulos’ final 22 points capped a 0-13 run that put the Basques ahead. Moneke’s three-pointer brought them within six, but Baskonia failed to put away Luka Samanic, or from the free-throw line. Madrid, expert in miracles, kept the game alive and won it at the buzzer with Hezonja.

TECHNICAL FILE:

–RESULT: REAL MADRID, 90 – BASKONIA, 89. (42-45, at halftime).

–TEAMS:

REAL MADRID: Campazzo (22), Rathan-Mayes (2), Musa (16), Ndiaye (3), and Tavares (10) –starting five–; Abalde (2), Llull (-), Garuba (6), Feliz (2), Ibaka (3), Hezonja (22), González (2).

BASKONIA: Forrest (19), Baldwin (4), Raieste (5), Diop (2), and Moneke (14) –starting five–; Jaramaz (2), Rogkavopoulos (22), Hall (5), Samanic (10), Howard (6).

–QUARTERS: 22-21, 20-24, 22-22, 26-22.

–REFEREES: Belosevic, Nedovic, and Peerandi. No player ejected.

— VENUE: Movistar Arena.

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