A handful of matches in the 12th round of the Euroleague brought us a real basketball night. Alba celebrated at home against Maccabi, while Real and Zenit were safe away.
Baconia did not have the strength for the feat against the multiple European champion.
Real’s basketball players powerfully opened this duel.
The first half was played by the French, Causeur and Heurtel, who were in a shooting mood and were the most deserving of the great advantage achieved after the first two quarters.
On the other hand, Enoch was only good playing and did not have the support of his teammates during this period, considering that he was the only double-digit player.
The result at half time was 34:53 in favor of Real.
Pablo Lasa’s team continued in the same rhythm in the third quarter and the advantage only grew. Rudy Fernandez joined the tandem from the first half.
The fourth quarter was decided only by the question of difference. The Madrid team routinely brought the match to an end.
The final score was 60:88
The most efficient among the winners was Causeur with 13, while with Basconia, Enoch and Fontecchio had a notable role with 14 points each.
Alba celebrated at home against Maccabi with the result 91:86.
The hosts opened the match well and transferred a good rush from the first to the second quarter.
Albu Erickson and Koumadijeled, and the other teammates were good, each of whom had a contribution.
Maccabi, as usual, relied on Wilbekin, and Williams and Zizic were also in the mood. However, that was not enough to beat Alba in the first half, which led 45:35 at half time.
They were better guests in the third section, but they did not seriously endanger the advantage of the hosts.
Alba took the strings again in the last quarter and brought the match to an end.
The final result of the match was 91:86 in favor of the hosts.
At home, Erickson stood out with 19, while Wilbekin stood at 22 points.
Zenit and Panathinaikos played a real basketball treat, it was very exciting, and the winner in the end was the Greek great with a score of 70:64.
The guests from Russia started the match better. Loyd broke up and was the best player of the match in the Zenit team in this match.
At home, Nedovic was driven by a phenomenal game against Olympiacos in the Greek championship and played another great match.
The guests had the advantage until the halftime, which ended 33:38.
However, the third period of the game brought a complete turnaround on the field.
In addition to the cheerful Nedović, the gigantic Papagiannis joined him and they completely stopped the Russians in this period.
Zenit’s aiming devices failed in the third quarter, so the host entered the decisive quarter with a five-point advantage.
In the last quarter, PAO played even more organized and successfully defended the opponent’s attacks, while in the offensive he was confident and further increased the advantage.
The final result of the match was 70:64 in favor of Panathinaikos.
The most efficient among the winners were Nedovic and Papagiannis with 18 points each, and in Zenit the best was Loyd with 15 points.
