Basketball
Truly unshakable, Valencia also overtook and reached 19/19 in all competitions
Valencia made things very difficult for Real for 40 minutes, but Chus Matteo’s side prevailed 76-73 to record their 19th win in 19 games in all competitions.
They had to sweat and fight non-stop for 40 minutes at Fonteta, but Real Madrid remained unbeaten in all competitions after beating Valencia 76-73. Chus Mateo’s team now counts 8/8 victories in the EuroLeague, 9/9 victories in the Liga Endesa and 2/2 victories in the Super Copa.
Gabriel Deck was the home team’s best scorer with 17 points, but the title of MVP rightly goes to Facundo Cabasso, who finished the game with 15 points (3/6 three-pointers), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers scored Real’s last 4 points.
Brandon Davis got off to a hot start for Valencia, scoring 18 points in the first period but finishing with 22 points.
THE REFEREES: Radovic, Laurinovicius, Haliko
THE DECADES: 26-24, 49-43, 62-63, 73-76
VALENTIA (Mubrou): Claver, Puerto, Rovers 2, Pradiga, Lopez-Arostegui 4, Jones 12 (4 assists, 3 fouls), Inglis 12 (3 rebounds), Jovic 4 (5 assists), Toure 4, Robertson, Davis 22 ( 8/12 2-pointers, 2/6 3-pointers, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 turnovers), Ojeleghe 13 (2/3 3-pointers, 3 rebounds)
REAL (Mateo): Cozer, Fernandez 6 (2), Cabaso 15 (3/6 three-pointers, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers), Hezonia 12 (2), Rodriguez, December 17 (5/5 two) . -Pointers, 1/2 3-pointers, 4/4 shots, 3 rebounds), Poirier, Tavares 6 (7 rebounds, 2 errors), Yule 5, Yabusele 5 (1/3 3-pointers, 4 rebounds), Moussa 10 (1/3 3-pointers, 3 rebounds), 3 assists, 2 fouls)
Valencia team statistics: 28/49 2-point shots, 4/13 three-point shots, 5/8 shots, 28 rebounds (10 offensive – 18 defensive), 15 assists, 3 steals, 123 turnovers, 1 block
Real team statistics: 16/27 2-pointers, 10/27 3-pointers, 14/15 shots, 31 rebounds (8 offensive – 21 defensive), 15 assists, 6 steals, 15 fouls, 5 blocks
The next games of the two teams: On matchday 9, Valencia will face Barcelona at the Palau Blaugrana (17/11, 9:30 p.m.), while Real Madrid will host Monaco in Madrid (16/11, 9:45 p.m.).
Source: sport 24
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