BadalonaReal Madrid asserted its leadership status at the Palacio Olímpic (71-90), where it recovered an eleven-point disadvantage once morest a daring Joventut de Badalona. La Penya might not maintain the effectiveness of the first 25 minutes and gave way in a final stretch in which the white team was more effective. The final score was too cruel with the proposal of a green-and-black set with more character and ambition than success.
Badalona’s youth team played a great first half once morest Real Madrid. La Penya, which had an advantage of eleven points (40-29), was able to offer a good level of defense, control the rebound and take advantage of the experience of Pau Ribas and Ante Tomic to reach at halftime with a four-point lead (42-38).
Madrid’s reaction came during a third quarter in which the white team used a 0-15 run to go from 51-41 to 51-56. The visiting difference came to seven points once morest a Supporters Club that conceded 27 points in just 10 minutes once morest the competition leader (58-65). The passing of the minutes penalized the confidence of the Badalona team, which was too far away from a rival that remains very strong. Every attempt to make it 2 – 0 was a quick response to the crowd. Thomas Heurtel made a brilliant last quarter.
Record per a Rubio
Penya players wore a T-shirt to cheer on Ricky Rubio, who will miss the rest of the season in the NBA due to injury. In addition, fans of the green-and-black team chanted his name in different phases of the followingnoon.
