Madrid celebrates the Eleventh, Goss executes and Betis drops

The last day of the regular phase sometimes leaves us contrasts as stark as the one we saw this Wednesday at the WiZink Center. A team on the crest of the waveembraced by his people, applauded wildly, on a day of happiness and some relaxation, of communion with the fans to whom he offered the title of European championthe well-known Eleventh, and also that of the junior Euroleague, both achieved on Sunday in Kaunas. Everything in Sergio Llull’s thousand game with Real Madridsince his debut 16 years ago now (Chacho and Rudy rested with a view to the playoff that starts on Sunday against Gran Canaria). A fight that was resolved with 9 points and a block from Williams-Goss in the last two minutes to go from 70-77 to 79-77. In front, a Real Betis that lost the category in extremiswhich in the last 34 seasons, formerly Caja San Fernando and Cajasol, only missed the ACB in 2018-19.

Sergio Llull offers the Euroleague to the fans.
Sergio Llull offers the Euroleague to the fans.
daniel gonzalezEFE

The Betic players, while they made the corridor to the continental king (the meringues wore Vinicius shirts with the number 20), jumped to stay tense, because their sporting life was going on. They played it in a direct duel with the winner of the Final Four and with the hope that, if they were unable to give the bell, that Joventut would win in Granada, but that did not happen either.

Two realities, two worlds of opposite emotions on the same floor. And Betis had their options after rejoining after a weak start: 10-2 and 19-2. They couldn’t get it right from the outside, but the entry of Pasecniks (8 points almost straight away) and the fact that Tavares sat down, plus the activity of Tyson Pérez, smoothed the deficit until it was reversed: 36-38.

At the restart, we saw the talent of the Dominican Jean Montero, only 19 years old, voted (also by AS) as the best youngster of the season: 11 points in 8 minutes (19 at the end). Well seconded by Tyson Pérez (17+13), the income brought them closer to permanence: 53-60, minute 29. A couple of refereeing decisions angered the stands and Llull received a technique for protesting the cancellation of a three-pointer at the end of the third quarter because a foul had been called on Musa that was slow to point out.

The local relaxation had evaporated, the last quarter would pass sentence. Betis got +5 (60-65) and withstood the onslaught of the whites, who missed a three-pointer from Yabusele to take the lead. Next, Cvetkovic nailed it from three and Montero raised the +7 (70-77)an advantage that seemed to tie another year to the ACB.

Nigel Williams-Goss, guard of Real Madrid, is defended by Aleksandar Cvetkovic, of Real Betis.
Nigel Williams-Goss, guard of Real Madrid, is defended by Aleksandar Cvetkovic, of Real Betis.Daniel GonzalezEFE

And if that didn’t happen it was because the fantastic irruption of Williams-Goss, who assumed all the offensive prominence, laminating the visiting dream. A good tackle, two free throws and a three-pointer in just 1:08 to tie at 77 with 52 seconds to go and, immediately, the winning basket just 6.1 from the buzzer, a shiver from his mid-distance team , à la Llull if you want. And in what remained he blocked Montero’s winning triple attempt. Nine goals from the American and that interception in the last two minutes gave Madrid victory number 28, which does not help them climb to second place because Baskonia did not fail. Finish third. Those of Chus Mateo will face Lakovic’s Gran Canaria in the quarterfinal playoff. Betis, on the other hand, ran out of a net because Granada won and go down to the LEB. Stark contrast in the Palace.

Statistics

28

Guerschon Yabusele
0

Nigel Williams-Goss
22

Edy Tavares
31

dzanan muse
6

Alberto Abalde
eleven

Mario Hezonja
23

Sergio Llull
1

fabien causeur
30

Eli Ndiaye
8

Adam Hanga
3

Anthony Randolph
twenty-one

Petr Cornelie

Statistics

MinptsRTRODRAstPerrecTapT1T2T3FRCFVal
28

Guerschon Yabusele
281442200105/63/61/533eleven
0

Nigel Williams-Goss
twentyeleven20261322/23/51/441twenty-one
22

Edy Tavares
191095411032/24/40/03223
31

dzanan muse
171041302004/63/30/25013
6

Alberto Abalde
fifteen520211102/20/11/5122
eleven

Mario Hezonja
24eleven80820016/61/31/441twenty
23

Sergio Llull
twenty030342010/00/10/3020
1

fabien causeur
twentyeleven41302001/22/42/6124
30

Eli Ndiaye
eleven521110001/2230/1243
8

Adam Hanga
7031200000/00/00/1213
3

Anthony Randolph
7232111000/01/20/2002
twenty-one

Petr Cornelie
6020200000/00/10/201-3

Statistics

1

Tyson Perez
2

BJ Johnson
8

Jean Montero
52

Volodymyr Gerun
eleven

Jeremy Snapper
4

Alexander Cvetkovic
18

Anzejs Pasecniks
13

Dairis Bertans
0

Zsombor Maronka
10

Pablo Almazan
30

Eulis Baez
40

luke fischer

Statistics

MinptsRTRODRAstPerrecTapT1T2T3FRCFVal
1

Tyson Perez
36171331001216/71/43/65227
2

BJ Johnson
29451400100/02/60/314-2
8

Jean Montero
271930341104/43/83/62216
52

Volodymyr Gerun
23542220013/41/50/0236
eleven

Jeremy Snapper
17410152100/02/60/501-2
4

Alexander Cvetkovic
24eleven20220202/23/51/44312
18

Anzejs Pasecniks
161410101000/07/70/131fifteen
13

Dairis Bertans
12010140000/00/00/405-4
0

Zsombor Maronka
eleven300000000/00/01/2130
10

Pablo Almazan
0000000000/00/00/001-1
30

Eulis Baez
0000000000/00/00/0000
40

luke fischer
0000000000/00/00/0000

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