Chus Mateo, on the verge of the triplet: “We are 2-0, but Murcia will be another story”
El Real Madrid is on the verge (8:30 p.m., Movistar+) of the triplet in national basketball. He won the Super Cup (of Murcia) in the first games course officials. He recovered the Copa del Rey after beating Barcelona in the Carpena Classic. And after two victories (84-76 and 79-63) in the final of the Endesa League against UCAM Murcia He only has to win one more victory, in three possible opportunities, to be national champion. Only the Euroleague remains without adding to the crowd, as they escaped in the second half against Panathinaikos.
We have a lot of fabric left to cut. We are 2-0, we don’t forget it. But it will be another story. “We are only concerned about playing a good game.”
But despite ‘playing’ the treble, the state of the white team is not one of ecstasy. “We are proud of the work after two serious games. But we have to finish the work, we are serene and calm, and we know the difficulty of going to Murcia and play at home,” Chus Mateo said in the previous hours.
ACB Final. Summary Real Madrid 79-63 UCAM Murcia
It will be another close game. UCAM will once again be faithful to its style: zone and ability to make shots difficult. “Give time to change. There is room to surprise even if the games follow the same paths. We know the difficulties of attacking an area. Because although it allows you to take shots, not with the ease that one would like. But we play the games with a certain amount of ease but without comfort,” he added. “We must be able to defend and rebound well to win the games. We scored 84 and 79 points, it’s good, but UCAM reduces the score, they take a different rhythm and force us to shoot later in the possession assuming fewer possessions per game,” the coach specified.
At Madrid, therefore, they only think about the game. “We have a lot of fabric left to cut. We are 2-0, we don’t forget it. But it will be another story. We are only concerned about playing a good game. They have a lot of merit in their regular league, but more in the Playoff because they have won twice in Valencia and three in Malaga. “They take their virtues to the extreme and bring out their weaknesses,” he explained.
Emotional farewell tribute to Rudy at WiZink
Rudy, a myth
It will go down in history. I have never seen anything like this, with the entire pavilion standing for 20 minutes
It could be Rudy Fernández’s last dance. He played an outstanding game against UCAM, and received a legendary farewell on the WiZink court. “It was very emotional. It will go down in history. I have never seen anything like this, with the entire pavilion standing for 20 minutes. It will be a long time to see something like this again. We get excited. With a player who was there for 14 years, he fought for every ball and has many virtues, such as knowledge of the game, anticipation and scoring. But also how the game evolved, going from being an athlete to something else. And values: not giving up a ball for lost and representing what we want Real Madrid to be,” he concluded.
