Real Madrid destroys UCAM Murcia in the paint and remains unstoppable in the ACB

Neither the casualties nor Thursday's defeat against Panathinaikos in the Euroleague confused Real Madrid. Who takes his weekends with the seriousness of the ambitious. In the Endesa League there is no one to blame him, at the moment. UCAM Murcia, 'cursed' in the Palace, did not succeed either: with this Sunday's they have accumulated 33 defeats on this court. All. [90-71: Narration and statistics]

It was the paint that ruined Sito Alonso's men, unable to flow without the help of rebound. Between Pradilla and Tavares they dominated the stage and left no room for rebellion. When Luwawu Cabarrot finally focused, everything was over. Seven wins in seven league games and an increasingly solid leadership.

Last season, back in May, Real Madrid-UCAM at the Palace became the match of the year, a monument. A Murcian gale, in search of that historic revenge in their visits to the White House (always defeat, sometimes so close...), collided with a effort without much explanation from Mario Hezonja in the middle of a Euroleague quarterfinal series and with an explosive comeback by Scariolo's team after 64 points in the second half and an overtime. 254 points between them: the highest scoring duel in the entire history of the ACB.

Hezonja is no longer there. Sito Alonso is also missing some pieces from then (De Julius, Cacok, Kelan Martin...) from that UCAM that completed a season to remember, always at the heights of the league. With other wickers, still under construction, the Murcian commitment remains the same. Ambition, hard work, character. There is no harsher group in the entire ACB.

Pablo Mera

Pedro Martínez gave Okeke a rest in his forced dismissal due to walks, but Nick Smith did not even appear. Madrid, the visiting momentum, controlled the scene, with Pradilla and, above all, Damian Jones and his triples, making a splash in attack. Andrés Feliz and Abalde provided stability and toughness and the dominance of the rebound was an abuse.

UCAM tried to break Madrid's usual rhythm, but the fouls took their toll. And in attack there was no one inspired. It took him almost five minutes to score in the game after the break, when Madrid was already starting to take off (55-41), three consecutive baskets from Tavares in the paint.

Murcia managed to react, with the return of the immense Pansa to the area (and the rest of Tavares). The Frenchman had ruined himself with fouls in the first half, but his power, together with that of Sant Ross, got his team back into the duel with a partial score of 0-9. Luwawu-Cabarrot also did his thing, on one of those days that seemed like a complete disaster.