A huge Monaco defeats Real Madrid
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After a totally unbreathable end to the match, AS Monaco won (95-94) this Thursday evening in the EuroLeague against Real Madrid. Led by 4 points with 7 seconds remaining, the Monegasques relied on Mike James to snatch the extension and then overthrow the White House.
While Jordan Loyd had just been evacuated on civilian and on oxygen, Monaco was trailing by 4 points against Real Madrid. It was at this time that Mike James decided to go out of his way to win an unexpected extension against the Madrid armada. This Thursday evening, at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid, the Monegasques won the first victory in their history against the people of Madrid (95-94) and delivered one of their greatest performances in the EuroLeague.
Long battered during this game, AS Monaco were six points behind at the end of the first quarter. (23-17) then ten in the heart of the second (38-28). Pushed so far on the outside by the game creators who are Dzanan Musa and Sergio Lullthe men of sasa Obradovic found the solutions to straighten the bar before the break. By inflicting a 10-2 in 3’30 to Realthe Roca Crew returned to the locker room three small points behind (48-4520′) and a breakage limiter.
Monaco tight Screw
The solutions finally found, the Monegasque coach then decides to throw Yakuba Ouattara into the bath. A real energizer, the “Yak” put the Spaniards under pressure with his defensive activity and retained his team’s very good quarter. Monaco dominated the third act (14-20) and limited Madrid to just 7 small points in the last 6 minutes of it, which allowed them to take control of the game (62-65, 30 ‘) . If 7 minutes from the end of the game, the outcome still seemed undecided, the men of Chus Mateo forced the decision and passed a 10-2 in Monaco, in the wake of his colossus Walter Tavares (17 points and 18 rebounds) but above all thanks to the two cannon shots of Sergio Llull (12 points) and Guerschon Yabusele (12 points and 6 rebounds for 11 evaluation in 24 minutes) – rather in sight for his return to competition – to take off (78-70, 35′). Failing on the free-throw line (24/37) like Mike James (0/3, 36′), the Monegasques saw victory elude them (86-81) but Elie Okobo (9 points) managed his 3-point shot and gave hope to Monaco (86-84, 39’).
Mike James, Monegasque hero
With 38 seconds left to play, Monaco trailed by four units after two free throws by Walter Tavares (88-88). That’s when the game changed. Jordan Loyd (19 points and 4 rebounds) receives an unintentional blow to the nose from Gershon Yabusele. The player of the Roca Crew sort on civil and on oxygen with a broken nose and a hint of concussion and has to leave his partners. after several minutes of interruption, the game seemed folded, but Mike James (28 points at 4/7 from 3-pointers, 3 rebounds and 3 assists) drew an incredible shot from behind the enhanced arc with the fault in front of the immense Walter Tavares to send Monaco into extra time. Trailing just 30 seconds into extra time, Monaco managed and relied on a very good Alpha Diallo (12 points and 8 rebounds for 15 rating) and a Jaron flower set (7 points) who did not tremble on the free throw line to win.
We said it once, but we’ll say it again… 🤯@LeNaturel_05 it’s ridiculous, the 4pt game to send the game to OT! pic.twitter.com/p8VVgVnfC5
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) December 8, 2022
This Thursday evening, beyond the victory and a fantastic scenario, AS Monaco most certainly signed one of its reference matches in the EuroLeague after beating defending champions Anadolu Efes Istanbul at home ( 95-92) at the start of the season, then his executioner who deprived him of the Final 4 in May, Olympiakos, in Piraeus (81-76). The Roca Team now find themselves second only in the EuroLeague behind Fenerbahçe and can continue to dream big on the European stage before joining Paris for another opposition in style on Sunday (7:00 p.m.) in Betclic ELITE, against Victor Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 .
While Jordan Loyd had just been evacuated on civilian and on oxygen, Monaco was trailing by 4 points against Real Madrid. It was at this time that Mike James decided to go out of his way to win an unexpected extension against the Madrid armada. This Thursday evening, at the Palacio de Deportes in Madrid, the Monegasques won the first victory of…