Real Madrid faces the second game of the quarterfinal playoff of the Endesa League tonight. With a 0-1 deficit following La Laguna Tenerife’s victory on Tuesday at the Movistar Arena (97-98) in a best-of-three series, our team is compelled to secure a win at the Santiago MartÃn to return to Madrid on Saturday. They have achieved this in their last 12 visits.
Scariolo’s team will need to come from behind in the series if they want to reach the semifinals. Madrid did many things well in the first game but let a 7-point advantage slip away in the final minute. Defense and minimizing Tenerife’s perimeter shooting will be key. The madridista dominance in the paint, where they scored 66 out of 97 points, was evident. However, the 10 additional three-pointers made by the visitors tipped the game in their favor.
