With Luka Doncic returning to the club that saw him leave, the merengue team fought until the end and turned the game around for the Dallas Mavericks, with a high-level finish from Facundo Campazzo against his former team.
The preseason for the Dallas Mavericks did not go well and they accumulated three consecutive losses before returning to the United States. But today’s result was the most important amid the celebration that took place in Madrid for Luka Doncic’s return to the place where he became known to the world.
The Mavs and Real played an interesting friendly that will end in a victory for the home team by 127 to 123. And surprisingly, the one in charge of closing the comeback in favor of the meringues is specifically a former player of Dallas: Facundo Campazzo. The man from Córdoba finished with 20 points (the team’s leading scorer, scoring 14 in the final quarter and the triple that sealed the proceedings), shooting 6/13 from the field, along with 8 assists and 6 that rebounds in 25 minutes of play.
The match took place in the middle of the Liga Endesa and Euroleague regular season for the capital team, so there are no further details on how those from the White House will manage the minutes. However, there was a good presence of its stars: Yabusele played 33 minutes and contributed 18 points, Llull closed with 19 of 18, the same as Poirier with 28. In addition, Tavares played 16, Rudy Fernández 27 and ‘Chacho’ Rodríguez 18 .
On the Mavericks side, the spotlight is on Luka. The Slovenian was on the court for 5 minutes (4:59 on the clock) and finished with 9 points and an assist. Their presence was to applaud him, honor him and give him a replica of the tenth Euroleague, which he won in 2018 and earned MVP before heading to the NBA.
Among the standouts of the Mavs, Tim Hardaway Jr. was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points, followed by 13 scored by Dante Exum, Dwight Powell and Seth Curry. Kyrie Irving did not participate in the Texan team. Now they have to return to the United States, where they will face the ‘crucial’ part of the preseason after their tour of Abu Dhabi and Madrid.
In the case of Real, they have to change their chip and work on Wednesday with their head to Anadolu Efes, a team they will visit from 2:30 pm for the second round of the Euroleague. In their debut last week they defeated Baskonia by a tight 79 to 77. In the Liga Endesa they will host UCAM Murcia on Sunday at 7:30 am
Photo: Real Madrid Press
Source: Tycsports
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