Pure power, Gabriel Deck overturns him in the final against Barcelona.
“The energy that my teammates, the people, gave me … It was a final and we knew we had to be there until the very end. I am very happy and happy to be back here, at the club, with people I knew and even more to win the title “.
The words are from Gabriel Deck, the Argentine who has proven to have come out stronger from his short – and with little flavor – experience in the NBA. Without taking a hit after being cut by the Oklahoma Thunder, Tortu returned to Spain, donned the tracksuit and had the pleasure of being a key player for Real Madrid, who became Spanish ACB League champion yesterday. Yes, that of Santiago del Estero, “a warrior” in the words of Chus Mateo, interim coach, contributed with all his fighting skills so that the club from the Spanish capital beat Nicolás Laprovíttola’s Barcelona 81-74 and closed the final convincing series 3 -1.
Deck spent 32 minutes on the pitch yesterday and contributed seven points (2-8 in doubles, 0-2 in triple and 3-4 in free throws), five rebounds (four defensive) and three assists. And he left in everyone’s memory a key stopper that led everyone at the Wizink Center, including Carlo Ancelotti, the football team’s coach, to get up from their seats and furiously applaud all his voracity to defend.
Gabriel Deck posted a photo with his girlfriend, Tamara, whom he thanked for his support when he left the NBA. Photo: @gabriel_deck
The national team striker has won his sixth title in the Spanish club – it is his second ACB championship -. And he did it despite the fact that he came to the definition with physical discomfort. Hence Mateo’s praise after his spectacular squad in the third game of the series when he contributed 14 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals: “The other day he left the game very touched and with difficulty walking for a blow that had him up to the last moment in doubt whether he would play, but he is a warrior. When you ask him, he tells you that if you are crazy, that it is the final and that he will not lose it “, said the man. who took the reins of Merengue after heart problems that kept head coach, Pablo Laso, away.
The performance of the Cape Verdean pivot Walter Tavares was exceptional. With 25 points and 13 rebounds, the Bianchi midfielder was instrumental in avoiding the fifth game at Palau Blaugrana. His team-mate Fabien Causeur also stood out, scoring 17 goals. “We had to be intense and tough because the match would have been very balanced. We would have liked everyone to be there, but from the outside they supported us. They are part of this title. The public too. They have been at all times, we felt their energy and they supported us to win the title, ”he described an exultant Deck that couldn’t be separated from the trophy.
On the other hand, the dismay of Laprovíttola, who scored only two points in 12 minutes on the pitch (1-1 in the doubles, 0-1 in the triple). He and his teammates had to surrender at the feet of Deck and the white ballet of the giants of Real Madrid
Source: Clarin
