Five bad last minutes for Real Madrid were on the verge of throwing away the previous 35, which were outstanding. The whites took the first point of the tie against Hapoel Tel Aviv (86-82), but they suffered two tremendous scares. The last one was the comeback of the Israeli team: from 82-64 to the tight final score. The first may be even more serious: Tavares left injured.
Only 2:23 had passed when, in a play without risk, Tavares went to the ground in the fight for a rebound and hit his left knee. He asked for a change, limped to the bench and then to the locker room. He didn’t come back. This Thursday he will undergo tests, but Scariolo is not optimistic about his presence in this Friday’s duel. The articulation of the giant is a matter of state. His presence or not can set the course of the series and Madrid’s season.
