Waiting for reality to support the good omen, the poster of the last act of the season seems unbeatable. They face, and Valencia, the best basketball team has made in this campaign. Two deep and talented templates to which the final reaches a good time. Seasons as long and demanding as the current ones (85 games has played Real Madrid; 62 Valencia) cause inevitable fluctuations in the sports, energetic and mood of the teams, and the great appointments with the best states of form do not always coincide. In this case, the feeling is that both reach the last obstacle in a good state of magazine and willing to offer.
Madrid acts as a favorite for various reasons. First, the numbers. His record in the regular season is tremendous (30-4) and his sprint Final led him to win the last 22 games. The prize of having the field advantage, if we stick to what the story tells, makes them almost champions, because the whites have 29 consecutive games without losing on their track. To find a defeat you have to go back to March 31, 2024. A barbarity.
Then there is the game. These striking data are complemented by the feeling that once eliminated from the Euroleague, a torment throughout the season, Madrid has taken air, has been able to train with continuity and as a consequence it has fresh, mechanical recovered legs and much clearer ideas than a month ago. The best news may be that, he has recovered sensations and hierarchy.
On the other side of the track we find Valencia, a breath of fresh air that. The vertiginous style implanted by Pedro Martínez is a gift. The Taronjas They propose an open field fight, where there is neither pause or speculation. The bad news for its rivals is that the Martínez style has ideal players to put it into practice. Starting with a 21 -year -old kid named Jean Montero. . His basketball is elegant, it flows gently, without stridency, he is accurate and does not know fear. His season has been scandal, with a few performances out of the reach of most players. A jewel to be enjoyed while we have it in these parts.
Attention also to Sergio de Larrea, a rara opinion who has chosen to stay here to complete his training. 19 years, 1.98 meters and an impudence that will be tested in this final. And another that has taken a step forward has been Jaime Pradilla, more protagonist than ever and whose activity covers almost all facets of the game. But beyond the individualities, the Valencian secret is in the conviction with which they have embraced the style proposed by their coach, which leads us to an almost existential doubt. Will Madrid accept the challenge of playing at 100 per hour or will try to minimize its dangers with greater control of the tempo of play?
In the most psychological field, where it fights with expectations, both teams are demanded. In case of defeat, Madrid would complete the first season without opening showcases for 14 years, which will surely cause acidity in the club. To the Valencia project, on the other hand, so it would come from pearls to the rush of a title in front of a rival of so much enjundia, now that it is about to release pavilion and have put their heads back on the Euroleague.
Tavares, Hezonja, Campazzo, Llull, Musa, Abalde, Montero, Jones, Pradilla, Badio, Larrea, Ojeleye… The payroll of illustrious protagonists is extensive, some of the individual disputes such as that of the game directors are of enormous attraction and in the band two post -post -titiros of postin will sit. Little more can we ask for such a paint final.
