Diablos Rojos beat Dorados 87-67 in the LNBP on Saturday, completing a back-to-back victory over their opponents after winning 86-70 the previous evening. The result leaves the visitors with two wins from two meetings this week, while Dorados find themselves on the wrong end of a pair of close defeats against the same side.
Dorados started brighter than the scoreline suggests, but Diablos Rojos adjusted by then and took control. The visitors' defence tightened, and Dorados found no answer when the game opened up. By the end, the margin told the story of a side that refused to let the hosts settle into any rhythm.
Diablos Rojos completed a clean sweep of the two games, something they had not managed against Dorados in recent memory. To be fair, Dorados pushed them in the first meeting, but the visitors closed the game out with authority on Saturday. The table goes out of the window in these games, and Diablos Rojos made sure they held their nerve.
On the numbers, Diablos Rojos out-rebounded Dorados 45-30, with their defensive boards particularly strong at 36 to 24. They also made more three-pointers, 11 to 8, and recorded 27 assists against 24. Dorados turned the ball over 12 times, which Diablos Rojos converted into easy points when they needed them.
And here's the thing about these matches — you do not need twenty minutes of footage to see what happened. Diablos Rojos won because they played smarter in the crucial moments, not because they outworked their opponents. Dorados had their chances, but they were left exposed when the visitors switched gears.
The result means Diablos Rojos have momentum after two straight wins, while Dorados have lost two consecutive games to the same side. That is not a pattern either club wants to repeat, but the gap between them was clear on the scoreboard.