By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
With team legend Luka Doncic in attendance, Real Madrid cruised past Coviran Granada en route to a 79-67 victory in Movistar Arena.
Up to 29-4 with a 21st straight win in Liga Endesa, Los Blancos had already clinched first place in the Regular Season and homecourt advantage throughout the ACB Playoffs 2025.
Standing out for the team based in the Spanish capital, Mario Hezonja tallied 21 points, NBA draft 2025 candidate Hugo Gonzalez added 13 points, and Walter Tavares produced an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double. Gabriel Deck, Serge Ibaka, and Dzanan Musa sat out the Round 33 contest.
Luka Doncic and Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez in the game vs Granada for the Spanish #LigaEndesapic.twitter.com/mA2THBT7Fb
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Elsewhere, FC Barcelona routed Girona, 97-74, and locked into the fifth seed of the playoff bracket. Nicolas Laprovittola, Chimezie Metu, Juan Nunez, and Jan Vesely remained sidelined, but Dario Brizuela recovered from an injury in Round 32 with 13 points, and Tomas Satoransky returned to action with two points in just under 16 minutes. Paving the way to a 20-13 record, Jabari Parker and Alex Abrines scored 21 and 20 points, respectively.
In the opening round of the postseason, the team coached by Joan Penarroya will face Unicaja, since the Malaga outfit settled fourth after Valencia held on for a road win, 102-99, against La Laguna Tenerife, and extended the chase for the second seed to the finale of the Regular Season.
ACB Round 33
Joventut Badalona – Casademont Zaragoza 89-79
MoraBanc Andorra – BAXI Manresa 83-81
Baskonia – Surne Bilbao 100-97
UCAM Murcia – Leyma Coruna 105-93
Hiopos Lleida – Unicaja 69-98
La Laguna Tenerife – Valencia 99-102
Real Madrid – Coviran Granada 79-67
FC Barcelona – Girona 97-74
Rio Breogan – Dreamland Gran Canaria 74-82
STANDINGS: Real Madrid 29-4, La Laguna Tenerife 25-8, Valencia 24-9, Unicaja 23-10, FC Barcelona 20-13…
