By Eurohoops / info@eurohoops.net
Joventut Badalona and Real Madrid closed out Round 6 of the Liga Endesa.
And the duel between two of the best teams in the competition did not disappoint.
Real Madrid secured a victory, defeating Joventut Badalona 75-80.
Trey Lyles was once again the best player for Real Madrid, this time with 8 points and 9 rebounds. However, the player who likely left the best impression was Alex Len, who contributed 12 points and played some significant minutes.
Tomic’s impressive performance (16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists) wasn’t enough for the home team.
During the first half, Hezonja’s absence wasn’t a problem for Scariolo’s men, but everything went wrong after halftime, especially in the final quarter.
Despite holding a comfortable 57-71 lead that seemed to seal the victory, Real Madrid witnessed a spectacular comeback from Joventut Badalona. In the blink of an eye, the scoreboard reflected a 75-76, an 18-5 run that gave us a very close finish in which the visitors managed to survive.
Earlier today, Barcelona and Baskonia fall short in away domestic games
ACB Round 6
UCAM Murcia – BAXI Manresa 84-65
Rio Breogan – Dreamland Gran Canaria 81-92
La Laguna Tenerife – Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos 101-97
MoraBanc Andorra – Unicaja 98-74
Hiopos Lleida – Baskonia 86-80
Girona – FC Barcelona 96-78
Coviran Granada – Valencia 85-79
Surne Bilbao – Casademont Zaragoza 106-75
Joventut Badalona – Real Madrid 75-80
STANDINGS: Valencia 5-1, La Laguna Tenerife 5-1, UCAM Murcia 5-1, Real Madrid 5-1, Joventut Badalona 4-2…