By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Real Madrid got an easy 88-70 road win over Valencia which Sergio Llull scoring 17 points – 12 from the first quarter – and Facundo Campazzo dishing 10 assists. Both teams were missing key players.
Gustavo Ayon had traveled to Mexico after his parents were victims of a car accident, while Trey Thompkins, Santiago Yusta and Jeffery Taylor were also injured. On the contrary, after one year of absence, Serb center Ognen Kuzmic returned to action.
For Valencia, Mike Tobey, Antoine Diot and Rafa Martinez were missing, while Luis Labeirie was injured during the game.
After this result, five teams lead the Liga Endesa standings with a 2-0 record. Those are Real Madrid, Andorra, Barcelona, Unicaja and Obradoiro which got a big 93-92 overtime road win against Gran Canaria which Kostas Vasiliadis scoring 22 points.
Liga Endesa – 2nd Day
Valencia Basket Club – Real Madrid 70-88 (Bojan Dubljevic 15 – Sergio Llull 17)
Herbalife Gran Canaria – Monbus Obradoiro 92-93 (Xavi Rabaseda 18 – Kostas Vasiliadis 22)
UCAM Murcia CB – Movistar Estudiantes –
Tecnyconta Zaragoza – Delteco GBC 76-73 (Fran Vasquez 12 – Blagota Sekulic 17)
San Pablo Burgos – KIROLBET Baskonia 82-79 (Braden Frazier 14 – Toko Shengelia 18)
Montakit Fuenlabrada – Unicaja 79-93 (Daniel Clark 12 – Jaime Fernandez 28)
BAXI Manresa – Barcelona Lassa 78-88 (Siim-Sander Vene 15 – Ante Tomic 15)
Divina Seguros Joventut – MoraBanc Andorra 65-75 (Dakota Mathias 15 – Shayne Whittington 17)
Iberostar Tenerife – Cafés Candelas Breogán 90-78 (Thaddus McFadden 26 – Aleksandar Cvetkovic 13)
Photo credit: ACB