Defending champions of Europe, basketball players of Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead in wins against Baskonia in the č quarterfinals of the playoffs of this season’s edition of the Euroleague, defeating them on their floor with 90-74.
Madrid completely dominated the match, so 11 games were scored, and the most effective was Džan Musa with 16 shots. Croatian national team player Mario Hezonja participated in the victory with 9 points (shot for two 0-2, three-pointer 3-4) and one rebound and a ball won in 14:18 minutes spent on the floor. In the composition of the guests, Markus Howard scored 15.
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In the second match played on Tuesday, Panathinaikos unexpectedly lost at home against Maccabi 87-91. Bonze Colson scored 18 for the guests, and Mathias Lessort scored 22 for the hosts.
These two pairs will play their second matches on Thursday again in Madrid and Athens, and the teams that first achieve three victories each will qualify for the final tournament to be played in Berlin.
The remaining two quarterfinal pairs, Monaco – Fenerbahce and Barcelona – Olympiacos, will play their first matches on Wednesday.