83-77: Real Madrid head into final matchweek of Regular League season as leaders

Real Madrid recorded a vital win over Valencia Basket in the penultimate matchweek in its bid to end the regular season in top spot, with everything now coming down to Sunday’s pivotal match in Gipúzcoa. The Whites’ destiny is in their own hands in terms of claiming home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, after clinching their ninth straight win, in which they prevailed thanks to a lot of hard work and fine team work following a sluggish opening stanza. Ayón (8 points,  9 rebounds and a PIR of 20 headed up six players who posted double figures in their PIR scores. Taylor (16), Causeur (13) and Thompkins (11) were the leading lights in attack.