Real Madrid returned from Fuenlabrada with their 24th league victory, maintaining their lead at the top of the standings. Real Madrid won the Madrid derby, recording their eighth consecutive away victory in the competition, just 48 hours after their significant Euroleague victory over Virtus Bologna.

In a game in which they were significantly superior and at one point led by as much as +31, their offensive strength, scoring over 100 points with 41 of them in the opening 14 minutes, set the tone. The Madrid attack was led by Poirier and Causeur, who each scored 26 points.