Week 14 of the ACB includes a contest between the top teams in the land. Real Madrid have won 14 straight at home dating back to last season as they welcome arch rival Barcelona. Only one win separates the two teams in the standings as 2009 winds down.

Two of the ACB’s premier titles contenders meet at Vistalegre on Sunday at 20:30 CET. It’s a battle of big name teams and big name players. Prigioni takes on Ricky Rubio, it’s Bullock vs. Navarro and some of Europe’s finest centers square off in the paint.

Real Madrid have won 14 straight at home dating back to last season. This year the Whites are 10-0 with six ACB wins and four Euroleague victories at Vistalegre. On Sunday, Ettore Messina will be without both Sergio Llull and Tomas van den Spiegel, both of whom are injured.

TEAM	PLACE	P	W	L	PF	PA	+/-
Real Madrid	2nd	13	11	2	1012	905	+107
Barcelona	1st	13	12	1	1031	822	+209

Real Madrid and Regal FC Barcelona have met 157 times in the Liga Nacional and the ACB. The Merengues hold the upper hand with 86 wins, 17 more than their arch rival. The advantage is much more significant at home, where Real are 50-27 against Barcelona.

Only once in the last 15 years of the ACB have the top two teams in the standings notched so few defeats. Back in 2006/07, Real Madrid won their first thirteen games and second-place TAU Ceramica had lost just once. Real Madrid and Barcelona have combined for three defeats on the season.

SEASON AVERAGES
TEAM	PF	PA	R	A	B	S	TO
Real Madrid	77.85	69.62	31.69	15.85	2.46	9.08	13.15
Barcelona	79.31	63.23	31.23	17.23	3.77	10.85	13.08

Louis Bullock is seven three-pointers shy of 650 in ACB play. He is the second-leading active three-point scorer in the ACB behind Juan Carlos Navarro and this season is averaging 3.5 per game. The American shooting guard is also one rebound away from hitting the 600 mark.