La Laguna Tenerife-Real Madrid: the team is seeking victory in its fourth consecutive away game
Scariolo's men will put their fine form to the test today against an opponent that has not lost at home in the league (1:00 pm CET).
Real Madrid started December with a victory at Anadolu Efes last Thursday, continuing a run of five consecutive wins, the last three of which were away from home. Today, they face another demanding away game in Tenerife on the ninth matchday of the League, aiming to prolong their best spell of the season and remain at the top of the table.
Scariolo's men have taken a step forward away from home, especially in the Euroleague, and in the last 16 days, they have strung together three wins (Granada, Hapoel and Anadolu Efes). In total, they have five wins, including those at the Movistar Arena (Bilbao Basket and Zalgiris) in a streak that began on 16 November against Bilbao. Our team sit jointly top of the Endesa League with Valencia Basket (7-1), while La Laguna Tenerife lie fifth in the chasing pack (6-2).
The Canary Islands team has two clear leaders in Huertas (A doubt along with Sastre and Jaime Fernández) and Shermadini, and a core of players who have been together for many years (Abromaitis, Doornekamp, Fran Guerra, Fitipaldo, etc.). Giedraitis has given them even more of an outside threat. This is a clash between two of the League's best attacks, both averaging over 90 points. La Laguna Tenerife leads the competition in three-point shooting percentage (39.5%).
A court that has been kind to them in recent years
Winning at the Santiago Martín will not be easy. Tenerife are unbeaten at home in their four games there. But Madrid have won there on their last three visits in the League since 2022. Tavares, who has just become the first player to reach 500 blocks in the Euroleague, leads a Madrid team in which seven players average double digits in efficiency. This season, they faced each other in the Super Cup semi-finals in Malaga, with our team prevailing (72-71).