Real Madrid-Bilbao Basket: all eyes on top spot in the league
Our team welcome the Basque side for their third game in six days (12:30pm CET).
Real Madrid take on Surne Bilbao Basket on matchday 22 in the League. Chus Mateo's men, who are playing their third game of the week at the WiZink Center following the Euroleague double-header Tuesday and Thursday, are looking for a nineteenth win in the competition to stay top of the table. They welcome the team from Bilbao, who are two wins off the play-off places.
Today's clash pits two teams on differing runs against each other. Real Madrid have just beaten Valencia Basket in the EuroLeague to make it seven league wins on the bounce, having not lost since January 2. Ponsarnau's team fell to defeat in the Champions League against Lenovo Tenerife, while they have lost five of their last seven in domestic competition. That said, they've beaten Badalona, Zaragoza and Manresa on the road.
Today's clash pits two teams on differing runs against each other. Real Madrid have just beaten Valencia Basket in the EuroLeague to make it seven league wins on the bounce, having not lost since January 2. Ponsarnau's team fell to defeat in the Champions League against Lenovo Tenerife, while they have lost five of their last seven in domestic competition. That said, they've beaten Badalona, Zaragoza and Manresa on the road.
Madrid, the top rated team in the league 107.4, will have to lean on their offense, scoring an average of 87.8 points per game, eleven more than today's opponents. Bilbao Basket are stronger on defense, and are a threat on the offensive rebound too. Hakanson and Smith are their key men in offense on the outside and the team boasts a versatile inside with guys like Kyser and Sulejmanovic. Former Betis man Tsalmpouris has come in to mitigate the loss of Whitey. Our team has the luxury of numerous leaders, as they showed in the first half of the season with an 80-85 win in Miribilla as five players scored 11 or more.
Musa's run
For the madridistas, Musa is showing unbelievable consistency. Besides being the team's top scorer in the league 15.7 points and Euroleague 15.3, the Bosnian forward boasts double digits in offense in 20 of the 21 games so far this year. Today, they'll be hoping for another win before starting out on another three-game week.
Musa's run
For the madridistas, Musa is showing unbelievable consistency. Besides being the team's top scorer in the league 15.7 points and Euroleague 15.3, the Bosnian forward boasts double digits in offense in 20 of the 21 games so far this year. Today, they'll be hoping for another win before starting out on another three-game week.