Real Madrid-Casademont Zaragoza: the league leaders begin the second half of the season
Scariolo's team will be looking for their fourth consecutive victory in this competition at the Movistar Arena (5:00 pm CET).
Real Madrid enters February, the month of the Copa del Rey, in an unbeatable position in the league. Leading the table and with two more wins than Valencia Basket, they welcome Casademont Zaragoza in the first game of the second half of the season with the aim of securing their fourth consecutive victory.
Our team has already achieved its goal of being seeded in the Copa, but they want to go into the competition as league leaders. They would secure this with a win in their next three games; after Casademont Zaragoza, they will play at home against Coviran Granada and visit Unicaja. Seven wins in eight games reflect Madrid's strength at the Movistar Arena.
Casademont Zaragoza are not going through their best moment. They are fifteenth with six wins. But they are a dangerous team away from home, where they have won half of their games. They are an experienced opponent, very physically demanding and powerful on the rebound (Koumadje at 2.24m, Robinson and Dubljevic). Former Real Madrid youth player Yusta leads the Aragonese team in his best season (18.1 points). Two new signings could make their debut on the perimeter: Washington (who arrived due to Bell Haynes' injury) and former NBA player Josh Richardson.
Previous encounters
In the first leg match played at the Príncipe Felipe in Zaragoza, Real Madrid took the victory 83-95 with a brilliant performance from Tavares. The Cape Verdean scored 16 points without missing a shot and made 8 blocks, his personal best. Our team has won six consecutive games against Casedemont Zaragoza and 17 at home. The last two games saw them score 101 points. This afternoon, they will be going for their 16th league victory.