Real Madrid-Hiopos Lleida: first ever Endesa League encounter
Chus Mateo's side go in search of their fifth consecutive win at the WiZink Center against a newly promoted team (12:30pm CET).
Third game of the week for Real Madrid. Chus Mateo' s team heads into the eighth round of the Endesa League and will be looking for their sixth win in the competition, their fifth in a row. Hiopos Lleida, who are visiting our court for the first time, will be up against them. Both teams will play an unprecedented clash in the ACB, given that the Catalan team was promoted last season (12:30pm CET).
This will be Madrid's fourth consecutive game at the WiZink Center, where they have yet to taste defeat in the league. After beating Gran Canaria last time out, Madrid's objective today will be to continue their impeccable home record in the domestic competition. Campazzo will be key to doing so. The Argentine point guard has been the most outstanding player in Real Madrid's last three games, scoring 33, 27 and 24 points respectively.
Our opponents
For their part, Lleida have had an inconsistent start to the season. Gerard Encuentra's team suffered three defeats in the first three games, but made up for it with three consecutive wins in the following games. A good run that was halted last week after losing by one point at Baskonia (100-99). Luka Bozic is their most outstanding player, with 12.7 rating points. As for the team's strengths, Hiopos Lleida is second in the league in turnovers (10.14 per game) and one of the teams that scores the most three-pointers per game (10.5).