Real Madrid v UCAM Murcia: all out to secure eighth win on the trot
Laso's charges face the first of their two match-ups this week ahead of the Final Four (9pm CET).
We are now in the week leading up to the Final Four, with the final two rounds of league games to come. In the next four days, Real Madrid faces off against UCAM Murcia and Gran Canaria. Guaranteed a second-place finish, our boys will be going all out to rack up an eighth successive win and the 24th victory in the competition against opponents who are still in with a chance of making the end-of-season playoffs.
Laso's lot will face a quarter-final contest against one of Lenovo Tenerife, Baxi Manresa, Bitci Baskonia and Gran Canaria. UCAM Murcia can still finish in eighth, but even if it wins its games, its destiny depends on results elsewhere. The madridistas come into the game on the back of seven straigth wins, four of which were in the league, in a run that stretches back to the triumph over Río Breogán on 17 April. The Murcia-based team have lost three of their last four matches and haven't tasted victory in a road trip for over a month, when they won on Coosur Betis's floor.
Laso's lot will face a quarter-final contest against one of Lenovo Tenerife, Baxi Manresa, Bitci Baskonia and Gran Canaria. UCAM Murcia can still finish in eighth, but even if it wins its games, its destiny depends on results elsewhere. The madridistas come into the game on the back of seven straigth wins, four of which were in the league, in a run that stretches back to the triumph over Río Breogán on 17 April. The Murcia-based team have lost three of their last four matches and haven't tasted victory in a road trip for over a month, when they won on Coosur Betis's floor.
Our team faces the division's second-best attack 86.2. Lima, Webb III, Taylor and Davis form a strong spine for the guests, who excel on rebounds and are one of the league's top teams on recoveries. Meanwhile, they commit the most turnovers in the division and allow almost 83 points per game, compared to Real Madrid's 75.8. In the two games so far in May, our team has netted an average of 94 points in attack, with Hanga 14, Poirier 11.5 and Llull 10.5 the leading lights in offense.
Previous meetingss
Madrid won the match-up in Murcia in a 71-80 triumph in which Williams-Goss and Poirier enjoyed their best performances in the league PIRs of 25 and 31 respectively. Laso's side has won the last 10 league meetings, although have only just edged the games on several occasions, which reflects just what a competitive team UCAM Murcia is. Tonight 's match-up is the first of two in the space of four days.
Previous meetingss
Madrid won the match-up in Murcia in a 71-80 triumph in which Williams-Goss and Poirier enjoyed their best performances in the league PIRs of 25 and 31 respectively. Laso's side has won the last 10 league meetings, although have only just edged the games on several occasions, which reflects just what a competitive team UCAM Murcia is. Tonight 's match-up is the first of two in the space of four days.