40th anniversary of club's 24th basketball league title
On 1 May 1985, Real Madrid clinched the title after beating Joventut in the third game of the final series.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Real Madrid's 24th basketball league title. The team coached by Lolo Sainz were crowned champions after beating Joventut 91-83 in the third and last game of the final series. The match was determined by the 30 points from Brian Jackson, 23 from Fernando Martín and 22 from Iturriaga.
It was Real Madrid’s second consecutive title since the introduction of this format in the 1983-84 season. The Whites completed the first two phases with a record of 27 wins in 28 games. They beat Estudiantes in the quarter-finals and Licor 43 in the semi-finals. With the series score at 1-1, the deciding game of the final series against Joventut arrived, with the Madridistas giving their opponents no chance. That team consisted of legendary players such as Fernando Martín, Iturriaga, Corbalán, Romay, Rullán and the Americans Brian Jackson and Wayne Robinson, among others.