78-83: Madrid victorious in Vitoria and find themselves just one win from the title

The first battle of the Buesa Arena was won by Real Madrid, who struck back to claim home-court advantage and are now just one win from the Endesa League title. They could tie things up on Tuesday or in the worst case on Friday at the WiZink Center. The Whites had to dig in but got the win. They had to come back on three occasions but did so thanks to Doncic (20 points, 9 rebounds and 29 PIR) and then Carroll (15), plus a fundamental Tavares in the final minutes with two of his five blocks. On Tuesday, another battle.
 
Baskonia thundered into a Buesa Arena that was packed to the rafters and opened up with a 8-0 run that was broken by Carroll with 5 points in a row after more than three minutes without scoring. But the home side hit back with a +9 (17-8), helped by a suffocating defense that drowned out the Whites. Until Campazzo found cracks in the baskonista defense and gave his side hope. Thompkins continued scoring for Real Madrid with two consecutive treys. Janning hit back to give Baskonia the quarter (24-20).
 
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The second quarter was more even, with interruptions and less pace of play. Doncic decided to attack the home area (5 points) and a three-pointer from Rudy put Madrid ahead for the first time in the match. Baskonia survived from the fouls, stemming from Vildoza and Beaubois. The Whites moved the ball more but it was not reflected in success on the basket. The first half ended with an exchange from the 6.75 line (42-40).