Morabanc Andorra-Real Madrid: all eyes on a fifth successive league win
Chus Mateo's boys play their last game of the first half of the season (6:30pm CET).
Real Madrid are all set for their last game of the first round of the League season in Andorra this evening (6:30 pm CET). Our team head to face Morabanc with the aim of taking a 13th win in the competition, a fifth in a row, to secure a place as top seed in next Tuesday's Copa draw.
Today's game will be the third this week and eighth in 17 days. The schedule is relentless, and Madrid will have no choice but to overcome the fatigue of another tough EuroLeague double-header. They beat Maccabi on Tuesday in a record-breaking clash, but lost to Olympiacos on Thursday, unable to extend their best run of the season with eight consecutive victories.
Up the other end for this one will be opposition currently sitting fourteenth in the table with five wins. Morabanc Andorra will be hoping for success in front of their home fans after a run of five losses in the league. They're a team well known for their offensive approach (two wins with 112 and 111 points) and boast some impressive three-point numbers. Harding (21.2 PIR), Evans and Kuric form a powerful outside line, while Doumbouya and Lammers are their key men on the inside.
Big players
Hezonja (14.5 points and 15.7 PIR) and Campazzo (12.9 and 18.2) have been Real Madrid's top performers in the league so far. The forward could make his 200th appearance for our team if he gets court time today. Meanwhile, the point guard was one of the key men in the last win against Morabanc in Andorra last season (70-89).