Real Madrid-Joventut: Whites going for seventh consecutive league win
Chus Mateo's team are in action on matchday 19 of the competition at the Movistar Arena (6.30 pm, CET).
Real Madrid face their second game of the week. Chus Mateo's team return to the Movistar Arena this evening to host Joventut in another league game (6.30 pm). The Whites go into this clash as leaders after last weekend's triumph against Leyma Coruña, which enabled them to overtake Valencia Basket and Unicaja in the standings. The Whites will be aiming to secure another victory to consolidate their lead.
The team is enjoying its best run of the season in the Liga ACB after notching up six consecutive wins (eight of the last nine). Campazzo (12.4 points and 17.4 in PIR) and Hezonja (14.4 and 15.5) have been the standout performers so far this season, while Ibaka was the star of the last game with 18 points, his personal best in the competition.
Calendar
This evening's contest will mark the start of an intense month of February in which the Madridistas will face league and EuroLeague fixtures, as well as the Copa del Rey, which will be played at the Gran Canaria Arena from the 13th to the 16th.
A tough opponent
Joventut, who occupy fifth place in the standings, with two fewer victories than the Madridistas, will be Madrid's opponents. Dani Miret's team are in great form, with seven wins in the last eight games in the domestic competition. Ante Tomic is their highest-rated player in the league (19.5) and the man with the highest average number of rebounds (5.4).