Real Madrid-Surne Bilbao Basket: the leaders look to round off a perfect week
Chus Mateo's team face their third game in seven days at the Movistar Arena, the second in less than 48 hours (5pm CET).
Real Madrid welcome Surne Bilbao Basket Liga Endesa round 25. The leader of the competition, fresh from playing and winning a double round of Euroleague, will try to add a 13th consecutive victory in the domestic championship and will do so at the Movistar Arena, where they have not tasted defeat this season in the ACB. In their path will be an opponent that started the day in 13th position in the table.
Chus Mateo's team faces this clash having had just a day and a half’s rest since their last game, in which they came away with an important victory away against Crvena zvezda (72-78). Three days earlier, they also beat another direct rival in the fight for the Euroleague playoffs, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan (96-89). This afternoon, Madrid will try to extend their fantastic current run of form after consolidating their lead at the top with a victory at Unicaja Malaga last Sunday (105-107).
Our opponent
After their victory over Covirán Granada in the last league game, Surne Bilbao Basket lost in the first leg of the FIBA European Cup semifinals against Dijon (77-58). Jaume Ponsarnau's team will not be able to count on two of its standouts in the paint for this game: Marvin Jones and Tryggvi Hlinason, the best offensive rebounder of the League, will both be missing due to injury.