43 years since club's 22nd basketball league title
On 17 April 1982, Real Madrid were crowned champions after beating Barcelona on the final matchday.
Today marks the 43rd anniversary of Real Madrid's 22nd basketball league title. On 17 April 1982, the Whites clinched the championship with a win at Barcelona. That squad was coached by Lolo Sainz, who collected the fifth of his eight league titles as Real Madrid coach and vindicated their dominance in the competition (22 out of 26 editions).
The competition was a tight contest between Madrid and Barcelona, who met on the last day of the season, level on points at the top of the standings. The Palau hosted the title decider, with Madrid prevailing 93-102 over Barcelona. Delibasic (28 points), Iturriaga (23), Brabender (19) and Fernando Martín (14) were the stars of this decisive match.