Real Madrid recovered from 15 points down to beat Maccabi 113-99 in Belgrade, setting a club EuroLeague record with 21 three-pointers. Facundo Campazzo scored 21 points and Andrés Feliz added 18. Madrid cut the deficit to one by halftime, led after the third quarter and secured a fourth successive win in the competition. Their winning run across all competitions reached seven games.
Spanish basketball club Real Madrid beat Maccabi 113-99 in Belgrade in the seventh round of the EuroLeague, Europe’s leading club competition. Madrid made 21 three-pointers, its highest total in the tournament, while recovering from a 15-point deficit. The victory extended Madrid’s EuroLeague winning streak to four games and its run across all competitions to seven. Madrid won by a 14-point margin.[1], [2]
Maccabi made 10 of its 12 two-point attempts in the opening quarter and led 30-23. DiBartolomeo, Clark and Hoard combined for 20 points during that period. The lead grew to 44-29 in the 15th minute, before Madrid responded with a 22-8 stretch. Eight Madrid three-pointers in the second quarter helped bring the halftime score to 52-51. The visitors were one point behind after having faced a double-digit gap.[1]
The score stood at 63-62 in the 25th minute before Madrid moved clear, finishing the third quarter ahead 81-73 after a 19-10 stretch. Tavares contributed close to the basket, while Abalde scored 10 points in the last five minutes. Campazzo finished with 21 points, including five three-pointers. Feliz added 18, Abalde and Luwawu-Cabarrot scored 15 apiece, and Tavares and Maledon each had 11.[1]
