Real Madrid kicked off the league quarter-final playoffs with a convincing win over Baxi Manresa at the WiZink Center, demonstrating their iron will to deliver a complete performance on offense and defense once again. The madridistas went on to enjoy a 24-point lead in the third quarter after a remarkable first half that nearly put the game to bed before the break, ending at 48-29.
Causeur shone with 17 points, 8 rebounds, and a PIR of 23 in just 21:52 minutes (Poirier, 21 points, 18 rebounds, Llull, 14 points, and Hanga, 11 points). Laso's team had a total of 52 rebounds and a PIR of 132.
Laso's team is now only one win away from advancing to the semifinals. The next game is on Saturday, 4:30pm CEST.