After comfortably claiming Game 1 with a 90-74 victory, reigning champ Real Madrid will look to move within one more win of another Final Four appearance, while Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz needs a big reaction to level the series.
Real looks to go up 2-0 on Baskonia in Game 2
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The home team delivered a serious and focused performance on Tuesday thanks to a real collective effort, with only Dzanan Musa (16 points) scoring more than 10 points and 11 different players scoring at least 2 field goals.
Against that formidable depth, Baskonia will hope key scorer Markus Howard recovers full fitness after a knee injury restricted him to just 18 minutes of action in Game 1.
Real big men Walter Tavares, Vincent Poirier and Guerschon Yabusele all helped control the paint by grabbing 7 rebounds apiece on Tuesday, so Baskonia needs another strong performance from Matt Costello (14 points, 6 boards) – especially as Chima Moneke remains sidelined through injury.
The visiting team also has to find a way of disrupting Real's rhythm after Los Blancos dished 21 assists in Game 1 led by 6 from Sergio Rodriguez. Real showed great execution by committing just 7 turnovers against 12 from Baskonia – another area for Dusko Ivanovic's team to improve upon on Thursday.