Reigning champ Real (26-6) will look to keep sharp going into the playoffs against a Baskonia team (16-16) that still needs one more win to secure postseason action.
Game Notes: Madrid vs. Baskonia
Real has already set a competition record for the most regular season victories, and is aiming for a fifth straight victory after 30 points from Dzanan Musa inspired past week's comeback triumph against Zvezda. Baskonia has stumbled recently with three straight losses, and is looking to avenge an opening night 77-79 loss to Real after Markus Howard missed an attempted game-winner on the final buzzer. Howard has averaged 20.3 points in the last four games and provides Baskonia's best hopes of gaining its first road win since Round 22.
- Baskonia and Real Madrid never met in the EuroLeague before the 2015-16 season.
- When it visited Fernando Buesa Arena in the 2019-20 season, Real Madrid blew past Baskonia 55-77. Real held Baskonia to some record lows in that clash. Baskonia's 55 points still stand as the fewest it has scored in a EuroLeague home game this century. Baskonia also had just 4 assists; tied for the fewest in any regular-season game the team has played in the competition.
- Baskonia's Daniel Diez grew up with Real Madrid, where he made his professional and EuroLeague debuts during the 2013-14 season. He was a teammate of current Real players Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Rodriguez, Sergio Llull and Facundo Campazzo.
- Real Madrid guard Fabien Causeur played for Baskonia from 2012 to 2016. Causeur played under Baskonia head coach Dusko Ivanovic in the early part of the 2012-13 season. He was also a teammate of current Baskonia forward Tadas Sedekerskis in the last of those seasons.
- Real center Vincent Poirier played two seasons for Baskonia from 2017 to 2019. He was also a teammate of Baskonia forward Sedekerskis.
- Baskonia's Vanja Marinkovic and Real's Alberto Abalde were teammates at Valencia Basket during the 2019-20 season.
- Real's Dzanan Musa had a career-high 8 rebounds against Baskonia in March of last season.
- Real guard Sergio Llull tied his career-high in steals with 3 against Baskonia in February 2016.
- Real playmaker Sergio Rodriguez tied his career-high with 6 three-pointers made while playing for CSKA Moscow against Baskonia in December 2017.
- Real's Alberto Abalde grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Baskonia in November 2021.