Campazzo's late heroics lift Real past Dallas

In a special night for former Turkish Airlines EuroLeague MVP Luka Doncic, Real Madrid edged Dallas Mavericks 127-123 at WiZink Center in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Facu Campazzo scored his team's last 9 points, completing an epic comeback.

In an NBA preseason game, the first in European soil in almost seven years, Real edged Dallas 127-123 at home on Tuesday. Campazzo led the winners with 20 points. Sergio Llull and Vincent Poirier each added 19 points, Guerschon Yabusele added 18 while Rudy Fernandez got 14 for Real. Tim Hardaway Jr. led Dallas with 21 points. Seth Curry, Dwight Powell and Dante Exum each added 13 for the guests. In his return to Madrid, Luka Doncic only stepped on court for 5 minutes due to a calf problem, scoring 9 points.

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Real fans had to wait almost 2,000 days to see Doncic back at WiZink Center. Doncic saw limited playing time due to a calf problem. At the end of the first quarter, Real presented Doncic with a replica of the 2017-18 EuroLeague trophy, and had the chance to salute the team's entire roster, as well as former players such as Anthony Randolph, Jonas Maciulis and Trey Thompkins. Doncic led Real to the 2017-18 EuroLeague title, earning that season's season MVP and Final Four MVP honors. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez presented Doncic the club's badge of honor, too

Llull got Real going with 3 consecutive three-pointers, then Campazzo also struck from downtown for a 12-5 lead. Doncic, Fernandez and Dzanan Musa joined the three-point shootout for a 20-16 score. Hardaway Jr. rescued Dallas and Dwight Powell's put-back layup brought his team within 32-31. Poirier kept Los Blancos in charge, 38-36, after 12 minutes. Hardaway Jr. made Dallas regain the lead, 38-39, early in the second quarter. Poirier got help from Fabien Causeur and Llull to restore a 48-43 Real edge. Hardaway Jr got help from Jaden Hardy and Curry to give Dallas a 65-71 lead at halftime.

Curry followed a three-pointer with a floater soon after the break to make it a double-digit game, 68-78. Llull and Musa tried to change things for Real and Poirier got the hosts a bit closer, 78-84. Dallas found a go-to guy in Powell, who kept his team fully in charge, 90-99, at the end of the third quarter. Exum stepped up with 6 quick points and Dexter Dennis's layup made Real call timeout at 98-109 with over 7 minutes left. Real was not done, however, as Campazzo sparked his team's comeback and Yabusele's three-pointer tied the game, 118-118, in the next-to-last minute. Campazzo took over in crunch time with back-to-back layups, a pair of free throws and a huge three-pointer for a 127-123 lead, enough to seal the outcome.