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may 15 2026Liga Endesa enters the final three matchdays of the regular season with the standings wide open. Home-court advantage, playoff positioning, relegation battles... everything is still to be decided! Discover the key storylines for each game.
The madness of the season's final stretch has taken hold of Liga Endesa. Pay attention—every single game in this penultimate regular season matchday could trigger major changes in the standings. Starting with the two direct relegation battles and ending with the incredible parity currently in the playoff race.
Postponed or Suspended Games
La Laguna Tfe-Penya (J30): May 20
Penya 53-33 Unicaja (J29): May 26
Casademont Zgz-Valencia B. (J31): May 26
SATURDAY, MAY 16
18:00 Río Breogán - Bàsquet Girona
🏀 The Matchup: Río Breogán sits one win ahead of Bàsquet Girona in the standings, but the head-to-head advantage is +23 for Moncho Fernández's squad following the first-half result (103-80). At halftime of that game, the Catalan team had 60 points and was winning by 30 (both are Girona records).
📊 The Stat: Looking at the Pazo precedents, the home record is 3-0 for Breogán, who haven't lost at home to a Girona team since Akasvayu's last visit in November 2005. Dueñas, Fran Vázquez, Raül López, and Terrell Myers were part of that roster.
👤 The Storyline: Moncho Fernández will move into 15th place on the ACB coaching wins list, surpassing Pepu Hernández's 498 games and sitting just one short of 500.
21:00 BAXI Manresa - Casademont Zaragoza
🏀 The Matchup: A mathematically safe BAXI Manresa faces a desperate Casademont Zaragoza in need of wins, as they have the same record (9) as MoraBanc Andorra (17th). Though Zaragoza has a game in hand. In the first meeting, Diego Ocampo's squad tied their franchise record for assists (27) and won convincingly with a balanced attack (83-95). Oriola (24 rating), Ubal (21 points), Bassas (10 assists), Reyes (11 rebounds), and Steinbergs (3 three-pointers) stood out.
📊 The Stat: Casademont Zaragoza has won at Nou Congost just once in their last 9 visits. It happened in January 2023 in a game where Aday Mara was crucial with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 18 rating in just 15 minutes.
👤 The Storyline: Explosive Kaodirichi Akobundu is just one dunk away from surpassing Harper Williams as 10th on BAXI Manresa's all-time Liga Endesa dunk list. The legendary power forward needed 135 games to reach 47 dunks; KAO has done it in just 31.
SUNDAY, MAY 17
12:00 Hiopos Lleida - Dreamland Gran Canaria
🏀 The Matchup: A direct battle between two teams looking to secure Liga Endesa survival as soon as possible. Hiopos Lleida will clinch it with another win over the Canary Islanders, just as they did in the first half with a defensive masterclass (50-68). Dreamland Gran Canaria is on a roll after winning 3 of their last 4, but still haven't mathematically secured safety.
📊 The Stat: Isaiah Wong is leading the charge for 'Che García's' new squad. The New Jersey shooting guard is averaging 26.3 points in the Canary team's recent three victories. Call it the W Factor.
👤 The Storyline: It could be a very special day for Andrew Albicy, who if he plays will reach 200 Liga Endesa games in Dreamland Gran Canaria's yellow colors. Only nine other players have reached this milestone with the club.
12:30 Real Madrid - Asisa Joventut
🏀 The Matchup: The two only teams never to have suffered a Liga Endesa relegation face off again after an exciting matchup in early November. Penya led early (15-9), but Real Madrid quickly took control and led by 14 (57-71). Then a 10-0 run by the green-and-blacks brought them within one in the final minute with Ricky at the helm (75-76). Campazzo sealed it from the free-throw line (75-80).
📊 The Stat: Real Madrid has allowed just two victories in the last 21 Penya visits (2023 in the semis and 2020 with two crucial baskets from Prepelic and Wroten). As for Rubio, the point guard hasn't won at Movistar Arena since December 27, 2009.
👤 The Storyline: Only three rating points separate Facu Campazzo (3,213) from the top 10 of Real Madrid's all-time Liga Endesa rating leaders. Louis Bullock sits 10th with 3,215.
12:30 UCAM Murcia - Unicaja
🏀 The Matchup: A win could make a difference for both UCAM Murcia, fighting for 2nd place, and Unicaja, battling for a playoff spot. Both teams last faced each other in the final matchday of the first half in a game decided in overtime (92-88).
📊 The Stat: In the first meeting, Unicaja came back from 14 down, forced overtime with a Perry basket, and then executed with Webb's clutch version (he scored 9 of Unicaja's last 13 points). The last four precedents in Murcia have gone to the visiting team.
👤 The Storyline: Alberto Díaz is two steals away from reaching 400 with Unicaja in Liga Endesa, a mark only one other Unicaja player has achieved: Nacho Rodríguez (424).
17:00 Valencia Basket - Surne Bilbao
🏀 The Matchup: Valencia Basket arrives after their historic qualification for the European Final Four with no room to relax in Liga Endesa. They've dropped from 2nd to 5th in a week, though they still control their own destiny to reclaim those positions. On the other side, Surne Bilbao wants to stay in playoff contention and avenge the lopsided first-half loss (72-116). Petrasek (23 points) and Montero (22 points) led that game.
📊 The Stat: After 16 consecutive matchdays lurking from 9th place, Jaume Ponsarnau's squad finally broke into the top eight this Thursday with a home win over the Liga Endesa leader. Surne Bilbao hasn't been this high in the standings at this point in the season since 2014-15—the last time they made the quarterfinals with Sito Alonso at the helm.
👤 The Storyline: Center Tryggvi Hlinason is two blocks away from 100 as a Bilbao player, a mark only Frederic Weis (176) has reached before. With six more, the Icelander will reach 300 total blocks in Liga Endesa.
18:00 Kosner Baskonia - Coviran Granada
🏀 The Matchup: The three-way tie at 22 wins in the upper standings (not counting Valencia Basket's pending game) demands Kosner Baskonia beat a Coviran Granada looking to exit Liga Endesa on a high note.
📊 The Stat: The first meeting was decided at the buzzer (80-83). Coviran Granada had a shot to force overtime, but it didn't fall, and the game went to Galbiati's squad. The head-to-head record is 7-0 for Baskonia.
👤 The Storyline: How far will Luka Bozic's streak go? He's now at 10 consecutive matchdays with 27+ rating, a mark only matched or exceeded by Arvydas Sabonis (three times) and Walter Berry (11 in 1990-91). In this historic stretch spanning over two months since Matchday 22, the Croatian is averaging 20.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 65.2% on two-pointers, 38.1% on three-pointers, and 31.9 rating.
19:00 MoraBanc Andorra - Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos
🏀 The Matchup: All teams fighting for Liga Endesa survival are watching this crucial game closely. Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos has a one-win cushion, and MoraBanc Andorra has a +7 head-to-head advantage (86-93).
📊 The Stat: In the first half, Evans was the catalyst for the Coliseum upset with 27 points and 5 assists. As for precedents, the Burgos squad has won just once in their 5 visits to the Bombonera: their first visit in January 2018.
👤 The Storyline: Rafa Luz (360) is knocking on the door of MoraBanc Andorra's all-time assists podium. Clevin Hannah is 4th with 363 and Thomas Schreiner is 3rd with 366. The top spots belong to Albicy (552) and Llorente (680).
20:00 La Laguna Tenerife - Barça
🏀 The Matchup: This could easily be a quarterfinal matchup, but there's still plenty of basketball left in this regular season. La Laguna Tenerife pulled off a win at the Blaugrana fortress in the first half after erasing an eight-point deficit in the final eight minutes (82-89). Barça had several double-digit leads but couldn't close out what would have been their 11th consecutive win.
📊 The Stat: Focusing on the second half of that late-January game reveals the key to the Tenerife comeback. La Laguna Tenerife made 8 three-pointers on just 14 attempts (57.1%), while Barça managed a dismal 2-for-9 (22.2%).
👤 The Storyline: Aaron Doornekamp, La Laguna Tenerife's all-time three-point leader by a wide margin, is now three steals away from cracking the club's all-time steals podium. Currently, it's made up of Carmelo Cabrero (3rd with 218), German González (2nd with 300), and Salva Díez (1st with 320).
