Matchday 5 Liga Endesa: Record Three-Pointers and Eight Teams Tied at 3-2

Matchday 5 of the Liga Endesa was decided from beyond the arc. Real Madrid made 24 three-pointers in Lleida and set their second consecutive league record, La Laguna Tenerife matched their all-time best with 19 against Monbus Obradoiro, and Mac McClung posted his league-high in three-pointers to keep Fontajau undefeated. In the standings, Madrid remains the only unbeaten team, Tenerife sits alone in second place, and eight teams are tied at 3-2 from third to eleventh.

The Top of the Table

The iLERNA Lleida 86-122 Real Madrid closed out the matchday on Sunday afternoon and confirmed the momentum of Pedro Martínez's team, which has won eight straight games between the Liga Endesa and EuroLeague. Madrid opened up a ten-point lead in the first quarter (21-31) with Andrés Feliz, Nick Smith, and Alberto Abalde, reached halftime 40-54, and slowed Lleida's third-quarter comeback attempt with Maledon and Jantunen. Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot finished with 31 points, and the 24 three-pointers surpassed the 20 the team had made a week earlier against Bilbao. Sergio Llull added his 690th game with Real Madrid in the league, one more than Juan Carlos Navarro's 689 with Barcelona, according to OKDIARIO.

La Laguna Tenerife 106-76 Monbus Obradoiro was a matchup between two 3-1 teams, and it was only tied during the first quarter (20-19). Jaka Lakovic's team went into halftime 49-33 and closed out the third quarter 79-50, with 19 three-pointers on 33 attempts (57.6%). They matched their Liga Endesa record, which they set in 2021 in Fuenlabrada with 15 more attempts. Huertas and Fernández, each with 25 in efficiency rating, led a team with seven players in double figures in efficiency rating, and the 19th three-pointer was made by debutant Jaume Seguí, who at 18 years and 191 days becomes the club's youngest player to score in the competition. For Obradoiro, Meindl (19) and Soriano (16) were the leading scorers. Tenerife has won four straight games in the league.

The Valencia Basket 84-75 Kosner Baskonia was decided in the final four minutes. Baskonia arrived at Roig Arena with only eight players, without Sedekerskis, Duarte, Simmons, or Kurucs, and was still down 65-62 with five and a half minutes remaining, with a notable advantage in free throws. TJ Shorts made the basket for a +6 lead and Neal Sako sealed it with a dunk and three more points that stretched the lead to eleven. Both finished with 25 in efficiency rating: Shorts with 18 points and Sako with 15 points and 10 rebounds. It's Velimir Perasovic's fourth loss in four games since his return to the Vitoria bench.

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A Multiple Tie at 3-2

The Río Breogán 90-103 Unicaja ended two streaks for the Lugo team: their home undefeated streak and their streak of games over 100 points, which had reached four. Txus Vidorreta's Unicaja broke the game open in the second quarter with three-pointers from Kendrick Perry and Tyler Kalinoski, who on his return to Lugo opened up a 39-57 lead. Francis Alonso led a 10-0 run in the third quarter that got the Pazo on its feet (71-79), but the Málaga team never let Breogán get close again. It's Unicaja's fifth straight win between the Liga Endesa and the BCL.

The Barcelona 99-81 Casademont Zaragoza had one clear protagonist: Juan Núñez. The Madrid point guard scored 23 points with 22 in efficiency rating in 18 minutes, his best marks in the Liga Endesa, taking advantage of Robinson's rest. Along with Darío Brizuela, back after missing previous games, he turned around an Aragonese start (7-13) and left the first quarter at 24-21. Zaragoza held on until halftime (48-40), but the Blaugrana pulled away in the second half. It's the first road loss for Gonzalo García de Vitoria's team and Barcelona's second straight win.

The FIATC Girona 101-87 Asisa Joventut confirmed that Fontajau remains undefeated in the league. Penya dominated the first quarter (17-27), but Moncho Fernández's Girona came back with three-pointers from debutant Gregor Glas and went into halftime ahead (45-41). Ricky Rubio ran a 2-11 that restored the tie (54-52), until McClung took over the game: 23 points and 5 of 10 from three, his best marks in the competition. Four straight three-pointers from Stenionis and Andrzej Pluta (18 points) made it 95-78. For Joventut, Reyes scored 21 and Laprovittola, 15.

The Surne Bilbao 88-76 MoraBanc Andorra was played with much of the Bilbao locker room affected by a virus, according to Deia. Andorra led in the first quarter (15-22) thanks to James Akinjo, but Jaume Ponsarnau's team turned it around and reached 69-57 in the final quarter. A 0-8 run with two three-pointers from Kyle Kuric (17 points and 5 of 6 from outside) made it 69-65, and then Martin Krampelj appeared, scoring eight points in the decisive three minutes and finishing with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 21 in efficiency rating in just 17 minutes. Bilbao remains undefeated at Miribilla.

The Bottom of the Table

The UCAM Murcia 88-81 Leyma Coruña wasn't decided until the final seconds. The Galician team led at halftime (37-40), but a third quarter of 26-18 turned the game around. Coruña got as close as 75-74, and then Cate and Michael Forrest, the latter after a steal, made two consecutive 2+1 plays. Forrest (22) and Dylan Ennis (24) combined for 46 points, and Murcia won the rebound battle with 19 offensive rebounds. Alonzo Verge Jr. (25) and Paul Jorgensen (20) kept a Leyma team that has lost three straight afloat.

The Kids&Us Manresa 81-99 Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos left the Catalan team as the only one without wins. Porfi Fisac's Burgos settled the game in the first quarter, with 34 points and 10 of 11 on two-pointers (20-34), and led by as much as 20 in the third (54-74). Chase Audige was the best, with 21 points and 20 in efficiency rating, and had support from Doumbouya (17) and Sengfelder (16). Part of the Nou Congost crowd booed their team off, and Diego Ocampo even said it was a game where they should fire everyone, starting with him.

Matchday 5 Results

Liga Endesa Standings After Matchday 5