La Laguna Tenerife beat Real Madrid 90-95 at Palacio de Deportes, securing their first win there in 13 years. Marcelinho Huertas and Patty Mills, totaling 80 years old, along with Gio Shermadini, scored 59 of Tenerife's 95 points. Real Madrid, with 24 wins in 26 games, ends a 12-game winning streak in Liga Endesa.
La Laguna Tenerife controlled Real Madrid from mid-first quarter and held firm in the closing minutes to win 90-95 at Palacio de Deportes. This marks their first victory in that venue in 13 years, only their second in 19 games played there. Sergio Scariolo's Real Madrid, league leaders at 24-2, saw their 12-game winning streak in Liga Endesa snapped.
Marcelinho Huertas, Patty Mills, and Gio Shermadini proved decisive, combining for 59 points. Mills hushed the Palacio with a key run four minutes from the end, as Huertas and Shermadini stepped up late. The Georgian center went 9-for-9 from the free-throw line. "Big shots," their coach called them.
Both sides enter with European duties: Tenerife returns to the Champions League Final Four, won in 2017 and 2022, while Madrid advances as a top seed in Euroliga quarterfinals. Madrid fans voiced concerns over potential restrictions for the next game against Hapoel Tel Aviv amid the Middle East conflict.
The win fuels Tenerife's, under Txus Vidorreta's system, ambitions for a top-four spot.
