Baskonia, Barca and Real collected respective wins
Spanish League roundup: Valencia remains undefeated
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Valencia Basket remains one of three undefeated teams in the Spanish Liga Endesa, improving to 3-0 after a commanding 78-99 road win over Hiopos Lleida on Sunday. Jaime Pradilla led the charge with 16 points, while Darius Thompson and Kam Taylor each contributed 14. Brancou Badio added 13 for Valencia, which held a 41-49 lead at halftime. Pradilla scored 12 points—including three three-pointers—shortly after the break, extending the lead to 57-73. From there, Valencia never looked back.
FC Barcelona secured its first win of the season by defeating Unicaja Malaga 77-83, also on Sunday. Toko Shengelia led the team with 18 points, while Kevin Punter scored 5 of his 17 points in the closing minutes to seal the victory. Juani Marcos and Will Clyburn each added 11 for Barça.
Real Madrid matched a Spanish League record with its 33rd consecutive home win, beating Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos 90-80 in the capital. Mario Hezonja led the way with 17 points, David Kramer added 11, and both Usman Garuba and Gabriele Procida chipped in 10.
Despite being limited to just 10 available players due to injuries, Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz edged Coviran Granada 80-83. Mamadi Diakite scored 16 points, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot added 15, and Matteo Spagnolo had 14 for Baskonia, which trailed 80-79 in the penultimate minute. Spagnolo responded with a fastbreak layup, Luwawu-Cabarrot sank clutch free throws, and Matt Thomas missed a potential game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer.
Both Real Madrid and Baskonia now hold 2-1 records in the standings.