Baskonia, the only Spanish team shining in Round 1 of the Euroleague

The Cazoo Baskonia has become the only Spanish representative to achieve victory on the first day of the EuroLeague, after defeating Partizan Belgrade 88-82 in a closely contested match at the Fernando Buesa Arena. Real Madrid and FC Barcelona both fell in their respective matches against Bayern Munich and Zalgiris Kaunas.

Baskonia 88 - 82 Partizan Belgrade

Baskonia, led by Pablo Laso, engaged in a tight battle against a solid Partizan. The lead changed hands several times, reflecting the parity between the two teams. Baskonia played a more aggressive game towards the hoop, drawing fouls and going to the free-throw line, making 19 of 21 attempts compared to Partizan's meager 7 of 10, which proved crucial in securing the victory. Tyreque Jones and Brandon Davies, both from Partizan, were the top scorers of the match with 22 and 20 points respectively, Markus Howard led the Basques with 17, followed by Luwawu Cabarrot with 15 and Sedekerskis with 14.

Bayern 97 - 89 Real Madrid

On the other hand, Real Madrid couldn't overcome Bayern Munich, falling 97-89 in a match that ended in controversy, as a potential foul on Campazzo in a three-point attempt, when the score was 92-89 with 11 seconds left, could have altered the outcome.

"I didn't watch the video after the game. Probably the referees didn't see the foul, and that's why they didn't call it. But beyond that situation, we need to significantly improve our defense and manage better when we're up by 10 points." Commented the Blancos coach, Chus Mateo, in the post-game interview about Campazzo's play in the final seconds.

Shabazz Napier was the standout with 24 points and an impressive 4/5 from three-point range, while Johannes Voigtmann contributed 19 points and 10 rebounds. On the Madrid side, Facundo Campazzo totaled 19 points and 9 assists, and Dzanan Musa had 18 points.

Zalgiris 74 - 67 FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona also started the EuroLeague on the wrong foot, losing 74-67 to Zalgiris Kaunas. Sylvain Francisco shone in the game, scoring 19 points, 15 of them in the last four and a half minutes, including a crucial 4/6 from beyond the arc. Ignas Brazdeikis also stood out with 17 points for the Lithuanians, who under the guidance of coach Andrea Trinchieri, did an excellent defensive job, limiting Barcelona to just 31 points at halftime.

Although Joan Peñarroya's team reacted in the third quarter with a 7-17 run, Francisco's accuracy from three in the final minutes proved decisive, including a step-back triple that sat down Alex Abrines, reminiscent of the moves of legend Vassilis Spanoulis. Nicolás Laprovittola led Barcelona with 12 points and 8 assists, while Jabari Parker and Kevin Punter each scored 11 points.

With this first round, Baskonia is the only Spanish team starting the EuroLeague with a win, while both Real Madrid and Barcelona will need to make adjustments to reverse their poor start in the competition.

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