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Gabriel Deck and Trey Thompkins, who scored 23 points and 22 utility points each, led the Cup hosts to victory.
Nikola Kaliničius, who scored 14 points, stood out in the ranks of Valencia.
This meeting was especially memorable for Real’s strategist Pablo Laso.
For the 53-year-old, who has coached the team since 2011, it was the 735th game at the Royal Club. He became the Real’s record holder, beating Lolo Sainz, who led the team from 1975 to 1989.
After confronting Mr. Lasas in an interview, the 80-year-old veteran surprised his heir by addressing him from a television screen. The Real manager did not hide his emotions by listening to the compliments and congratulations of the legendary predecessor.
In the semifinals, the defending champions of Madrid will face the Lenovo team of Tenerife, which eliminated San Pablo de Burgos 87:76 (25:17, 26:25, 20:17, 16:17).
Bruno Fitipaldo and Sasu Salinas contributed 18 points to the victory.
In the remaining quarterfinals on Friday, Šarūnas Jasikevičius led the Barcelona Cup with Unicaja de Málaga, and Baskonia de Vitorija, represented by Rokas Giedraitis and Tadas Sedekerskis, will try to break with Joventut de Badalona.
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