Barcelona drew first blood in the first, and many of this season’s el Clasico match-ups with a 76-68 win over rivals Real Madrid.
Ante Tomic and Justin Doellman each had 12 points to lead Barca to victory as they move to second in the table behind Unicaja Malaga, who are now back on top of the Liga Endesa thanks to a 66-62 win at home at Estudiantes.
Will Thomas led Unicaja with 16 points against a stubborn Estudiantes unit, led by Nacho Martin’s game-high 21 points.
Joventut Badalona are in fourth after Demond Mallet free throws sealed an 88-85 home win over Tenerife.
A three-pointer with 15 seconds left from Jared Jordan propelled strugglers Gipuzkoa to a stunning 69-67 win over troubled Valencia, who falls to sixth.
David Dobias paced Gipuzkoa with 19 points who are clear from the relegation zone for now.
As for the basement side, Seville, they were thrashed 100-60 by Laboral Kutxa as the Euroleague side look to build their season after a poor start.
Fernando San Emeterio and Tornike Shengelia led five Vitoria players with 16 points each, as they took control over the basement side, leading 28-16 after the first quarter and never looking back.
Second from bottom Bruixa d’Or might still be in the relegation places but they grabbed a vital 80-68 home win against UCAM Murcia thanks to a strong start, and Roger Grimau’s 16-point haul.
Andorra continues to get wins at home. Nathan Jawai made his debut for the Liga Endesa debutants and he helped them to a 72-59 win over Zaragoza. David Navarro stole the show for the hosts with 14 points.
Gran Canaria secured an 88-77 win at home to Fuenlabrada and Bilbao were 70-58 victors over Rio Monbus.
