Jacob Pullen hit a Liga Endesa record 12 three-pointers as Barcelona demolished Valladolid 111-66 to stay third in the table.
Pullen, who broke Oscar Schmidt’s 20-year record with 11 triples ended with 42 points for Barca as the Euroleague side made short work of the league’s basement team.
Valencia though stay second after they defeated Murcis on the road 85-76 as a second half showing got the job done.
Trailing 44-41 in a closely contested half, Valencia stamped their authority of the game early in the third quarter, eventually leading 62-57 and they did just about enough to get the win.
Justin Doellman led the victors with 22 points, while Dwayne Davis responded with a game-high 23 for Murcia, but unfortunately it was in vain.
Real Madrid stay top after they went 22-0, beating Monbus on the road 83-68.
Rudy Fernandez hit 20 points in just 18 minutes for the winners as they put a sub-par first quarter performance behind them to ease to victory.
The other two Euroleague sides were dominant in week 22 as Unicaja Malaga eased to a 81-55 win at home to Gipuzkoa.
Fran Vazquez secured a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double in the win, while Laboral Kutxa beat a solid Joventut Badalona side 100-71 in Vitoria.
Tibor Pleiss hit 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Laboral Kutxa in the win.
Gran Canaria improved their chances of solidifying a playoff spot with a hard-fought 84-77 win at Zaragoza, thanks to Ben Hansbrough’s 14 points.
Henk Norel led all scorers with 15 points for Zaragoza, but still find themselves comfortably in the playoff spaces.
Game-winning foul shots from Marko Ljubicic secured an 84-83 win for Bruixa d’Or over Fuenlabrada.
Marcus Eriksson paced the winners with 21 points as they hung on in the final seconds when a floater from James Feldeine agonisingly missed its mark, giving Bruixa d’Or breathing space away from the bottom two.
Estudiantes secured a vital 96-94 road win at Tenerife thanks to a free throw from Tenerife’s Carles Bivia that he tried to deliberately miss but instead rattled off the back of the rim and in.
The Madrid-based side were able to hold the last possession and secure the vital win that also keeps them away from the bottom two.
Dejan Ivanov led Estudiantes with 27 points.
Cajasol Seville produced the upset of the week with an 82-79 win away at Bilbao.
Tomas Satoransky hit a running three-pointer on the buzzer to secure the unlikely win. Bilbao had led by double digits for the majority of the third quarter until Seville’s comeback began.
Satoransky led Cajasol with 14 points.
