Real Madrid easy beat SIG Strasbourg in France

Real Madrid consummated the best four-game start in the Turkish Airlines Euroleague this century with a 66-85 road win over Strasbourg in the Game of the Week. The victory lifted Madrid to 4-0 atop Group B while Stasbourg continues to search for a win. Its 19-point margin means that Madrid has won all of its games so far by a total of 98 points, more than any 4-0 team since 2000. The previous record was 94 points held by FC Barcelona to start the 2010-11 season. Madrid’s hot start to the season was mirrored by that of Rudy Fernandez in this game. He scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half while making 5 of 9 three-point tries. Madrid would finish making 15 of 33 shots from the arc, with eight different players making at least one, while Strasbourg suffered through a 2-for-10 night from downtown. Jaycee Carroll's was the only other double-figure scorer for Madrid with 14 points. Strasbourg big man Alexis Ajinca did all he could, making 9 of 13 two-pointers for 23 points to go with 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. He was seconded by 17 points off the bench from Kevin Murphy but they were far from enough against mighty Madrid.