Baskonia, Blazic shock Madrid away, 87-91

Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz sent a message that echoed all around the competition by edging Real Madrid 87-91 in the Spanish capital on Tuesday. Both teams now have a 2-1 regular season record as Baskonia handed Madrid its first loss of the season. Jaka Blazic paced the winners with 21 points. Johannes Voigtmann added 18 and 11 rebounds, Toko Shengelia had 14 points, Adam Hanga got 12 while Shane Larkin contributed 11 for Baskonia. Gustavo Ayon led Madrid with 16 points. Luka Doncic added a EuroLeague career-high 15 points, Sergio Llull had 13 while Felipe Reyes and Jaycee Carroll each got 11 for the hosts. Baskonia had a strong start, as Shengelia shined early and got help from Larkin, Voigtmann and Blazic to make it a double-digit game, 14-27. A three-pointer by Blazic boosted the guests' lead to 28-45 but Doncic and Carroll brought Madrid a bit closer, 43-54, at halftime. Sergio Llull and especially Doncic took over after the break, as Madrid improved its defense and got within 66-67 late in the third quarter. A dunk by Anthony Randolph gave Madrid an 81-73 lead midway through the fourth quarter but Voigtmann and Blazic brought Baskonia back to within 84-86. A three-point play by Felipe Reyes gave Madrid its last lead, 87-86, after which a big basket by Hanga and a critical triple by Blazic sealed the outcome down the stretch.