Madrid crushes arch-rival Barcelone in record fashion

In a Clásico that will be remembered by its fans, Real Madrid sent a message that echoed all around the competition by crushing archrivals FC Barcelona Lassa 63-102 at Palau Blaugrana on Friday. Madrid improved to 6-2 and ranks second in the standings while Barcelona dropped to 4-4. Madrid led from start to finish, and registered its largest win over Barcelona in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague action, topping its 100-62 victory in 2013 Final Four semifinals in London. Llull finished with 20 points and 7 assists, while Randolph had 18 points plus 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. Jaycee Carroll netted 19 points on 4-for-6 three-point shooting. No Madrid player spent more than 22 minutes on the floor. Tyrese Rice had game-high 23 points for Barcelona, Joey Dorsey collected 10 points and 7 rebounds, and Aleksandar Vezenkov pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds along with scoring 5 points. Madrid dynamited the game in the first half, getting a 32-54 lead, hitting 8-of-11 three-point shots (72.7%), dishing 13 assists, forcing its opponents into 9 turnovers and limiting Barcelona to just 1-of-8 shots from downtown (12.5%). Llull had 17 points and 5 assists before the break and Randolph added 10 and 3 blocks, including an outstanding one on Joey Dorsey.