Defeat in Madrid (94-79)

Valencia Basket fell to Real Madrid 94-79 in a game where they started strong, fueled by their three-point shooting. However, the home team's defense changed the complexion of the match from the middle of the second quarter onward, first leveling the score and then breaking the game open in a third quarter where they made almost every shot. The home team neutralized all attempts to close the gap with their outside shooting, resulting in Valencia's fourth defeat in the Liga Endesa.

Quotes Pedro Martínez

 “We started the game very well, but of course, you're not going to win by only playing excellently in the first quarter, especially against a team like Real Madrid. I think the takeaway from this is that to beat a team of this caliber, you have to be near perfect in discipline, tactics, and defense of the basics… if you let your guard down even a little, and you're not doing things perfectly, they punish you, and that's what happened in the second quarter. I recognize how difficult it is to always play well, but when you lower that level of discipline, they have fantastic players and they punish you, as we saw today.”