Real Madrid vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
· These two teams will meet one another for the 59th time. Real leads the all-time series 35-23 and holds a 15-10 advantage in games this century.
· Maccabi set its EuroLeague club record with 22 offensive rebounds in a 90-83 win over Madrid in November 2017.
· Real Madrid beat Maccabi 89-85 in the 1980 title game in Berlin to win the EuroLeague. Rafa Rullan scored 27 points to lead Madrid to victory. Randy Meister added 21 for Madrid. Earl Williams led Maccabi with 31 points.
· Maccabi defeated Real Madrid 86-98 after overtime in the 2014 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game in Milan. Tyrese Rice paced Maccabi with 26 points. It was the first overtime game for the continental title since 1969.
· Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv faced each other in the 2011 EuroLeague semifinals in Barcelona, Spain. Maccabi overwhelmed Madrid 82-63 behind Chuck Eidson and Sofoklis Schortsanitis, who led the way with 19 and 16 points, respectively.
· Maccabi big man Othello Hunter played for Real Madrid during the 2016-17 season and helped the team compile the best regular-season record and reach the Final Four. He played under Coach Pablo Laso and was a teammate of Jaycee Carroll, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Llull, Anthony Randolph, Felipe Reyes and Jeffrey Taylor.
· Madrid guard Fabien Causeur tied his career-high with 6 assists in a 93-81 home win over Maccabi in January 2018.
· These two teams will meet one another for the 59th time. Real leads the all-time series 35-23 and holds a 15-10 advantage in games this century.
· Maccabi set its EuroLeague club record with 22 offensive rebounds in a 90-83 win over Madrid in November 2017.
· Real Madrid beat Maccabi 89-85 in the 1980 title game in Berlin to win the EuroLeague. Rafa Rullan scored 27 points to lead Madrid to victory. Randy Meister added 21 for Madrid. Earl Williams led Maccabi with 31 points.
· Maccabi defeated Real Madrid 86-98 after overtime in the 2014 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Championship Game in Milan. Tyrese Rice paced Maccabi with 26 points. It was the first overtime game for the continental title since 1969.
· Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv faced each other in the 2011 EuroLeague semifinals in Barcelona, Spain. Maccabi overwhelmed Madrid 82-63 behind Chuck Eidson and Sofoklis Schortsanitis, who led the way with 19 and 16 points, respectively.
· Maccabi big man Othello Hunter played for Real Madrid during the 2016-17 season and helped the team compile the best regular-season record and reach the Final Four. He played under Coach Pablo Laso and was a teammate of Jaycee Carroll, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Llull, Anthony Randolph, Felipe Reyes and Jeffrey Taylor.
· Madrid guard Fabien Causeur tied his career-high with 6 assists in a 93-81 home win over Maccabi in January 2018.
Game Facts - Real Madrid
Roster
Real has registered 14 players for its EuroLeague roster, so at least two must sit out every game.
Teenage talents Usman Garuba and Mario Nakic are the only players on the Real roster without any previous EuroLeague experience.
Fabien Causeur has played all 72 possible EuroLeague games with Real since he joined the team in the summer of 2017. He is the only player to do so.
Streaks
Facundo Campazzo has delivered at least 5 assists in 10 straight EuroLeague games.
Campazzo has collected at least 1 steal in six straight EuroLeague games.
Campazzo has posted a performance index rating in double figures in six straight EuroLeague games.
Campazzo has scored at least 10 points in five straight EuroLeague games.
Walter Tavares has grabbed at least 5 rebounds in 12 of his last 13 EuroLeague appearances.
Walter Tavares has at least 1 blocked shot in six of his last seven EuroLeague games.
Rudy Fernandez has made at least 1 three-pointer in 10 consecutive EuroLeague appearances.
Anthony Randolph has made 10 consecutive free throws in EuroLeague action.
Rankings
Walter Tavares was fifth in the league last season in rebounding with 6.2 per game.
Tavares led the league in blocked shots last season with 1.7 per game.
Facundo Campazzo finished fifth in the league in assists last season with 5.2 per game. He was third with 1.6 steals per game.
Jaycee Carroll led the EuroLeague in free throw accuracy last season with 96.0%. Sergio Llull was second at 95.83%
Tavares led the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy last season at 79.39%.
Jordan Mickey finished fifth in the league in scoring last season with 14.2 points per game.
Mickey was fifth last season with 1.1 blocks per game.
Records/Milestones
Felipe Reyes is the EuroLeague career rebounding king with 1,782 total rebounds and 695 offensive rebounds.
Reyes is the EuroLeague career leader in games played with 345.
Reyes is ranked third all-time in EuroLeague scoring with 2,998 points.
Reyes ranks third all-time with 961 two-point shots made. Georgios Printezis of Olympiacos Piraeus is second with 969.
Llull ranks sixth on the EuroLeague all-time charts with 2,853 points. Georgios Printezis is fifth with 2,929.
Llull ranks sixth on the all-time charts with 1,030 assists. Sergio Rodriguez of AX Armani Exchange Milan is fifth with 1,099 and counting.
Llull ranks fourth in EuroLeague history with 430 three-pointers made. Vassilis Spanoulis of Olympiacos Piraeus is third with 453 and counting.
Fernandez is in fifth place all-time with 262 steals. Nick Calathes of Panathinaikos OPAP Athens is fourth with 267.
Fernandez is sixth all-time with 401 three-pointers made. Gianluca Basile is fifth with 421.
Walter Tavares is the all-time EuroLeague leader in two-point accuracy at 74.09%.
Carroll ranks fifth all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.1%.
Carroll is 11th all-time with 357 three-point shots made. Dimitris Diamantidis is 10th with 372 three-pointers.
Game Facts - Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv
Roster
Sandy Cohen is in line to make his EuroLeague debut.
Angelo Caloiaro missed the season opener with a muscle injury.
Streaks
Tarik Black has scored at least 10 points in 10 of his last 11 EuroLeague games.
Black has posted a performance index rating in double figures in 12 of his last 13 EuroLeague games.
John DiBartolomeo has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his last eight EuroLeague appearances.
Scottie Wilbekin has made at least 1 three-pointer in six of his last seven EuroLeague games.
Rankings
Tarik Black was third in the EuroLeague in two-point accuracy last season at 69.88%.
Records/Milestones
Othello Hunter is 4 steals shy of reaching 100 for his EuroLeague career.
Scottie Wilbekin is closing in on 1,000 career EuroLeague points. He enters this game with 948.