Khimki Moscow downs Real Madrid to end losing skid
Khimki Moscow Region finally returned to the winning column by fighting past Real Madrid 78-77 at home and snapping its 17-game losing streak
Khimki Moscow Region finally returned to the winning column by fighting past Real Madrid 78-77 at home and snapping its 17-game losing streak. Alexey Shved scored 22 points – including the game-winning layup with 17 seconds left to go – along with 8 assists and 5 steals as Khimki prevailed for the first time since November 17.
The win improved its record to 3-23. Errick McCollum came off the bench to tally 22 points and 7 assists and Jordan Mickey added 19 points and 6 rebounds. Real continued its struggles since mid-January in losing for the fifth time in eight games to fall to 16-11.
Jaycee Carroll and Gabriel Deck both scored 15 points in the loss and Edy Tavares had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. Nicolas Laprovittola chipped in 12 points and Fabien Causeur had 11 points and 8 assists in a losing effort.
Fonte: euroleague.net.