{"id":534118,"date":"2026-09-24T20:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=534118"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:15:21","slug":"dubai-edge-real-madrid-in-thrilling-euroleague-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/dubai-edge-real-madrid-in-thrilling-euroleague-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Edge Real Madrid in Thrilling EuroLeague Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubai and Real Madrid battled until the final seconds in an exciting EuroLeague opening-round matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Blancos tried to pull away in the second quarter, but the hosts fought back with an excellent third period led by a red-hot Dwayne Bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late in the game, five straight points from Andres Feliz gave Real Madrid a 77-71 lead, but Pascual&#8217;s team refused to give up and took the lead with one minute remaining on a three-pointer by McKinley Wright IV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both teams missed opportunities over the following 60 seconds, until Real Madrid&#8217;s final attempt from Felix was stopped by a strong defensive play from Filip Petrusev, leaving the final score at 78-77.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DUBAI PREVAILS!!! \ud83d\ude33<br><br>PETRUSEV WITH GAME WINNING DEFENSIVE PLAY!<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/RivalrySeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RivalrySeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UaUFeAj1q4\">pic.twitter.com\/UaUFeAj1q4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EuroLeague\/status\/2103183180643643598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacon led all scorers with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, while Wright IV added 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. 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