Tavares-led Real overtake Tenerife and enter Copa del Rey final / News - Basketnews.com

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Real Madrid cruised past Lenovo Tenerife 94-74 (26-20, 24-18, 23-17, 21-19) and advanced to the 9th straight Copa del Rey final.

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Powered by Jeffery Taylor's three triples, the Royal club gained an early double-digit lead (23-12). Even though Tenerife came back within the fighting distance several times, Pablo Laso's squad maintained their commanding lead (50-38), going into the break.

The second half belonged to Real Madrid as well. They created an 18-point advantage (60-42) in the mid-third quarter, as Walter Tavares, Alberto Abalde, and Jeffery Taylor organized an 8-0 spurt.

The last 10 minutes of the duel were a mere formality and Real celebrated the comfortable victory, which opened the doors for the Spanish Cup final.

Walter Tavares led the route for Real, posting 15 points (7/8 2PT, 1/4 FT), 3 rebounds, and 19 PIR. Thomas Heurtel had 12 points (3/5 2PT, 2/3 3PT), 3 rebounds, 7 assists, and 17 PIR.

Real: Walter Tavares 15, Thomas Heurtel 12 (7 AST), Vincent Poirier 12, Jeffery Taylor 12, Trey Thompkins 11.

Lenovo: Giorgi Shermadini 14, Marcelinho Huertas 12, Dejan Todorovic 12.

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