EuroLeague: Real and Partizan win derbies, Mike James joins exclusive club / News - Basketnews.com

Thursday's EuroLeague action offered five Round 5 games: Partizan vs. Crvena Zvezda, ALBA vs. Milano Olimpia, Real vs. Barcelona, Monaco vs. Maccabi, and Olympiacos vs. Anadolu Efes.

Credit: Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/EuroLeague Basketball via Getty Images Credit Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/EuroLeague Basketball via Getty Images

Thursday, EuroLeague action served a massive portion of top-notch basketball, with five exciting games taking place.

Kicking off the action was the highly charged eternal Belgrade derby as Partizan hosted Zvezda. Both teams were eager to recover from their double-round week losses, but Partizan was the one who achieved their goal. Aleksa Avramovic demonstrated his clutchness, Partizan staged a 12-point fourth-quarter comeback and took down Zvezda with a two-point W (88-86).

Following that, ALBA got their first EuroLeague win while playing host to Milan. Nikola Mirotic posted 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 36 PIR, but that was not enough.

Next, Barcelona and Real put their unbeaten records on the line. However, Los Blancos used the home-court advantage in a Madrid thriller and stayed undefeated on all fronts.

Then the spotlight shifted to Monaco as they hosted Maccabi, renewing last season's playoff series. The game went one-sided, with the Roca Team beating the visitors by 28 points. Mike James scored 24 points and joined the EuroLeague 4000-point club alongside Juan Carlos Navarro, Nando De Colo, and Vassilis Spanoulis.

Simultaneously, Olympiacos left no chance for Anadolu Efes, rounding off Thursday's action.

All EuroLeague matches are broadcast onEuroLeague TV.

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Completed matches:

Real 65-64 Barcelona

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Monaco 107-79 Maccabi

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Olympiacos 75-57 Anadolu Efes

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Partizan88-86Crvena Zvezda

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ALBA85-82Milan

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