Real Madrid survived a big comeback from Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens to advance into the Final Four with a tense 89-82 victory, sealing a 3-1 series triumph. After a closely contested start Los Blancos produced an offensive explosion in the second quarter, with Sergio Llull coming off the bench to spark a run of 30 points in just over 8 minutes. Long-range shooting from Luka Doncic took the lead past 20 in the third quarter, but Panathinaikos showed terrific resilience to fight back and it was 85-82 with a minute remaining, when Doncic sank an outrageous three-pointer to seal the win. Doncic led Madrid with 17 points including four triples, while Llull had 11 points and 7 assists. Big men Gustavo Ayon and Felipe Reyes scored 12 apiece, and Jaycee Carroll added 10. Chris Singleton paced Panathinaikos with 21 points on 5-of-6 three-point shooting. Nick Calathes and Mike James both scored 18 points, and Matt Lojeski added 10.
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