Olimpia couldn’t contain the fury of Real Madrid, who has won nine of its last 11 games and were ready for a battle against a team that had beaten them just a few weeks ago. So they played tough defense and surgical offense, punishing Olimpia in every situation they could. Olimpia held firm in the opening minutes, then remained in the game for the first part of the second period, but no longer. In fact, at halftime, the game was decided. Olimpia didn’t believe, unlike what happened two weeks ago in Athens, when their roster situation was even worse (in Madrid, it was missing Leandro Bolmaro), but this time they encountered an opponent who was totally focused and ruthless in imposing their game. The final score was 106-77. “We started the game flat and you cannot do that in Madrid, against the hottest team in the EuroLeague, probably the best at this particular time. We had won five of the previous six games so honestly I didn’t expect this kind of game and we are aware how much we need to work. But in a few hours we have another important game coming up so the focus is on Thursday and Zalgiris,” Coach Peppe Poeta said.