(MENAFN- Kora) Following a tightly contested first half the league leaders were ahead 34-33 at the half-time interval but they took control in the second half with rudy fernandez's 17-point haul helping inspire them to a routine win.
Second-placed valencia earned a commanding 75-62 triumph over fuenlabrada romain sato (13 points and 12 rebounds) leading the way with a double-double.
Barcelona were similarly impressive in their 77-62 victory over rio monbus on saturday but the big winners of the weekend were unicaja malaga who hammered bilbao 109-74.
Nik caner-medley was the star of the show for unicaja the forward totalling 26 points in an impressive showing.
Meanwhile laboral kutxa joventut badalona and cajasol all claimed victories to remain level on 14 wins apiece in a tight three-way battle for the final two play-off spots.
Giuseppe poeta (21 points) and andres nocioni (18 points) starred in seventh-placed laboral's 101-78 win against la bruixa d'or who edged closer towards relegation with a poor performance.
Eighth-placed joventut were comfortable 82-57 winners versus sixth-placed zaragoza while cajasol - currently outside of the play-offs in ninth - overcame gran canaria 73-60.
Elsewhere already relegated valladolid let a 46-34 half-time advantage slip in a 75-70 loss to murcia but gipuzkoa were 70-66 winners over tenerife.
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