While Vitoria and Real Madrid logically started their playoff challenge with respective victories over Gran Canaria and Fuenlabrada, Valencia was shocked on home court by Bilbao 72-79. Martinez and Savanovic did score 16 each for Valencia but Bilbao registered five men in double figures with Mavroidis and Henernadez-Sonseca at 12 apiece, and Hervelle and Vasileiadis at 11 each.
Vitoria made it but not without a good fight from Gran Canaria. 86-82 the score as Teletovic went for 27 and Stanko Barac added 15. It proved much easier for the team from the capital with a 93-72 thrashing of Fuenlabrada behind 21 points from Sergio Llull and 17 from Felipe Reyes.