Real Madrid emerged victorious in the Clásico, after coming back from being 16 points down courtesy of a tremendous fourth-quarter display at the Palau. The Whites, led by Sergio Rodríguez (15 points and a PIR of 31) and the brilliantwho produced his best scoring performance in the white of Real Madrid (25 points and a PIR of 26) - ensured a repeat of the result the last time the two teams met at the Blaugranas court.The game got off the sort of rip-roaring start which is typical of a Clásico showdown. The fourth meeting of the season saw both teams trade baskets in the opening minutes. Ayón and Tomic battled for supremacy in the paint, but Barcelona racked up a +10 (22-12) thanks to Abrines' shooting accuracy on three-pointers (3 from 3). Carroll made the first three-pointer of the day for the Whites to reduce the arrears at the end of the first quarter (26-17).Real Madrid were struggling to win the battle on rebounds (20-10) and Barcelona capitalised on this, with Tomic starring (8 points and 7 rebounds). The Whites relied on good spells from Sergio Rodríguez (8 points) and Thompkins (7 points, 2 three-pointers) to reduce the +16 advantage which the Azulgranas had racked up. Rudy posted from the 6.75m line to bring the curtain down on the second quarter (52-43).