ESP - Eulis Baez Player of the Week after red-hot Blancos de Rueda win sixth in a row

VALLADOLID (ACB) - Eulis Baez and Blancos de Rueda Valladolid are in a rich vein of form.

The club was in fourth place in mid-season and earned a trip to the Copa del Rey, and Baez (pictured) has now taken a personal honor after being named Player of the Week.

The 28-year-old scored 18 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, handed out three assists and came up with three steals in Valladolid's 71-55 triumph over Menorca Basquet.

He and his teammates broke open a close game in the fourth quarter, outscoring the visitors 27-14, to improve to 12-6 and leapfrog Caja Laboral into third place.

The victory was a sixth in a row for Valladolid.

Caja Laboral crashed to an 88-68 defeat at Meridiano Alicante, a club that had been propping up the bottom of the 18-team table but is now 15th with a 6-12 mark.

Justin Doellman and Kenny Hasbrouck poured in 22 and 19 points, respectively, for Alicante as they clinched their third win in five games.

One of two losses in that stretch came by the score of 58-57 at home to CAI Zaragoza.

Regal Barcelona and Real Madrid (both 15-3) occupy the top two spots in the ACB.

At the weekend, Barcelona prevailed 75-54 at Gran Canaria 2014 and Real Madrid won the capital city derby against Asefa Estudiantes, 82-61.

In Madrid's victory, Spain international Sergio Llull again led the team in scoring with 17 points while Carlos Suarez had eight points, eight rebounds, and two assists against his former club.

Estudiantes, who lost Argentina international Pancho Jasen to a sprained ankle in the third quarter, fell to 7-11.

Bizkaia Bilbao Basket remained in fifth place by whipping visiting Assignia Manresa, 74-60.

Spain veteran Alex Mumbru made all three of his shots from long range and poured in 20 points for the Basque club.

Power Electronics Valencia followed up their midweek Euroleague Top 16 home triumph over BC Zalgiris with a 72-56 triumph at bottom side CB Granada.

The result spoiled the coaching debut of Curro Segura, who was handed the Granada reins a few days before the clash.

Rafa Martinez scored 16 points for Valencia, who are sixth in the standings.

Unicaja Malaga gave their new coach, Chus Mateo, his first ACB win in a 105-80 rout of CAI Zaragoza while Fuenlabrada, where Mateo had been working as an assistant, thrashed Lagun Aro GBC in San Sebastian.

Serbia international Uros Tripkovic torched Zaragoza by pouring in 24 points, which included a four-of-five effort from behind the arc.

Unicaja's former Spain captain Carlos Jimenez also drilled four of five from long range and finished with 12 points.

Fuenlabrada's 18-year-old Congolese sensation, Bismack Biyombo, had 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks in their win.

DKV Joventut, who are reeling from the losses of Dutch center Henk Norel and Canada international sharpshooter Carl English to injuries, suffered a 79-59 home defeat to Cajasol Sevilla.

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