BELGRADE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Euroleague holders Real Madrid celebrated their first win of the season in the continent's premier club competition after a 98-71 home rout of Red Star Belgrade on Thursday.
Maccabi Tel Aviv suffered a shock 93-82 defeat by visiting Unicaja Malaga and Panathinaikos completed a rollercoaster night for the heavyweights after an 85-73 victory against Turkish debutants Karsiyaka Izmir.
Having lost in the opening round at Russians Khimki following a curtain-raising Spanish league defeat by Valencia, Real finally fired on all cylinders.
The winners of a record nine titles led 56-20 at halftime after hitting seven three-pointers, with 16 assists to Red Star's four, with American guard Jaycee Carroll scoring 12 points in the opening period.