Boston Celtics and Real Madrid tangle on the hardcourt – in pictures

The National
  • Boston Celtics players warm up at Real Madrid’s Palacio de los Deportes on Thursday night before their pre-season game against Madrid. Javier Lizon / EPA
    Boston Celtics players warm up at Real Madrid’s Palacio de los Deportes on Thursday night before their pre-season game against Madrid. Javier Lizon / EPA
  • Boston Celtics player Isaiah Thomas takes part in the team’s warm ups on Thursday night before they played Real Madrid in a pre-season match. Javier Lizon / EPA
    Boston Celtics player Isaiah Thomas takes part in the team’s warm ups on Thursday night before they played Real Madrid in a pre-season match. Javier Lizon / EPA
  • Real Madrid’s Sergio Llull guards Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game in Madrid on Thursday night. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Real Madrid’s Sergio Llull guards Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game in Madrid on Thursday night. Gerard Julien / AFP
  • Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics goes up for a layup during his team’s pre-season game against Real Madrid on Thursday night in Spain. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics goes up for a layup during his team’s pre-season game against Real Madrid on Thursday night in Spain. Gerard Julien / AFP
  • Real Madrid’s Sergio Llull tries to put up a shot against Tyler Zeller of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game on Thursday night. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Real Madrid’s Sergio Llull tries to put up a shot against Tyler Zeller of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game on Thursday night. Gerard Julien / AFP
  • Real Madrid’s Luca Doncic dribbles by Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game on Thursday night in Madrid. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Real Madrid’s Luca Doncic dribbles by Terry Rozier of the Boston Celtics during their pre-season game on Thursday night in Madrid. Gerard Julien / AFP
  • Boston Celtics centre Kelly Olynyk dunks during his team’s pre-season game on Thursday night against Real Madrid. Gerard Julien / AFP
    Boston Celtics centre Kelly Olynyk dunks during his team’s pre-season game on Thursday night against Real Madrid. Gerard Julien / AFP