Madrid top Spanish basketball league

 Madrid top Spanish basketball league

MADRID, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid are top of the Endesa ACB basketball league after the second round of matches in the competition on Sunday.

Madrid won 100-75 away to Blancos Rueda Valladolid in midweek before travelling to play in Memphis and set a target than no other side was able to better.

CAI Zaragoza are second in the classification¹ thanks to an 85- 65 triumph² away to CB Canarias, while Valencia keep a 100 percent record thanks to a nerve-wracking victory 78-77 triumph against to Murcia.

Herbalife Gran Canaria and Blusens Monbus also maintained³ their 100 percent starts thanks to a 80-64 victory away to Manresa by Gran Canaria and Blusens Monbus taking a 79-71 win away to Mad- Croc Fuenlabrada, who have lost both of their matches to date and are bottom of the league table.

It is still early days, but Fuenlabrada ended last season in freefall and are probably favorties for relegation⁴, although Cajasol have also had a poor start to the campaign and were easily beaten 90-70 away to Caja Laboral, who chalked up their first triumph of the campaign.

Another side without a win this season are reigning⁵ champions, Regal Barcelona. Barcelona slipped to their second defeat of the season in a thrilling 78-77 game away to Gescrap Bilbao, who in turn took their first win of the campaign.

Finally Adecco Estudiantes enjoyed a 83-71 win away to Lagun Aro to continue their positive start to the campaign after only avoiding relegation last season due to the financial problems of Lucentium Alicante.

1 classification   

n.分类，分级；类别，级别

参考例句：

• These things belong in a different classification.这些东西属于不同的类别。
• This is a good system for classification.这是一个很好的分类法。

2 triumph   

n.胜利，成功；vi.获胜，成功；击败

参考例句：

• The victorious army returned in triumph.获胜的部队凯旋而归。
• I could detect no triumph in his eye.我不能在他的眼里看出胜利的喜悦。

3 maintained   

保持( maintain的过去式和过去分词 )； 保养； 坚持； 保卫

参考例句：

• He maintained a professional demeanour throughout. 他始终保持着专业人才的风度。
• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。

4 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

5 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。