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Basketball-Doellman shines as Barcelona sink Real in Euroleague

BELGRADE, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Barcelona edged holders Real Madrid 87-86 in a Euroleague-flavoured El Clasico after forward Justin Doellman settled the thriller with an audacious buzzer-beater on Thursday.

Laboral Kutxa Vitoria beat six-time winners CSKA Moscow 81-71 and Lokomotiv Krasnodar enjoyed a 76-67 success against Panathinaikos, who also have six titles in Europe's premier club competition.

Off balance after collecting a wayward pass, Doellman drained the game's final shot to silence a raucous Real crowd in one of the most memorable matches between Spain's traditional rivals.

The 30-year old American finished with a game-high 24 points after nailing all his six three-point attempts and three out of six from two-point range.