The 19th league title!

The 19th league title!

Sarunas Jasikevicius's squad complete an exceptional season, winning the league for the first time in seven years

Barça won their 19th basketball league title on Tuesday after beating Real Madrid by 92-73 in the second game of the Endesa League final. Sarunas Jasikevicius' squad lifted the trophy at the Palau Blaugrana in front of 1,000 ecstatic fans.

It's the first time since the 2013/14 season that Barça have won the Endesa League title - a seven year drought. However, the arrival of Lithuanian coach, Sarunas Jasikevicius, saw the team reach four finals this season and win the league and cup double.

This is the 19th league title in the history of the basketball section, the first coming in 1959. Then came the league titles in 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014.

The first as captain

Pierre Oriola has lifted his first Endesa League as captain, and the second of his sporting career. This is the also the first league title for Brandon Davies, Léo Westermann, Adam Hanga, Leandro Bolmaro, Rolands Smits, Artem Pustovyi, Cory Higgins, Sergi Martínez, Kyle Kuric, Victor Claver and Nick Calathes.

Álex Abrines and Nikola Mirotic have won their second league title - in the case of Abrines, his first came as a culer in 2014, and in the case of Mirotic as a Madrid player in 2013. Pau Gasol now has his third league title after the successes in 1999 and 2001.

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