2023-04-16 20:32:27
Barça’s victory against Real Madrid in a classic that had a big prize; that of the leadership of the Endesa League. The Blaugrana team overcame a night full of adversity to overcome an eternal rival which it ended up frustrating (97-82). The culer team showed courage to win a duel of great emotional value.
The local public played a decisive role. The best attendance of the season (7,580 spectators) served to boost a Barça team very aware of the importance of the game and which grew in the difficult moments. Nikola Mirotic, Tomás Satoransky and Nico Laprovittola were the heroes of a victory that will gain importance as the weeks go by. The home team added 61 points between a memorable second and third quarter.
Sarunas Jasikevicius, who had the leave of Rokas Jokubaitis due to flu, imposed his match script on Chus Mateo. Also, Cory Higgins, with lower back discomfort; Jan Vesely, with knee problems, and Àlex Abrines, who suffered a sprained ankle, could not finish the classic due to injury. “We have seen the Palau Blaugrana of great nights. We have seen a great basketball game and now I just hope that the injuries are not major,” said the Lithuanian coach.
Barça started off focused, taking advantage of their outside shooting to add points and keep Edy Tavares away from the basket, but a 2-15 run changed the course of the game (15-22). Real Madrid knew how to exploit the points of Dzanan Musa, who arrived at the break with 16 points to open a gap in the scoreboard. The reaction of the Catalan team was accompanied by an improvement in defense and a greater order in attack (47-46).
The third quarter of Barça was to put on the bib. The Blaugrana team added 31 points in a period in which they stripped an opponent unable to have continuity in the game. The local difference was 17 points (76-69). Real Madrid did not give up and narrowed the gap (78-74) with a good run in the last quarter, but the Spanish team knew how to play the way it needed to in the last few minutes which made the opponent desperate. Hezonja and Tavares ended up eliminated in a classic stage in which Laprovittola took a step forward.
“Defensive rebounding has become a slab. We don’t have the same energy as at the beginning and we need to improve the physical level,” lamented Chus Mateo, who missed Gabriel Deck and Vincent Poirier.
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