Jasikevicius’s team played consistently and led by 18 points, but lost their minds and almost lost themselves in a lousy final three minutes.
Llull missed a triple in the last second and Madrid was on the verge of completing the comeback at the Palau
The first classic of the week fell on the side of Barça. The second will arrive on Sunday at the Bernabéu. It was an agonizing triumph and with the Palau Blaugrana public asking for the time, but it ensured the first Barça victory in Europe (75-73). For 35 minutes, the team Jasikevicius he did things very well and clearly dominated, up to 18 points. But in the final stretch, he lost his mind, began to lose balls and concede easy baskets to his rival and, on the verge, he was damned. The Madrid he did not lower his arms and had a triple of Llull at the last second that would have culminated the comeback.
Different jersey… same @JanVesely24 ????#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/KbcTi5PAKj
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One of the shortcomings of Barça at this start of the season it was his lack of points. There seemed to be a ‘Laprodependencia’, beyond the noticeable drop in Mirotic which is a drag. Right from the first moment, Satoransky, Vesely, Sanli and Kalinic They showed that the Barça team has more offensive alternatives that free the Argentine point guard. These new ways in attack gave way to the most fluid Barça that has been seen so far. The partial of the first quarter (24-15) was a good test. The initiative went to the team of Jasikevicius.
Barça also took advantage of the experimental quintet they opted for Chus Mateo in the white team with the presence of Cornelie and Hezonja, this one with a Barça past (he came to play in the stage of Xavi Pascual) and whistled on his return to the Palau. The bet did not work for the Madrid coach. Satoransky took advantage of his physique with Hezonja. And Vesely, from the middle distance, clearly surpassed It was left over.
¡@miketobey10 widening the gap! TRIPLE TERM FOR +17 of the @FCBbasket! ????#ElClásicoEnDAZN ???? pic.twitter.com/FpWNv1kgzF
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It didn’t take long for Madrid to rectify with the entry of Llull and also in raising his defensive bet with the presence of Tavares, redoubled even in the second quarter with the interior combination of Tavares-Poirier. That decision greatly thickened the meeting and cut, in a timely manner, the fluidity of the Barça. But Mateo’s team also lost clarity in its systems as soon as rotations came into play.
From control to collapse
Thus, the Barça He managed to reply and recover the initiative, with a display of energy and character that had not been seen until now in his official matches and, above all, equaling the defensive intensity of his rival. For many minutes, Jasikevicius’s team was reminiscent of the solid block of last season. He also worked well to dominate the rebound, ran at the slightest opportunity, and took advantage of defensive imbalances in the low post to stretch his gap to a maximum of 13 points, which Hezonja reduced with a triple before the break (40-30).
LLULL HAD IT TO WIN THE CLASSIC… AND FAILED! ❌
After Real Madrid scored a partial 1-11! ???? What a match ending! THE VICTORY IS FOR HIM @FCBbasket! ????#ElClásicoEnDAZN ???? pic.twitter.com/QlHxiiMMWb
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The Madrid He had maintained a very high level at the start of the season. The substantial change in the classic was experienced in the physical step forward offered by the Barça and also in his determination, which he also managed to hold on to for much of the restart. He threatened in many moments the azulgrana team with escaping on the scoreboard (49-36, m. 25), finding the triples that had been missing in the first half. But in the midst of a certain thickness, the success of Hezonja and also a few good minutes of Cornelie they managed to tie up the white team in the fight and enter the last quarter with hope (63-52).
“We’ve stopped playing” ????
“In the last two or three hours, we have improved as a team” ????️
Saras Jasikevicius, VERY CLEAR at the microphone of @bernirodriguez5 talking about the last minutes of #ElClásicoEnDAZN ???? pic.twitter.com/FFVfzJyTRn
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Barça did not lower its bet, which found in two actions of three points, a 2 + 1 of Sanli and a triple of Tobey the gasoline he needed to face the final stretch (69-52). But that didn’t calm him down. The triples of Talker and Cornelie and the prominence of Deck They stretched the resistance of Madrid, which was cutting margins, while the nerves took over the Barça team. Higgins y Laprovittola they accumulated unexpected losses and a last lost ball by the Argentine point guard with 15 seconds to go still gave the team the last possession Mateo and the option to win. The triple missed by Llull He made the entire Barça squad breathe a sigh of relief and turned the drama he planned for the Palau into a party.
What has Real Madrid lacked in #ElClásicoEnDAZN?
Chus Mateo speaks: “We have lacked regularity”. pic.twitter.com/CZd6lNbHOj
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FC Barcelona, 75- Real Madrid, 73
FC Barcelona: Satoransky (12), Laprovittola (8), Kalinic (7), Tobey (8), Sanli (14) –cinco inicial- Da Silva (2), Vesely (13), Abrines (1), Higgins (2), Jokubaitis (8), Nnaji (-)
8 of 20 triples (Sanli, Laprovittola, Tobey, 2), 33 rebounds, 8 offensive (Satoransky, 8), 22 assists (Laprovittola, 8)
Real Madrid: Rodríguez (-), Hezonja (9), Deck (21), Yabusele (7), Cornelie (12) –starting five- Causeur (5), Abalde (-), Poirier (2), Tavares (6), Llull ( 6), Muse (5)
5 of 16 triples; 27 rebounds, 8 offensive (Yabusele, 7), 16 assists (Rodríguez, Llull, 4)
Partials: 24-15; 16-15; 21-19; 12-21