2024-01-10 22:39:15
The new year has brought a fantastic mutation in a Barça that ended 2023 with seven defeats in their last 10 encounters, nothing to do with a 2024 in which he already has four consecutive wins. To the victories sealed in the first week against Madrid (83-78), Baskonia (89-85) and Obradoiro (92-90), the team of Roger Grimau added this Wednesday the one achieved before the Olympiakos (86-78), the European runner-up who also succumbed to the magic of the Palau.
A lot has changed in Barça basketball life in just one week. Of the doubts prior to the classic to the good feelings that a trump poker which can be extended this Friday with the clash against the Zalgiri, home again. Nothing like the home of the Palau to get back on track and establish yourself on the podium of a Euroleague that Madrid dominates with an iron fist.
FINAL!!
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Baja de Laprovittola
They measured the third with the fifth, the block of Bartzokas, former Barça coach, who is always among the favorites for the final title. In fact, last year glory escaped him with his last breath. Barça already won in Athens and this Wednesday they repeated their success, with a brilliant performance by Jabari Parker (21 points), well seconded by Willy Hernangómez (16)Kalinic and Satoransky, both with 13.
The night began with bad news for the Blaugranas in the last minute absence of Nico Laprovittola, the best Barça scorer in the European competition. Barça did not accuse him in a notable start to the game with the Parker’s first light, who scored eight consecutive points before the Greek timeout (16-7). The forward closed the quarter (27-20) with 13 points and a brilliant offensive repertoire.
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The inaccuracy took over the premises and Olympian They reduced their disadvantage until they were ahead one minute before the break (40-41). Grimau gathered his men into the band and one last trick allowed Barça to go into the interval ahead (44-41) with a final stratospheric triple signed by Joel Parrathe hero of the victory against Obradoiro.
Vesely, out
Supported again by the talent of Parker, Barça once again escaped on the scoreboard in a third quarter full of success. Kalinic y Willy The American team was added to catapult the Barça team, which entered the last quarter with a 12-point advantage (75-63).
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The Greek team never gave up and a partial 2-9 forced Grimau to stop the stopwatch (77-72, m. 34). Alec Peters (22 points) He insisted on overcoming the crash, Barça lost Vesely after a technique (m. 36) and the duel headed towards a final toss-up that Barça ended up mastering thanks to five consecutive points from Kalinic and Satoransky, who closed the duel with a triple letal.
The match sheet (86-78)
BARÇA: Satoransky (13), Brizuela (4), Kalinic (13), Parker (21), Vesely (8) -starting five- Jokubaitis (4), Hernangómez (16), Da Silva (0), Parra (7), Pauli (0).
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IN THE OLYMPICS: Walkup (8), Canaan (8), Fall (8), Papanikolaou (0), Peters (22) -cinco inicial- Milutinov (4), Larentzakis (3), Sikma (0), Williams-Goss (12), McKissic (7), Brazdeikis (6), Petrusev (-).
PARTIAL: 27-20; 17-21; 31-22; 11-15
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