2023-12-01 23:19:13
BarcelonaBarça took advantage of Madrid’s first defeat to move within one win of the white team. The Blaugrana team overcame Asvel Villeurbanne (101-92), a rival who has only won two games this season. The performance of Nico Laprovittola, the Argentinian who became fond of basketball after watching the film Space Jam, was decisive. The guard hit 8 of 10 three-pointers he attempted and finished with 28 points. Tony Parker, his former teammate at San Antonio Spurs, witnessed his display from the Palau Blaugrana box office.
Barça distributed 26 assists. Roger Grimau had the absence of James Nnaji, with discomfort in the lower back. The coach opted for Joel Parra and Jabari Parker in the starting five, a strategy he had not yet used this season.
“Receiving 101 points is too strong a punishment, but my players haven’t given up. I hope we don’t meet more opponents who score 65% in triples”, analyzed Gianmarco Pozzecco, coach of Asvel Villeurbanne.
The first half was a tribute to defensive reluctance. The two teams exchanged points and defensive facilities. Barça, who started the game with an 8-point lead, added 50. Their shooting percentages were brilliant. The Blaugrana team only missed 3 of the 17 two-point shots they attempted against an Asvel Villeurbanne who responded by adding 47 points (50-47).
Barça opened a gap of 14 points on the scoreboard (76-62), but then relaxed and conceded a worrying partial 3-16 that worried the Culer fans (79-78). The Blaugrana team, however, knew how to correct the course in time.
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