2023-10-26 22:56:57
Real Madrid: Campazzo (6), Musa (4), Abalde, Deck (20), Tavares (8) -initial five-; Poirier (14), Hezonja (7), Sergio Rodríguez (4), Rudy Fernández, Llull (2) and Ndiaye. Coach: Chus Mateo. Barça: Satoransky (10), Abrines (11), Kalinic (7), Da Silva (3), Vesely (12) -starting five-; Brizuela (2), Hernangómez (15), Parker, Nnaji, Jokubaitis (6) and Parra. Coach: Roger Grimau. Partial results: 12-19/ 16-11 / 23-11 / 14-23 Referees: Belosevic, Nedovic and Kardum. Removed: Satoransky. Pavilion: WiZink Center, 11,432 spectators.
Third classic of the season, third Blaugrana disappointment. Barça rallied by 14 points in a few sensational final minutes, but were left without a prize on Real Madrid’s court (65-64). After putting the white team in fear, the culer team had no luck in a last minute full of script twists and referee reviews. The visitors had more courage than solvency against a much more mature opponent.
“Defensively we played a very good game, but in attack we lacked fluidity. We played very well in basketball and had a brilliant first quarter and a half”, analyzed Roger Grimau. The Catalan coach had the leave of Nico Laprovittola. The Argentine, with discomfort in his left adductor, was unable to compete in the classic and his evolution will mark his availability for the next matches. “We knew it would be a long and difficult game. The low percentages were decisive,” said Chus Mateo. The coach could not count on Guerschon Yabusele.
Culer fans were outraged by a basket by Jan Veseely that did not go on the scoreboard because the official timer stopped during Barça’s possession. After reviewing the play, the referees considered that the Blaugrana team had used up the 24 seconds of regulation.
The staging of Barça was very exciting. The Blaugrana team took advantage of a dominant first few minutes from Willy Hernángómez to build a good gap against a Real Madrid denied from the 6.75 meter line. The white team missed the first 14 three-pointers they attempted. The visiting income reached 14 points (16-30). The white reaction was made possible by Facu Campazzo, Gaby Deck and offensive rebounding.
Mateo was successful in the rotations against a Blaugrana rival who in some phases of the classic missed Laprovittola’s ability to generate play. More than their points, the Catalan team missed their ability to disrupt rival defenses. Six minutes without scoring punished Barça, who went on a 12-0 run that leveled the score and changed the mood of both teams (28-30).
Eight minutes without scoring
Barça extended their scoring drought. In total, the Blaugrana team went almost 8 minutes without adding any points and Real Madrid took advantage of that to pull the plug (32-30). Tomás Satoransky’s fourth personal foul with 13 minutes left further complicated Grimau’s rotations. The home team’s reading of the game accentuated the weaknesses of a Barça for whom the classic began to drag on (51-41).
The referee managed to get Barça out of trouble (55-41). The classic showed the seams of the Blaugrana team, but also their courage. Rokas Jokubaitis provided energy in a final stretch in which the visitor’s comeback became a real possibility (59-59).
An arbitral decision 17.3 seconds from the end was decisive, as he gave the ball to the white team when they were only winning by two points and the culer team had scared the crap out of them. Trailing 63-60 with 4.7 seconds to play, Satoransky missed two crucial free throws.
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