2024-01-05 23:36:14
Barça: Satoransky (10), Brizuela (2), Kalinic (8), Parker (17), Vesely (23) -starting five-; Laprovittola, Hernangómez (16), Parra (13) and Paulí. Coach: Roger Grimau, Baskonia: Howard (21), Miller-McIntyre (10), Raieste, Sedekerskis (14), Costello (11) -starting five-; Díez (2), Moneke (9), Marinkovic (7), Diop (2), Chiozza (2) and Kotsar (7). Coach: Dusko Ivanovic. Partial results: 24-23 / 23-19 / 15-26 / 27.17. Referee: Damir Javor, Milos Koljensic and Leandro Lezcano. Removed: Howard. Hall: Palau Blaugrana. 4,971 spectators.
Two days after raising their voice against Real Madrid in the classic, Barça achieved another meritorious victory against Baskonia (89-85). The victory required a comeback of eleven points in the last seven minutes in which the Blaugrana team played with determination again. Without the energy of Wednesday but with the same attitude, the Catalan team came out strong at the Palau Blaugrana.
“We allowed too many easy baskets, but we knew how to react in the last minutes. We know that there are no easy games in the Euroleague and we had to suffer against a good team”, analyzed Roger Grimau. The coach had the last-minute absences of Rokas Jokubaitis and Oscar da Silva due to a viral process. In addition, Àlex Abrines is still on leave due to muscle discomfort in the pubis.
Jan Vesely, who had 23 points and 28 credits, had a decisive performance in the final minutes, when he connected on a handful of decisive actions that unbalanced the scoreboard. pure gold “We had a very good second half and that allowed us to get the win. I’m happy with how I played, especially in the last quarter, but it’s a collective triumph,” said the Czech pivot.
Another standout player on a night where Nico Laprovittola went scoreless was Joel Parra, who contributed 13 points and 5 rebounds in his best game in Europe’s top competition. “We started the game well against a good opponent, but we were penalized in the third quarter. In the end we knew how to react and take a very important victory for us”, explained the Catalan winger. Jabari Parker, meanwhile, finished with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. The American power forward is starting to pick up the slack in the competition.
As if it were a continuation of Wednesday’s classic, the match started full of energy. Barça and Baskonia starred in an intense first quarter. The Barcelona team held on to the Czech connection of Satoransky and Vesely to set the pace (24-23). The second quarter was dominated by Hernangómez, who was able to add 14 points in just 11 minutes of play. The pivot produced more than ever and the Catalan team took advantage of it to score a difference of nine points (34-25). The Basque rival, who added continuously from the three-point line, reached the break with a five-point deficit (47-42).
The start of the third quarter was difficult for Barça, who could only score 4 points in the first 5 minutes. Baskonia, which tightened its defense and was more competitive in rebounding, used a 4-13 run to regain the initiative on the scoreboard (51-55). The Blaugrana team, on the other hand, had problems maintaining their solidity at the back and reached the last ten minutes in a disadvantageous situation (62-68).
Losses of the ball became a slab for the locals, who saw themselves in a very compromised situation (62-73). Barça relied on the pressure of their fans, who once again played a leading role, and the energy of Parker and Parra to get back on track in a tough match like few others (78-78).
The last four and a half minutes were extremely demanding. Five consecutive positive actions by Vesely, four in attack and one in defence, kept Barça with options. Good defenses on Howard, Miller-McIntyre and Moneke fed the possibilities of the Barça team. “The last two minutes have penalized us, as we couldn’t find good solutions in attack,” said Baskonia coach Dusko Ivanovic.
The calendar doesn’t stop
With no time to recover, Barça still have a third game this week. The Catalan team will receive the Monbus Obradoiro at the Palau Blaugrana on Sunday, where the Catalan team will also have two commitments next week.
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