2023-12-27 23:51:19
Unicaja’s review of a Barcelona under construction that does not justify the difference between both teams, especially in intensity and concentration. The culé team remained alive due to its quality in shooting from the outside zone but it showed serious deficiencies, with inappropriate losses and an inexplicable ineffectiveness from the free kick. Unicaja consolidates its position in second place and launches itself into the pursuit of Real Madrid, while Valencia can move the Catalans to fourth place in the table. Roger Grimau’s team only showed their potential in the first quarter and managed to survive in the third, but in the rest of the game, the Andalusians were a steamroller. Sixth defeat for the culéswho already glimpse the crisis.
It was difficult for both teams to start. Almost three minutes had to pass for the first basket to be scored. Barcelona and Unicaja were serious in defense, even aggressive. Two of the highest scoring teams in the League saw the hoop as the ring on a thimble. Dylan Osetkowski He was the first to score. As if it were a diesel engine, the game gradually picked up speed until the two teams met on the line of three. Up to five consecutive and alternating triples to shoot up the score. In the end, the success of Vesely, Parker and Parra gave Barcelona the lead at the end of a first quarter (19-26) in which Joel Parra He was the real protagonist, with 11 points scored and three of three in triple shots.
The second quarter was completely different, with a much more intense Unicaja, in which the Andalusians dominated the attack and tied the Catalans short in defense. A basket of Sima He managed to put the Malaga team ahead for the first time and it was the start of a 16-4 partial that made Roger Grimau desperate on the wing. Unicaja pressed in the paint and harassed the culés by closing their outside shot. Ibon Navarro’s team did very well from the line of three and knew how to take advantage of the numerous losses of the culé team. He only conceded 11 points and scored 27. This second quarter ended with a fight between Perry and Laprovittola that ended in a foul for the American and a technical foul for the Argentine. “In the first quarter we played very well but in the second they were very intense and surpassed us,” explained Joel Parra to justify the 48-37 that the electronic indicated at the break. «We have controlled the losses. We have not lost our way with the three-pointers, it has been equalized and we have not lost our defensive structure. Let’s see if we can control the rebounds,” Ibon Navarro pointed out before the restart.
The third quarter began with a basket by Taylor (50-37) to set the maximum distance of the game, 13 points. Unicaja increased it due to a technique on Grimau’s bench after protesting a play (55-41) and later with a triple from Carter (58-43). There were five minutes left and Barcelona reacted. Satoransky, Laprovittola and Vasely stopped the bleeding momentarily (58-49). And Kalinic managed to put Barça in below ten points (65-58) with 1:23 left. Barcelona improved in the third quarter, although it did not manage to close the gap (69-60).
A triple just beginning the last act (72-62) forced grimace to call a timeout when only one minute and ten seconds had been played. Willy Hernangomez continued to increase Barcelona’s poor statistics from the free kick. The Barça team lost incredible balls that Unicaja converted into points. Kalinowski managed to take his team to a 15-point lead with two baskets. Barça was dry in attack and Thomas scored a triple from home, followed by another from Tayler (83-64). The final stretch was a wandering of the culéswho ended up losing by 20 points.
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