48 hours after the all-important victory against Anadolu Efes in the Euroleague, Barça failed to close the week with victory. The Catalans have accused the physical wear of the previous game and added the second defeat in the domestic competition in 12 games against a Bitci Baskonia (78-91) who has left an excellent image. The best culé on the track has been Nikola Mirotic with 20 points and 8 assists.
Visiting domain
From the first minute of the match, Baskonia entered the court with the will to show that they could surprise the Palau. Neven Spahija’s men started very connected from the line of three and quickly got the first break on the scoreboard, positioning themselves with an eight-point lead (4-12) that forced Jasikevicius to call the first time-out of the match. After the technician’s talk, a Barça much more solid in defense, closing the rebound much better, but still without the success of the last games to resolve the good situations generated in attack. The result at the end of the first quarter was 12 to 22.
The start of the second quarter has returned to Baskonia. The visitors continued to accumulate very fast and effective attacks that allowed them to have a partial of up to +18 on the scoreboard. From that moment on, Barça has managed to reduce differences thanks to a much more aggressive game plan and more intense pressure. This has been combined with a Nikola Mirotic which has started to plug into the offensive plot. The Barça forward has begun to write down the good situations that the Catalans were generating in attack, who have managed to reduce the distance at the end of the first half to 11 points (35-46).
Frustrated comeback
In the second half, those of Conversation Jasikevicius They have taken to the track with the will to turn around the difficult situation of the first two quarters. The Catalans have started with a great attitude and a very high defensive commitment, but a plugged Enoch, who has been unstoppable with 23 points, continued to make things difficult for the Catalans. The result at the end of the third quarter was 54-68.
In the last quarter, Barça has appealed to the epic to overcome the match. A Palau Blaugrana Dumped with the Catalans, he has tried to give the team an extra motivation, but it has not been possible. Those of Jasikevicius have come to approach only six points of the rivals, but all this has not been enough to be able to defeat the Basque team that has played their best game of the season.
The team’s next commitment will be next Friday, December 10 at 9:00 p.m. against Real Madrid in a new Euroleague matchday.
Datasheet:
Barça, 78
Battle of the Basque Country, 91
Barça: Laprovittola (2), Hayes – Davis (10), Kuric (12), Mirotic (20), Sanli (10) – five initials – Jakubatis (13), Caicedo (-), Orihuela (-), Smits (-), Ubal (), Davis (7), Martinez (3).
Battle of the Basque Country: Baldwin (11), Enoch (23), Giedraitis (11), Granger (5), Sedekerkis (8) – cinco inicial – Barrera (-), Costello (19), Fontecchio (2), Kurucs (), Marinkovic (4), Nnoko (6), Peters (4).
Partial: 12 – 22 // 23 – 24 // 19 – 22 // 24 – 23 //
Referees: Juan Carlos García Gonzalez, Jordi Aliaga, Alfonso Olivares.
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