Punter scores again in a quick transition. Your points come too late. And another one from LeDay, who has 21 of his 31 points in the second half.
Punter doubles, nothing comes of it for Barça. Now he fixes it by stealing the ball and scoring on the counterattack.
Mannion scores to put Milan +18, the highest of the game. Anderson scores and Mannion loses the ball when he steps on the line. Timeout with 2:30 left
Punter took three free throws because the referees did not want or knew how to see that Causeur was sticking out his leg so that Causeur could collide with it. He puts them all in. The game that LeDay is playing is worth framing! Now he receives in Mannion’s zone to score and draw a foul. And Vesely is missing in attack, Barça’s few options are over.
Mirotic misses his shot over Satoransky but the Czech also misses. Now Mirotic does add, from the personnel line. It was the fifth foul for Jabari Parker, who goes to the bench after a more than discreet day.
Mirotic misses his reverse against Anderson and Vesely continues to pull for Barça but Mirotic responds because Anderson’s block was illegal. Parra misses another triple
LeDay had scored again, now with one hand, but the referees annulled the basket because they considered that he had committed a foul in attack by moving Vesely with his arm. Pointer failure.
What a great game by LeDay, who scores again, reaches 23 points and already has a rating of 31! Messina returns Mirotic to the court. Anderson nails the triple, Barça continues to trust in the comeback. But LeDay scores again, now a triple!
Dimitrijevic misses again, now from three. But Brizuela also fails. And Diop also fails. The only one who sees the rim clearly in this room is Vesely.
Vesely breaks the black partial with a five-meter shot. Animate the Palau. Dimitrijevic fails but so does Parra.
Bolmaro steals the ball from Brizuela and Dimitrijevic scores on the counterattack. And another foul in Barça’s attack, now from Vesely. What horrible minutes from Barça! But misfortunes never come alone. Bolmaro had gotten into trouble and made a desperate shot from eight meters. He didn’t get close to the basket but was fouled on the triple which gave him three free throws. And the protests of Peñarroya and Vesely lead them to receive two techniques. Four of the five free throws end up inside (the two technical ones were taken by Mirotic) and Armani closes the quarter +16 after a 0-20 run.
Black minutes for Parker, who now fouls Diop in attack. Peñarroya feels it with four fouls. And the Italian festival continues, Bolmaro finds Diop alone under the basket and the partial is now 0-14. Time-out.
Fourth foul by Willy Hernangómez, who is not having a day. Mirotic sits, much less of a protagonist in the third quarter. DeDay sets the maximum for Armani with two free throws (+6). Parker misses another triple when he was alone. And he also commits a silly foul on LeDay knowing that Armani is already in bonus. LeDay scores again from the free throw. Partial 0-12
They signal three seconds to Willy. And Bolmaro leads Bolmaro with two free throws. Shields steals it and Dimitrijevic triples on the counterattack. The partial is 0-8 for Milan.
Punter’s basket against a good defense by Mirotic. But Armani responds with a triple from Shields. Punter’s basket is also now three. And another triple, now from LeDay.
Strange, Parker misses a triple when he was alone in the corner. Dimitrijevic on track. And a triple by LeDay, who also receives a foul in the scoring of Willy, who has just gone out onto the court. The Armani power forward completes the 3+1.
Triple by Juan Núñez, Barça escapes against an Armani baffled by the latest referee decisions. Causeur stops him with a triple.
Mirotic’s triple goes wide and Satoransky makes Causeur fall in his fake before scoring. Mannion breaks his drought, culminating in a 2+1. The referees annulled the free kick because they considered that he stepped on it and Messina became extremely angry, resulting in a technique.
Mannion is missing one shot after another but Messina keeps him on track to the detriment of Dimitrijevic.
Good defense from Barça at the start of the second half. Mirotic block Jabari Parker. Shields notes.
I cut Mirotic’s shot against Anderson, Vesely also missed from five meters.
The former Barça player is not disappointing in his first return to the Palau. Mirotic is the top scorer at halftime with 13 points, to which he adds 5 rebounds and an assist for a rating of 17.
How’s Justin Anderson doing? The American forward scores again, now from three. Causeur responds quickly, two. Bolmaro misses his triple and ends the first half with Barça three points ahead.
Three consecutive fouls by Barça in the same Milan attack bring Mirotic to the line when Armani enters the bonus. The former Barça player only scores one free kick and the game is tied. Anderson scores and Núñez forces a foul on Mannion’s attack.
A basket of two and a triple from LeDay tightened the game again and forced Joan Peñarroya to call a timeout.
Anderson gives Barça air with two free kicks. And Parker a little more by culminating a quick Barça attack with a three-pointer from the corner.
Offensive rebound by Gillespie to score in the zone. Vesely doesn’t need to laugh so close, 5-6 meters is his thing. Great triple by Armoni Brooks at the buzzer at the end of possession
Satoransky reproaches Willy for providing necessary help that has resulted in a foul on Mannion’s entry. The red-haired point guard scores both free throws. Sato also converts his own in Barça’s subsequent attack.
Mannion misses a three-pointer when he was alone and put Armani just one point away. Technical notice to Peñarroya for his protests.
Ousmane Diop is doing work for Milan in the area. Now he takes Willy’s foul and scores two free throws. First minutes for Ricci.
Brizuela is also very plugged in his reappearance. The Basque nails it again for three. But Mirotic once again surpasses Parra, now by two.
Mirotic has returned to the court and it doesn’t take long for him to score again, a triple on a counterattack.
Two fouls by Dame Sarr translate into four free throws by Armani, two by LeDay and two by Shields. But Brizuela responds with a triple to close the quarter.
Good collective defense by Barça, which forces Armani to exhaust the 24 seconds of possession without shooting.
Great pass from Brizuela to Willy, who scores again. Milan is not defending the central pick and roll well at all. Ettore Messina asks for time.
Barça’s success has decreased somewhat but Armani does not take advantage of it,
Willy, Parra and Brizuela enter. The center scores the first ball he touches, an offensive rebound.
Barça’s attack is not having many difficulties in overcoming Armani’s defense. Now Parker penetrates and scores, putting Barça with a maximum of +8. Cut the Armani with a 2+1 from LeDay. Mirotic sits down.
Good tackle from Parker, who leaves her on a draw with his left foot. Mirotic’s triple from seven meters and with the defender very close. The Montenegrin has 7 of his team’s 9 points. Vesely also responds with three, he is getting more in these last few weeks than in his entire career,
Mirotic now adds from the personnel line but Barça adds three by three, now Punter, and tries to open a gap on the scoreboard.
Three-pointer by Anderson to give Barça the first lead. First points from Mirotic, who scored in the low post after beating Satornasky.
Shields scores the first basket of the game, culminating a not very good Milan attack at the buzzer. Vesely responds quickly with his typical four-meter shot.
Bolmaro and Parker miss two triples.
Armani will start with Mannion, Bolmaro, Shields, Mirotic and LeDay.
Barça comes out with Satoransky, Punter, Anderson, Paerker and Vesely.
Niko Mirotic is not the only former Barça player in the ranks of Armani Milan. Also returning to the Palau tonight is Argentine leandro Bolmaro, who spent three years at Barça (2018-21) before making the leap to the NBA.
The Palau fans gave a loud ovation to Nickola Mirotic when he was introduced over the public address system. The player returned the applause to the stands, visibly moved.
“We know what a player Nico is, who has a recent history at the club, he is one of the great players of the club. Euroleaguebut if we only look at Mirotic we will have a problem because Milan “They have a super squad,” said the current Barça coach, Joan Peñarroya. “For us nothing changes (the return of Nikola Mirotic). Surely the Palau experiences it in a different way but we don’t,” he added.
It will be the first time that the Spanish-Montenegrin has set foot in the Barça flag since June 18, 2023, when the Barça won the second game (86-85) of the final of the Endesa League. The ovation was already memorable on that occasion and is expected equally now, but on the night of Mirotic It should not hide the importance of an important match for Barça to try to straighten its course.
“It will be a special game and night,” he said. Mirotic before flying to Barcelona. “I return to a place that I consider home for the first time in more than 500 days, so I anticipate a night full of emotions. At the same time, we have an important game and we will try to win against an obviously great and very competitive team,” he added.
544 days have passed but the Barcelona fans do not forget. The march of Mirotic left a void that is difficult to replace in the Barça and since then the followers have not had the opportunity to recognize the one from Podgorica the titles and the dedication shown to the former franchise player of the Barça for four seasons.
That debt can be settled this Friday when the player returns to the Palau in the duel between the Blaugrana and his current team, the Armani Milan (20:30 hours), an important clash in the fight of both teams to enter the first positions of Euroleague.
Barça has just announced his withdrawal from the match against Armani Milan in Alex Abrines after having suffered a intestinal subocclusion which has caused him to remain admitted to the Barcelona Hospital in recent days. The Mallorcan player was discharged from hospital this Friday afternoon and “his evolution will mark his availability” for the team’s next commitments.
The positive note is the return of Dario Brizuela somewhat earlier than the 2-3 weeks that were predicted when he suffered a tear in his iliopsoas during the Baxi Manresa court match on December 1.
Good afternoon! Welcome to the live narration of the Barça-Armani Milan corresponding to day 15 of the Euroleague basketball.
The match will be played at Palau Blaugrana from the 8.30pm.
The great incentive of the clash is the return of Nikola Mirotic for the first time since his controversial departure from the Barça team a year and a half ago.
Mannion’s long triple misses and another one from LeDay. Punter scores from three and there are changes in Armani with 9 seconds left so that the people of the Palau can applaud Mirotic. The Montenegrin returns the applause to the stands. And from the applause we move on to the whistles with which the Palau bids farewell to its team.