As in the days of Pep Guardiola, when the Santiago Bernabéu suffered every visit from Barça football, the WiZink Center has become accustomed to having a bad time playing against Barça de Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian coach still does not know the defeat on the court of the eternal rival Barça. The Catalans crushed Real Madrid (68-86) and regained the first position in the Euroleague. The Catalan team used the first 15 minutes of sleep to dominate a classic more unbalanced than anyone had imagined.
Nico Laprovittola dominated the classic scoring 20 points with 5/5 in triples. “My parents have come to see me and I am very happy because our team is spectacular. We are improving day by day,” said the Argentine base. Nick Calathes was on the verge of a Vassilis Spanoulis record, but he also made a comeback in Madrid. “We played the game we wanted. The first position is not important, but I’m happy with the game we played against Madrid,” said Saras.
Jasikevicius was killed by Alex Abrines, Pierre Oriola and Cory Higgins. The Mallorcan winger traveled with the expedition to complete the last leg of his readjustment to the group, but the American escort, who will be operated on Monday, will be sidelined for a few months due to his problems in the band. plantar of the left foot. While waiting for the club to decide whether to extend his contract with Dante Exum, his absence will have a significant impact.
Barça’s first half was capitalized. The Barça team linked defensive clinicians with offensive demonstrations against a rival who did not know their future. Nico Laprovittola started scoring 12 points in just five minutes. The efficiency of the Argentine base, which nailed the first three triples it tried and a 2 + 1, boosted the game of a Catalan team that made patxoca. Real Madrid could only score 4 points in the first 8 minutes in which they lost the north (4-24). The avalanche of games did not need the best version of Nikola Mirotic and was based on the good decision-making of players like Nick Calathes or Dante Exum.
The visiting difference grew to 26 points in a second period in which Real Madrid had no ability to react (10-36). The white team improved its offensive pace, but found no tactical solutions to limit the scoring production of a Barça that added 52 points in just 20 minutes (31-52). “We made a good defense and played patiently during the first half,” Saras acknowledged.
Madrid used the forcefulness of Edy Tavares to try to recover points on the scoreboard. The white team was placed 13 points away (62-75), but Barça managed to stay focused. The contribution of Calathes and Laprovittola in the final stretch was key to prevent the opponent from thinking that he could turn the result around.
Manresa and Penya, today
The Endesa League will celebrate its last matches this weekend before the Copa del Rey in Granada. Baxi Manresa hosts Casademont Zaragoza this Saturday (6pm, Movistar Deportes). In addition, the Youth of Badalona plays at the Palau Olímpic (20.45 h, Movistar Deportes) against Lenovo Tenerife. The match between UCAM Murcia and Barça, meanwhile, was postponed due to the coronavirus.
