Kuric and Exum get Barça out of a mess against Bayern

The Bavaria led to Barça to the limit of suffering in the Palau Blaugrana. It was the amazing doll of Kuric, author of 20 points with four triples without delay, and the energy of the Australian Dante Exumleader of 9 points and 5 rebounds, moved to a secondary role since his arrival, those who managed to get the team out Jasikevicius of an overly complicated situation and allowed him to add his 18th win in 23 games, in a demanding week, in which the Panathinaikos.

confront the Bavaria It has become a trial in the Euroleague in recent seasons. In the presence of Andrea Trinchieri On the bench, the Bavarian team does not give its rival a moment of respite. It’s an intense, physical block that makes defense his bed book. They fight for every ball, for every rebound, for every possession, as if their lives depend on them. A nuisance for anyone, as he demonstrated during his last visit to the Palau, who achieved the victory. And not just on the field. For the fans, who were accustomed to the delicacies of the azulgranas this season, it was an extremely indigestible mouthful.

Two baskets like two suns to end a long-suffering victory! ☀

Dante Exum en @ NikolaMirotic33 They lift the whole Palau 🔥@FCBbasket #EuroligaDAZN 🏀 pic.twitter.com/qurniQZ09Q

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It’s not easy to limit Barça’s attack, one of the best in the tournament, but the Bavaria He already left him on 9 points in the first quarter, the lowest score of this season and he did not let him step on his heels and give the blow back to the minimum that the team of Jasikevicius he seemed to find some rhythm and fluidity and raised his head.

physical struggle

Nothing was easy for the Barcelona fans in any facet of the match, which became a physical and strategic battle. If addition in the attack became an achievement, in defense, he had to control all his senses in the setback not to make excessive concessions against a Bayern who attacked the Barça ring with two and three players on each shot and not did not stop livestock. balls for second chances. The Germans fired up to 19 more shots in the first half. It is almost inexplicable that the azulgrana team was only on one tow at halftime (28-29).

But WHAT HAPPENS !!! 💥@ nicolapro7 ➡ @Rolands_Smits#EuroligaDAZN 🏀 pic.twitter.com/FLvyCF9xLo

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The bush did not disappear with resumption, although e.g.l Bavaria inspiration found from launch din Lucic (12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter) at the decisive moment. But in a pulse that escaped all orthodoxy, Jasikevicius answers found to come from the swamp in the pulse Kuric en Miroticin the assistance of Calathes but also in the muscle of Roland Smits and Daviesand the explosiveness of Dante Exum, another player, who found himself more comfortable than anyone else in guerrilla warfare, and gave the team another gear to achieve a hard-fought victory.