Mirotic rules in the classic and leaves Barça the solo leader of the Euroleague

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The Barça star (31 points and 10 rebounds) executes his former team in a duel dominated from start to finish by the locals

The Barça this Friday broke the tie with him Real Madrid in the leadership of the Euroleague by imposing itself on the classic (93-80) in a serious match in which he was able to maintain the intensity from start to finish. Mirotic (31 points and 10 rebounds), Davies (16) and Laprovittola (16) they were relieved in the leadership of the Barça team to knock down a Madrid that was always in tow, dreaming of a comeback that would never come. For the Montenegrin power forward it was his best rating in the Euroleague, with 39. “A great day to break the record,” he acknowledged.

Pitos a Heurtel

It was the first classic without capacity restrictions since the beginning of the pandemic and he regretted it. Heurtel, the most hissed on his return to the Palau from the presentation of the teams. He made his debut in the game to start the second quarter and in his first action he lost the ball, allowing an easy basket that set the pavilion on fire. The French guard had a bad day shooting (4 of 13), to the enjoyment of the local fans. Best deal had Build, which did not shine before his former team.

Barça needed more than three minutes to score, and a good start to Llull it seemed to make it possible for the targets to shoot themselves. But immediately the Catalans got ahead of Madrid thanks to another ex, Mirotic, who was the clear winner of the duel with Give it back. In fact, Barça won the tall men duel, because while Tavares he was soon burdened with personal faults, Davies signed a dream first half. The American pivot, pointed out by Jasikevicius After the defeat against Baskonia in the ACB, they chained 14 points without failure in the first two quarters, which were added to Mirotic’s 17 (with a single missed free kick).

Barça took the first quarter (24-19) and the second (51-42 at halftime). If Madrid made it to the dressing room alive, it was thanks to one of their pending subjects this year, the outside shot. The triple by Rudy, Llull and especially Causeur they kept Laso’s men in the game, always in tow, each time a little further away, but surely with the comeback from the last Super Cup (a 19-point deficit midway through the third quarter) in mind.

Recital before the best defense

Barça had endorsed him 51 points at halftime for the best defense in Europe, a drain that Madrid managed to stop in the third quarter by raising the physical level and equalizing the battle of the rebound a bit, also taking advantage of the fact that Davies added personal and Sanli offered his worst version. The game entered its decisive phase, in which coaches and players protested everything, with the Palau playing their role efficiently. But that extra effort only gave Laso’s men (who took their classic technique) to sign a draw in a third round in which an ex-Madridista began to grow, Laprovittola (67-58), key in the absence of Calathes (it also premiered, without pain or glory, Dante Exum).

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A triple from the Argentine base and another from Davies at the start of the last round stifled the white reaction attempt. Barça did not allow the difference to drop below 10 points, a psychological punishment with its consequent effect on the scoreboard. An unsportsmanlike performance by Rudy, a basket by Laprovittola and a triple by Kuric left the clash almost resolved with 7 minutes remaining (79-64). The second classic was for Barça.



Reference-www.elperiodico.com

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