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“They are still Euroleague champions, that says it all,” Barcelona’s Šarūnas Jasikevičius said before the match at the Palau Blaugrana Arena.
The Catalans, turned on by hot Lithuania, began to dominate from the first minutes of the match: Brandon Davies scored six points, Nikola Mirotičius added eight and Barcelona finished the first half with a double-digit lead: 24:14.
Nick Calathes’ passing highs continued the successful performance into the second quarter, with the lead increasing to 14 points at a time.
The former Žalgiris resident B. Davies racked up points before the long break with his own impressive style.
CSKA recovered after a long hiatus. Tornike Shengelia started the fourth quarter with 5 points in a row, Mike James added two points and Barcelona’s gap narrowed to 2 points.
After breaking the silence, Alex Abrines, who has recently gained a lot of confidence, first scored a three points and then a two points with a foul.
In a quick attack, Cory Higgins scored two points, giving the hosts a double-digit lead, which CSKA could no longer eliminate.
The Barcelona coaching staff has perfectly solved the riddle of CSKA leader Mike James. The Barcelona player, who scored 26 points in the first two VTB United League matches, finished the match with 13 points on his account, hitting just 3 shots out of 7 and making a mistake 6 times.
In this meeting, the Russian team was also Nikola Milutinavas and Janis Strelniekas.
The Š.Jasikevičius students attacked much better from all distances: 59.5 percent. colon, 42.9 percent. three points and 82.3 percent. Penalty shots hit the target.
Barcelona: Brandonas Daviesas 18, Nikola Mirotičius 17 (7 kills, 4 kills), Alexas Abrinesas 13 (8 kills).
CSKA: Tengikė Šengelija 15, Mike James 13 (1/5 trit., 6 bl.), Daniel Hackett 11.
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