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Photo: Zuma Press – Scanpix
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On Tuesday, Barcelona (16-6) defeated Zenit de Saint Petersburg (13-7) at home by 85:81 and clinched first place in the Euroleague.
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Jasikevičius was satisfied with the performance of the students during the first three quarters, but the Catalans lost 16:31 in the decisive quarter and this did not escape the eyes of a specialist from Lithuania.
“Congratulations to the team and the fans. We beat a very strong team and played very good basketball for three quarters, but then we relaxed and a dangerous situation arose at the end of the game, – said Jasikevičius. – As a veteran team, we cannot put aside what happened in the fourth quarter. We had to close the game earlier, despite playing against a very good team, because I don’t think our level team could lose by 15 points, especially at home. “
The Barça helmsman was also pleased with the good return of Brandon Davies and Nikola Mirotičius to the team: the seniors scored 32 points on Tuesday and did not rush the events on the field.
“Davies and Mirotičius realized that the team has a good dynamic and does not want to destroy it. They came back very well to the team and followed the same direction, where Nick (Calathes) and Cory (Higgins) are given many responsibilities, – he said the Lithuanian. “They have integrated into the current situation, although they themselves are very good players who can decide the fate of the match, with a great mentality.”
Barcelona will attempt to retaliate in the first round of the Euroleague regular season in Piraeus on Thursday in Piraeus.
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