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Barcelona (23-8) achieved a doubly sweet victory in the Euroleague. The team led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius played the match of the 31st round in their field 80:67 (22:23, 23:17, 17:18, 18: 9) beat ALBA in Berlin (11-20) and after this victory ensured that they did not fall below fourth place.
Man of the match
At the same time, the Barcelona team – through the victory over the name of the regular season winners. The Catalans have separated from the closest chasing clubs in CSKA Moscow (20-10) and Anadolu Efes Istanbul (20-11) in three victories.
It is true that CSKA has played the game less.
Barcelona will have away games against Maccabi of Tel Aviv and Fenerbahche of Istanbul, as well as a home match with Bayern Munich.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Barça’s lead was just four points, 62:58, but Jasikevičius’s students scored nine unanswered points and broke through with a double-digit lead: 71:58.
In the decisive 10 minutes, the hosts scored 9 points in their basket and they themselves scored 18 points.
The furious Nikola Mirotičius scored 26 points (8/10 double, 2/7 trit., 4/6 penalty), bounced 7 balls, provoked 5 fouls, committed 4 errors and scored 28 utility points.
Nick Calathes delivered 11 assists, but hit only 1 of 13 (8 percent hits) of the game: 1 of 9 from two points, 0 of 4 triples, 0 of 1 penalty. The Greek, who vomited tragically, scored just 1 utility point.
ALBA rookie Christ Koudmadje accepted the baptism of the Euroleague in Barcelona. The 221 cm tall giant of Chad scored 6 points (3/3 doubles, 0/2 penalties), 2 rebounds, a blocked shot, 2 errors and 4 utility points in 10 minutes of play.
“Barcelona”: Nikola Mirotičius 26 (10/17 years old), Pierre’as Oriola 13, Brandonas Daviesas 12, Kyle’as Kuricas 10 (3/6 trit.).
ALBA: Luke Sikma 9, Peyton Siva, Marcus Eriksson, Johannes Thiemann and Ben Lammers 8 each.
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