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Barca, who escaped in the third quarter but lost a double-digit lead in the fourth, won the lingering thriller 78:75 (20:22, 17:17, 24:12, 17:24).
At the start of the decisive quarter, Barcelona had a double-digit lead of 61:51, but the hosts did not give up. The Galician team accelerated 8-0 and reached 59:61.
Moreover, in the middle of the fourth quarter, Obradoiro CAB was ahead 68:67.
Nikola Mirotičius quickly restored the lead to the guests 69:68, but the result was equaled by a free kick by L. Birutis (69:69).
After a few moments, L. Birutis made a successful pass to Chris Cherapovich (71:71), and early in the last minute, Nick Calathes scored an important pin of three points – 74:71.
Soon L. Birutis hit a free throw of two (72:74), and at the beginning of the last minute it happened again (73:74). The same scenario on the penalty line for the Lithuanian was repeated four times in the fourth quarter.
In the final minute, the teams traded bets, and Cory Higgins threw two major free throws with 10 seconds to go (78:75).
Š. Jasikevičius’s army later broke the rules, Cap. Čerapovičius missed both free throws, and although L. Birutis recovered an important ball in attack, Albert Muñoz’s 3-pointer, which could have snatched the extension, flew past.
👏Barça achieves victory vs @OBRADOIROCAB in a very, very even game. Congratulations, team!
🏀 75-78
👉 FINAL
🔵🔴 #Barça Force! pic.twitter.com/LFAhY87LvI
– Barça Basket (@FCBbasket) December 13, 2020
L. Birutis scored a total of 12 points (3/4 doubles, 6/10 penalties) for the losers in 17 minutes, bounced 6 balls, gave 3 assists and his performance was evaluated with 14 utility points.
Another Lithuanian Laurynas Beliauskas scored 5 points in 24 minutes (0/1 double, 1/4 trit., 2/2 penalty), made a successful pass and scored 3 utility points.
N. Calathes, who scored 25 points, stood out among the winners. Cory Higgins and Thomas Heurtel added after 10.
Although there were rumors in the media on Sunday that this latest basketball player was leaving Barcelona, the club denied talking about a possible termination of the contract.
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