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Š.Jasikevičius has become a 4-time Euroleague champion as a player, once with Žalgiris he reached third place in the EuroLeague Final Four, but now a new experience awaits him.
The 45-year-old Kaunas survived a nervous game on Friday, but Barcelona found their leaders en route to the final of the elite European basketball tournament.
Nikola Mirotičius, the most useful player of the regular season in terms of points, recovered from the lack of quarter-finals and scored 21 points.
Nick Calathes scored 17 points and had 6 assists, but three minutes from the end he injured his ankle and left the field with his face painfully distorted.
N. Mirotičius scored 28 utility points and N. Calathes 27, but the true hero of the team became Cory Higgins.
Towards a draw (82:82), Milan’s most productive player, Kevin Punter, claimed a triple, and Higgins, who crossed the field in six seconds, hit a double from 5 meters with 0.5 seconds left.
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In half a second, K. Punter tried to put an end to the Milan team’s decisive attack, but his three-point length flew by.
A second later, the coach of the Milan team, Ettore Messina, who won the Euroleague four times, congratulated Š. Jasikevičius and his four assistants at the headquarters.
It was a game of swinging swing.
In the Cologne arena, Š.Jasikevičius’s men suddenly parted ways with the Italian club when 40-year-old Pau Gasolis deftly scored 10 points, helping N. Mirotičius start an attacking machine, scoring 51 points before the break.
However, Barcelona lost 11 points when Punter and other Milan basketball players spoke and Barcelona began to stagnate.
A Catalan leader, Brandon Davies, scored just 2 points in 23 minutes. Another former Žalgiris player, Zach LeDay, who played on the other side of the barricades, scored 8 points.
He helped the Milan team to gain an 8-point lead at the end of the third quarter, when the final seemed to slide under the feet of the EuroLeague Regular Championship winners.
However, the Barça team beat their rivals and endured a dramatic end.
The Catalan club will meet Istanbul’s “Anadolu Efes” in the final on Sunday, who resisted the assault by CSKA Moscow and took the victory in the first half of the match 89:86 with Vasily Micic.
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“Barcelona”: Nikola Mirotichi 21 (10/13 fines), Nick Calathes 17 (6th ed.), Cory Higgins 11, Pau Gasol 10, Kyle Kuric 8;
Milan “Olympia”: Kevinas Punteris 23, Vladimiras Micovas 14, Shavonas Shieldsas 13, Sergio Rodriguezas 11, Malcolmas Delaney 9, Zachas LeDay 8.
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Highlights of the second semifinals starting at 10 pm in a row together 15 minutes portal:
„Barcelona“ – „Olympia“
Fourth trimester
Likus 0.5 sec. ¡C. Higgins hit the colon! Before that, K. Punter lost a free triple, and the Barça team, who had six seconds left for the last attack, went on the attack, and the American who ran with the ball hit the serve: 84:82 in favor of Š Jasikevičius team!
40 min. Both teams are caught in decisive attacks. There are 30 seconds left and the score is 82:82.
39 min. N. Mirotičius shoots the Catalans with free throws. He has already taken 13 penalties, hitting 10 tonight. 82:79.
38 min. Higgins’ colon is very important: 80:78 in favor of Barcelona.
37 min. Calathes circled the corner of the square, biting his teeth in pain. The Greek injured his ankle climbing up the opponent’s leg. The Barça team really need him, because the player played well tonight: he scored 17 points and gave 6 assists. The score was 78:78.
36 min. What a stubborn battle! Shar throws Higgins to the square, despite the American having 4 fouls. 77:76 lead the Catalans.
33 min. Z.LeDay then got a third chance to score, but a final challenge made sure he didn’t. Barça is 72:76 behind the puncture of the former Žalgiris, who scored 8 points.
32 min. Calathes’ colón with a foul and Mirotich’s colón allow the Barça team to go ahead again. In a changing match, Barça went ahead 72:71.
Third quarter
30 minutes. After breaking the defense, Barcelona lost the third quarter at 16:29. And that means before the fourth quarter, Shar’s men are behind 67:71.
There is another problem: C. Higgins and A. Abrines already have 4 fouls each.
28 min. Early in his professional career, K. Punter, who played for a weak Greek and Belgian team, is furious. The 27-year-old player already has 20 points and Barça is clearly stagnant. Shar’s team arrives at pit 59:67.
26 min. E. Messina paternally, albeit quite hard, slapped K. Punter on the butt as the American made an effort to fight for the ball. Milan basketball players are definitely tougher in the second half of the game on defense, and K. Punter has already scored 15 points on offense. Barcelona is already 57:58 behind.
24 min. The Milan team defended much more aggressively after the break, and the Barça team’s advantage was exhausted to 3 points: 53:50.
23 min. Shar is raising David Davies, who so far is playing tough. Former Žalgiris has scored 2 points. But his defense helps Barcelona stay ahead 53:47.
Second half
20 minutes. Barcelona’s excellent game in attack so far – 51:42.
During the first two quarters, the Catalans scored more points: Nikola Mirotičius 11, Pau Gasolis 10, Nick Calathes 10, Corry Higgins 7;
Olimpia: Kevin Punter and Vladimir Micov after 9, Sergio Rodríguez and Shavon Shields after 7, Zach LeDay 5.
18 min. Barcelona’s attack is very weak on Friday night. Even Calathes, who can’t call himself a sniper, hit a three-point hit and has already scored 9 points, scoring 17 utility points. 49:38.
16 min. 39:34 Shara’s protagonists have already reached 10 out of 15. According to the two points, 66 percent. Makes 42 percent Milan teams so far.
13 min. P.Gasolis already has 10 points. The 40-year-old is playing his most productive match in the Euroleague this season and is the most productive finalist yet. 35:31 Barcelona leads.
The first half
10 minutes. The Barcelona defenders look for and find P. Gasol, who finishes off effectively Pikenrolus and has already scored 7 points. This helped the culés to win the first quarter at 27:24.
8 min. N. Mirotičius has already scored 7 points and Pau Gasolis has scored a three-point lead. The azulgrana team advances 19:17, and Shar is very excited and has already received a warning from the referee, another one and a technical foul would come.
Photo from Getty Images / Euroleague.net / European Semifinal. Šarūnas Jasikevičius
6 min. Milan snipers, including 36-year-old V. Micov, who scored 7 points, knocked out Olimpia. In the middle of the half, Barcelona’s advantage is minimal: 16:15.
4 min. Š.Jasikevičius is already in shipment. He was bothered by gaps in defense, which Z.LeDay cut with a triple. 7: 7.
2 minutes. Mirotičius scored a three-point lead, Calathes scored 2 colonies and the Barça club started 7: 2. E. Messina calls for a minute of rest without even playing two full minutes.
We will not see former Žalgiris resident Leo Westermann Square. Š.Jasikevičius did not register three players for the semi-final match, including a player from France.
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