Count of Jasikevičius – first victory in the Classic battle: the intrigue returns at the end

In the fifth day of the Euroleague, Barcelona beat their rivals 79:72 (18:14, 30:13, 16:25, 15:20).

According to the victories of Š. The team coached by Jasikevičius also caught up with Kaunas “Žalgiris” and Munich “Bayern” clubs, who won 4 times. These teams are at the top of the tournament table, and Real have an unfortunate victory and are at the bottom.

Barcelona had to deal with Real in addition to Nikola Mirotich, who had recently recovered from a coronavirus infection but was unable to play due to the nuances of the Euroleague COVID-19 regulation.

However, the hosts took the initiative into their own hands in the first half and soon began to crush the thoughtless and slow Madrid guests. The second half of Š. The Jasikevičius students won by 17 points and after 20 minutes. led by 48:27.

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After a long break, Real managed to speed up the game, which paid off: at the end of the third quarter, Barcelona had only 10 points left (60:50), and in the last quarter, after a fall by Facundo Campazzo, the gap narrowed to a single sign (64:56). .

Awakened and delighted, Sergio Llull reduced the distance to 5 points (74:69) behind the general in the penultimate minute and finally regained the intrigue, but at the decisive point, the 21-year-old talent Sergi Martínez scored important points in the ranks of the Barcelona, ​​and S. Llull’s own throw-in from the bow.

“I don’t know why the players were surprised that Real came back with a completely different energy after the break. They can’t afford to lose like that, it’s a principled match. And Real is a strong competitor. In any case, I’m very satisfied, because it is El Clásico, which we won, ”said Š. Jasikevičius.

Kyle Kuričius, who scored 15 points (2/3 doubles, 2/3 trit., 5.5 penalties, 14 minutes), was the most productive in the ranks of “Barcelona”. Brandon Davies added 14 points, Cory Higgins 13, Alex Abrines 8 and Roland Smith 7.

La Real scored 14 points from Trey Thompkins, 13 from Alberto Abalde, 9 from S. Llull and 8 from Usman Garuba.

Next week in the Euroleague, Barcelona will face another showdown with the Spanish club, which recently missed out on the Spanish Championship. Š. Jasikevičius will visit Vitoria with his students and will meet compatriots Rokas Giedraitis and Tada Sedekerskis, who represent the Baskonia team.

Euroleague tournament table (place, team, wins, losses, points won, points lost, point index)