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The Catalans did not defend their fortress and landed on the Turkish representatives 86:88 (22:27, 28:26, 15:19, 21:16).
In a tense match, emotions spread around the edges. Already at the beginning of the second quarter, the head coaches of both teams Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Erginas Ataman received technical fouls, later Shane Larkin also received such a penalty.
The Catalans followed their rivals throughout the duel: both in the second, third and fourth quarters, their deficit was in double digits: 34:44, 61:71, 67:80.
Brandon Davies hit just before the big break from midfield, and hosts inspired by this serve and locker room encounter briefly managed to equalize the score (58:58), but then rivals failed. 3:13 and found themselves behind them again.
In the last minute, Barcelona came within two points after successful 3-pointers by Nick Calathes and Leo Westermann, but there was not enough time to save.
Nikola Mirotičius scored 24 (3/4 triples), Davies 14 (7th) and Cory Higgins 12 points.
Vasilijė Micičius scored 26 points (30 points), Shane Larkin – 19, Chris Singleton – 13, Sertač Šanli – 12 points.
By the way, this is the Barcai’s first failure this year. In January, Šarūnas Jasikevičius students won all ten games played (six in the Euroleague and four in the Spanish ACB League).
In the first round 86:79 the Turks were also capable.
The bank is OPEN to @ Brandon_Davies0 🤑# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/gXjyiirubv
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 4, 2021
The match took place in a very changing Spanish city next to the Mediterranean, where Valencia (12/12) 105: 103 (25:17, 22:26, 17:20, 20:21; 11:11; 10: 8) killed CSKA Moscow (16/8).
The hosts were even 15 points apart in the second half (39:24), but in the third quarter they were already behind – 56:61.
In the end, everything was decided point by point in the battle, not even in the last minutes of the fourth quarter, but in two overtime periods.
.@ prle_10 is becoming known for its buzzers in a @valenciabasket jersey 👀😎# 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/mqVPzaRZjQ
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 4, 2021
Nikolai Milutinov, Tornike Shengelia and Will Clyburn were missing from the ranks of the Muscovites.
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