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The Zenit Club of Saint Petersburg obtained a rather unexpected and very important victory at the start of the Euroleague quarterfinals with Artūras Gudaitis.
Xavi Pascual’s troop after the Nervous War 76:74 (21:21, 27:13, 13; 20, 15:20) beat Šarūnas Jasikevičius the Barça team is being trained by Barcelona.
The Russian team broke 1: 0 with up to three series victories, but the victorious mood was reversed considerably: in the last quarter A. Gudaitis suffered a painful injury and did not continue the match.
After the equal and consistent first quarter, the guests played a great second quarter. In the middle of it, Billy Baron hit two 3-pointers as well as a long shot from Kevin Pangos and the Zenit team broke at 42:28.
.@ kcriv3rs with the DAGGER! # 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/No9I0NynsD
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) April 21, 2021
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Barça team put the highest gear on defense and allowed opponents to score just 5 points in more than 7 minutes. After Nick Calathes, the colonies scored only 2 points: 51:53.
Still, KCRivers hit a very important triple and emotionally resuscitated the guests, who tried to keep up even after A. Gudaitis’s painful injury midway through the fourth quarter. K. Pangos scored three points, but Brandon Davies scored 4 straight points and the hosts went ahead 72:71 in the penultimate minute of the match.
Still, KCRivers once again showed cold nerves and struck from distance, but Davies restored balance – 74:74. Ten seconds before the end of the match, K. Pangos said his word, and C. Higgins missed the three-point mark that could have earned the victory.
.@Pangos against his old side to WIN it by @zenitbasket 🔥
Playoff Basketball, nothing compares to it! # 7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/sDPMFJzrpB
– Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) April 21, 2021
Although Tarik Black missed both free throws, the Spanish team had no chance of survival.
The Lithuanian scored 5 points (2/3 colonies, 1/2 free throws) in 9 minutes, bounced and grabbed the ball, blocked the shot, made a mistake once, violated once, caused 2 fouls and scored 6 points of utility.
“Barcelona”: Brandon Davies 18 (9 pm), Cory Higgins 15 (4/11 colon, 6 res.), Kyle Kuric 12, Nikola Mirotičius 10 (2/6 colon).
„Zenit“: Kevin Pangas 19 (4/6 triples, 9 res., 33 assists), Will Thomas 12, KCRivers 11 (2/3 triples).
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