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Rokas Jokubaitis, who settled in, improved his personal Euroleague record, and Barcelona (1-0) opened in 2021-2022 with an impressive victory. season.
| Man of the match | |
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EFF 31 |
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Nikola Mirotic |
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Points |
22 |
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Precision |
8-8 |
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Bounces |
5 |
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Effective transfers |
1 |
The team led by Šarūnas Jasikevičius in their square 96:64 (28:15, 22:14, 13:17, 33:18) swept the ALBA players (0-1) in Berlin.
Jokubaitis scored 12 points in 18 minutes, with 3 of 3 doubles and 2 of 2 triples, and was the second most productive among Catalan runner-up Nikola Mirotičius, who scored 22 points.
“The last quarter was played perfectly,” Jokubaitis said of the 33-point quarter. – As the coach said in the long break, we have to leave prepared for the rivals to start in the third half and they came a little closer, but we recovered after their shots and we finished the game with double energy. We are happy, the fans too ”.
The 20-year-old Lithuanian also delivered 6 assists, bounced 3 and grabbed 2 balls and posted 21 utility points. The latest result is the young man’s new personal record.
So far, the best performance was the 16 points collected last January in a duel with Valencia Basket.
Jokubaitis’ performance record is 15 points, which was thrown into Barça’s basket last season. 6 successful transfers – a repeat record in the Mažeikiai Euroleague.
And all this was achieved by the Lithuanian player already in the first game of the Euroleague wearing the “Barcelona” shirt.
“It was an incredible feeling, it was a very good atmosphere,” Jokubaitis shared his impressions. – The game was very good for both me and the team. I am very happy about that. “
Fantastic performer Mirotičius did not miss a single shot: he made 4 of 4 two-point shots, 4 of 4 triples, 2 of 2 penalties, bounced 5 balls and scored 31 utility points.
Sikma registered a double-double in the ranks of ALBA: 16 points (8/12 double, 0/2 trit.), 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 23 utility points.
„Barcelona“: Nikola Mirotičius 22 (4/4 dvit., 4/4 trit., 2/2 baud.), Rokas Jokubaitis 12 (6 rez. Lose), Nicolas Laprovittola 9 (7 ground. Lose).
ALBA: Luke Sikma 16 (11th ed., 4th ed.), Maodo Lo 12, Jaleen Smith 7.
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