Jasikevičius paid off the debt to the former coach, but the victory was hampered by Pangos’ triple



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The even battle at the Blaugrana stadium lasted only half, after which the hosts began to dominate the square.

Although Artūras Gudaitis tried to rip off the newcomers from Russia with a crushing pitch, Brandonas Davies, a direct opponent of the Lithuanian on the opposing side, also had his answers.

In the third quarter, the Barça basketball players led by 19 points, but in the last half of the last quarter, Zenit managed to keep their basket “tied”, thus returning the intrigue.

Triple by Andrejs Zubkovas and free throws by A. Gudaitis with 2 minutes remaining. allowed the approach to 68:74 at the end of the match, however, then Davies responded with 5 straight points.

Despite them, Šarūnas Jasikevičius could not fully avoid the tension at the end of the match, and the spirits had to be damaged by a three-point shot from Kevin Pangos, which will prevent Barcelona from having a better result in the duel.

Along with B. Davies (18 points), Kyle Kuric, who attacked almost without errors, was the one who scored the most guests, scored 16 points and led Barça to the fifth consecutive victory.

At that time, A. Gudaitis played most effectively for his team in 29 minutes. he scored 15 points (3/10 from two points, 9/13 from a penalty), bounced 5 and took 2 balls, made 3 assists and earned a total of 21 utility points.

Lithuanian Gytis Vilius also worked on the refereeing team that judged the match in Spain.

In the first round matchup last October, Zenit unexpectedly triumphed 74:70 in St. Petersburg. Š. Jasikevičius spent this duel due to the coronavirus, and the Catalans were later led by his assistant Tomas Masiulis.

We remind you that Zenit strategist Xavi Pascualis coached Š. Jasikevičius in the same Barcelona team.

“Barcelona”: Brandonas Daviesas 18, Kyle’as Kuricas 16, Cory Higginsas (6 kl.) And Nikola Mirotičius – po 14;

„Zenit“: Artūras Gudaitis and Andrejus Zubkovas (5/6 trit.) – 15 each, Kevin Pangos 13, Billy Baron and Mateusz Ponitka – 10 each.

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