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The Catalans led almost the entire match and in the second half the gap had grown to 14 points.
After the great break, Dimitri Itoduiz’s students began to chase their rivals and at the beginning of the last quarter they closed the gap to 2 points (57:55), but Barcelona held on and finished the game victorious.
“I congratulate my players and all the Barcelona fans who unfortunately had to stay at home, it was a game that all the basketball fans in Catalonia wanted to see.
It is always a great pleasure to beat an opponent of the caliber of CSKA. I think we played very well for most of the game. As usual, CSKA tried to recover, but we were able to control ourselves the moment the opponents reduced the delay to 2 points, we resisted and organized a decisive streak ourselves, ”Š said. Jasikevičius.
According to him, the key to victory became a reliable defense of the students: in neither half did CSKA manage to score 20 points.
“The key this time was defense, of which I can be happy. “There were really great moments, because the competitors we beat were really talented,” Shar said.
True, according to him, the perfect setting in the game would have been if CSKA had not allowed Barcelona to return to return the intrigue.
“It just came to our knowledge then. As we play better, we lose focus, this is what happened again this time after the break. At the forefront, Barcelona must finish the game with confidence, not allow the intrigue to return. I want to work on this aspect as much as possible, ”said the Lithuanian.
The most productive of the “Barcelona” ranks was Š. Brandon Davies, who was still raised in “Žalgiris” by Jasikevičius, scored 18 points and scored 20 efficiency points.
“Sometimes Brandon’s energy turned against him, but I like players who put so much effort and desire in the square,” he briefly commented on the American performance. Jasikevičius.
By turns. Jasikevičius’s opponent D. Itoudis admitted that Barcelona were more worthy of the victory this time.
“The opponents played better and deserved to win. We will definitely need to do a very deep analysis of our game. There were pots, unsuccessful halves.
For example, Barcelona won the first and fourth quarters by 13 points, and we won the second and third by three points. Why? Because in the first and fourth quarters we lost 12 balls, and in the next two, only 4 balls. At that time, Barcelona made 7 mistakes during the third quarter. Even though we often make mistakes and fail, we were close to 55:57, ”said the Greek.
“It just came to our notice then. We lost our rhythm, we were slow, we ran out of energy at the end of the game. So,” Barcelona really deserved this victory, “said the CSKA magician.
This time CSKA performed without rookie Nikola Milutinov and Janis Strelniekas, and the first violin was played by another rookie, Tornikė Šengelija (15 points).
Next Thursday, October 8, Š. Jasikevičius and CSKA will visit Saint Petersburg, where they will face Team Zenit, who presented a surprise in the first round and beat Istanbul team “Anadolu Efes”.
CSKA, in turn, will host Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball players at home.
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