Shar and the company’s problems: Zenit, who knocked down Barcelona in defense, tied the result of the series



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Kevin Pangos was once again the brightest in the ranks of the winners, remaining close to double: 22 points (7/12 double, 1/3 trit., 5/5 penalty) and 8 assists and 23 utility points.

In this match, Zenit completely stopped Brandon Davies, who had been ahead of the Catalan team in the series until then, than in 25 minutes. he scored just 1 point and lost every shot in the game (0/6 dvit., 1/2 penalty). The tallest finished the game with just one rebound on his account and two assists.

As in the playoffs, Barcos star Nikola Mirotičius played blank in almost 30 minutes. scored 7 points (1/7 double, 1/4 trit, 2/2 penalty), bounced 6 balls, and scored 8 utility points.

The team was led by Nick Calathes, who scored 19 points (5/6 dvit., 3/7 trit.) And scored 17 utility points.

In the first half, the hosts showed an incredible start, great concentration on defense and an offense that worked well; After the first quarter, Xavi Pascual’s students led the way. 25:13.

In the first minutes of the second quarter, Zenit’s lead reached 14 points, 27:13.

Although Šarūnas Jasikevičius’s students managed to stop the hosts’ attack, Barcelona failed to gain momentum. Only 13 points were scored again in the second half: During the long break, the scoreboard captured Zenit’s double-digit lead – 36:26.

The image did not change after the break. Zenit not only held a double-digit lead, but after Kevin Pangos’ three-point and two-point lead in the third quarter in the second half with a landslide 55:36 lead.

After three quarters, Zenit’s advantage was beyond question: 58:38.

In the decisive part, Barça began to show signs of life: there were just under 5 minutes left. After Nick Calathes and Roland Smith scored, the Catalan club reduced the distance to 12 (63:51).

Four consecutive points from K. Pangos allowed the hosts to rest a little easier – 69:53.

Zenit finished the match with confidence and won 74:61 (25:13, 11:13, 22:12, 16:23).

The fifth decisive game in Barcelona, ​​next Tuesday.

Zenit: Kevin Pangos 22, Alex Poythress 12, Austin Hollins and Tarik Black 11 each, KC Rivers and Billy Baron 7 each, Will Thomas 4, Andrei Zubkov (over 14 ‘), Dmitry Chvostov (over 3’), Vladislav Trushkin (over 1 ‘) and Denis Sakharov (1’) did not score.

Barcelona: Nick Calathes 19, Cory Higgins 13, Kyle Kuric 8, Nikola Mirotičius 7, Rolands Smits 6, Leandro Bolmaro 4, Adam Hanga 2, Brandon Davies and Pierre Oriola 1 each.

Match stats (Zenit – Barcelona):

Colones: 21/38 (55.3 proc.) – 19/40 (47.5 proc.)

Three points: 5/19 (26.3 proc.) – 4/19 (21.1 proc.)

Free shots: 17/21 (81 proc.) – 11/14 (78.6 proc.)

Bounces: 40 – 26

Effective transfers: 12 – 12

Balls taken: 3 – 7

Errors: 12 – 6

Blocks: 0 – 5

The results of the following pair of Euroleague playoffs:

“Barcelona” – “Zenit” 74:76

„Barcelona“ – „Zenit“ 81:78

„Zenit“ – „Barcelona“ 70:78

„Zenit“ – „Barcelona“ 74:61

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