Barça finished third in the match against UCAM
He Barça will be able to reach the playoffs Euroleague against him Olympiacos which starts on Wednesday with peace of mind when you have done your homework in Endesa League. This Saturday, the Barça team took a decisive step to secure third place in the regular stage, defeating their main rival, UCAM Murcia who arrived in Palau Blaugrana with the ability to overtake Roger Grimau in case of victory. They tried it Alonso website supported by points Marko Todorovic (15) and Dylan Ennis (16) but they failed to cope with the opponent, who knew how to leave behind all the doubts they showed in the first half after the break.
Barça-UCAM Murcia, in images
The victory was important, but it was achieved with a lead of more than 9 points (Barça fell to Murcia with a score of 82-73) received a double prize. The final score of 97-86 puts Blaugrana two wins ahead of the team. UKAMplus a tiebreaker, and there are only four games left until the end of the main phase.
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It was not a good game for the Barça team, who once again showed ups and downs in their play and did not enjoy the best version of the game. Jabari Parker (score 0 for 16 minutes), Nikola Kalinichburdened by mistakes in the battle with Kurucs no one Willy Hernangomez, too anxious and not very successful (3/9 on shots from two, 2/4 on free throws) in his return from two games due to knee discomfort. They made up for the struggle Oscar Silva (15 rating), threes Alex Abrines (4/6), intensity at both ends of the track Thomas Satoransky and, above all, a state of grace Yan Veselyman of the match with 20 points and PIR 22.
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Supported Da Silva And FunnyHe Barça He tried to break things up quickly (9-5), but his attempted zone defense didn’t work and UKAM He turned the score with three-pointers (22-31, 13th minute).
He Barça realized he was playing with fire and responded with an impressive 17-0 run that turned the tide (41-33) with support from Funny and the best moments Laprovittola.
Six points per possession (basket Funnyfree kick Kalinich after receiving a non-sports and triple Satoransky) put Barça ten (53-43) against UKAM that he continued to fight, but was loaded with shortcomings and, in addition, found himself one tripe after another Alex Abrines and a five-meter shot Funny every time I tried reaction
Data sheet:
Barça-UCAM Murcia, 97–86
97. Barça (21+26+30+18): Satoranski (10), Laprovittola (8), Kalinic (3), Da Silva (9), Vesely (20) – starting team – Nnaji (7), Jokubaitis (7), Parker (4), Rubio (9), Hernangomez (8) and Abrines (12).
86. UCAM Murcia (22+18+28+18): Ennis (16), Kuruc (5), Kapen (7), Left (13), Birgander (2) – starting team-, Todorovic (15), Sant Roos (12) , Radebeau (2), Radovic (4), Hakanson (8) and Digne (2).
Judges: Antonio Conde, Arnau Padros and Guillermo Rios. Laprovittola (min.4) and Kuruc (min.21) were called an unsportsmanlike foul. Visiting coach Sito Alonso called a technical foul (min.21). They eliminated Kuruc with five fouls (min.23).
Incidents: The 30th round of the Endesa League took place at the Palau Blaugrana stadium in Barcelona in front of 6,590 spectators.