TJ Shorts tames Barca and takes the lead in the Euroleague

He Paris He is making his debut in the Euroleague, but he acts as if he is not. He plays without a net, with his chest out in a recognizable and attractive style. Fantasy basketball. At the moment he is doing well. They only lost three games and they all competed. During their visit to the Palau Blaugrana they spoiled the party (87-103) that Barça had planned at the start of a campaign in which they show themselves as favorites throughout.

The day came at BCN when a name was on the agenda. The club are still looking for a replacement for Nico Laprovittola and there is a name that catches the eye. Sports world On Cule’s radar: Raulzinho Neto, who is in his native Brazil, is returning to optimal form (recovering from a serious injury) along with Pinheiros. Once he or the other Joan Peñarroya arrived, he would have to continue on his way. In his case it was another point guard a real sensation in continental competitions, the one who broke the deck when Barcelona tried to up the ante: TJ Shorts, American but from the Community thanks to a passport from North Macedonia, a multiple European champion with his height of 1.75 inches became a giant in the Catalan site. 24 points for a rating of 36. Two points in each statistic is not the best result of your career. Slower than usual performances by Maodo Luo and the aforementioned two outsiders resulted in a local comeback and lead in the table. With this result, Sarasa’s Fenerbahçe are now top of the table.

He Barcelona He gained courage after the first period, in which competitors entered a race car while in a truck. Pressure from the pavilion and Abrines led the team to a comeback and stabilize the field. The curious thing is that PSG departed from its principles and in the second half (39-58) was able to win in static attacks played with a big head. They also demonstrate their versatility.

The first actions and, later influenced by captain Alex Abrines, PSG caught Barça with an ice cream cart. A very high line-up from Peñarroya, with Parra, Parker, as well as Vesely and Satoranski, and room for the Parisian Devils to run. The shorts, Splitter’s smarts on the court and the fast-paced personality of his club – he interpreted it accordingly. They separated until they directly began to dominate. With short attacks, nothing more was required, and blows that in any other scenario would seem crazy. They have proven that it works for them. Up to 31 points in the first act. Barcelona came up late and committed a foul, resulting in ten penalty tens on 16 field goals in that time period alone. Lots of concessions.

Before two weeks the margin disappeared. There had to be a reaction. Wow, it’s here. Furious after several senseless referee decisions. Abrines’ non-existent foul was followed by a shooter’s move, there was another after Satoransky, and it caused the compensation law to fly over Palau. The crowd cheered for their players and they responded with numerous offensive fouls against Paris, a runaway horse who began to lose her way. The Balearic escort, like two days ago in Belgrade, lit the fuse; Willie and Parra continued on their way.

Paris Splitter, another rookie – in his case as head coach – was 1/10 on threes in the first half. Undaunted by those numbers, they turned around in the second half and struck from the outside, driving real daggers into the players Barca had given up fighting. The team remained at 39%, not bad, and Law’s 4/7 were bloody, which played a decisive role in the final result.

Nunez showed good offensive and defensive skill before and after the break. He had a major problem in the Elite with Shorts and Hi-Fi being a constant danger, but Law also later proved to be another counterweight with which Splitter could control his pawns. Parra delivered seven in the third act, and that’s when the resistance began to fall. The visitor bets that Cavalier will gain inches, and on Law, who was not expected to become a cold-blooded executioner in such a duel. The experience that the German has in the Euroleague worked on one of the days recorded in the season calendar.

Hernangomez was a valuable asset for Peñarroya after missing several times, they fought back with a spark in the third period that was starting to pose a threat and Shorts got active. He had 15 points at this point and finished with 24, some from his personal line, others from a defense that gave him too much air. Young Dame Sarr had already provided the goals in the last quarter. I had to resort to what worked at the moment, to the sport of spontaneity, and Ouattara was my partner. Barça remained silent for two minutes, followed by two strikes from Shorts and a trio of trebles between Law and Heaphy. Since the exit was 18, the only thing left to do was surrender to the evidence. Paris has just stormed one of the most challenging squares in Europe. Bravo to them.

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