Barcelona loses to Milan (74-70) and Valencia attacks Baskonia (77-62) | Basketball | Kinds of sports

The only thing Barcelona could make clear from the first half of the match in Milan was that fashion changes, and that’s all. From the traditional suit of Messina and her coaching staff they moved to a cotton jersey with a zipper, and if this goes unnoticed by the other team, if the change comes at the hands of Emporio Armani, who doesn’t want to wear an Armani suit? – the matter takes on another dimension. They must have been having fun with this, or God knows what, with Grimau’s men coming off a very disappointing first half (47-28) in which nothing worked for them, either offensively or defensively.

Only Vesely (28 points) tried to come to the rescue in the second, ending an encouraging third quarter, but there was not enough help for him. Laprovittola returned to the court but completed a lackluster performance. Not yet in shape, he left with fouls, no points and three turnovers, giving him a negative rating (-7).

Vesely’s onslaught gave his team some hope, but it wasn’t enough. Parker (11 points) and Hernangomez (10) were nowhere near the numbers needed to return.

Barcelona never came close to winning, despite the mirage of the final seconds when a surprise three with five to go put Grimau’s group within just two points. But there was no time left, and after the team despaired of getting the ball back, Shields scored two shots and put the final numbers on the scoreboard, so Barca lost again to Milan, as in Palau (74-70), in both cases without Mirotic on the court.

Baskonia 62 Valencia Basket 77

Meanwhile, Valencia made life impossible for Baskonia in Buesa and eventually won the victory they had worked for all game (62-77). The Vitorian team failed to take the lead in the forty minutes of the match and even failed to protect the ball. middle basket. The Basconistas won the Fuente de San Luis by 14 points before losing by 15 in a disastrous ending, leaving Valencia ahead of Baskonia in the standings with 12 wins and 11 losses.

Always uncomfortable, the home team finished with a very poor record (5 of 31 threes) for the team that scores the most on the road in the EuroLeague.

Mumbru ordered a grueling defense, which bore fruit. Baskonia failed to score 20 points in any quarter, and Valencia faltered just five minutes before the end (56-59). The contribution of debutant Jordan Theodoz was crucial to this small rebuilding of the Vitorian team, which lacked continuity. Valencia took on some oxygen and tightened up their defense again, shooting very well from outside and avoiding shots to the basket. Inglis and Ojeleye were colossal in this aspect and dried up the origins of the Basque region, which from the moment of the Valencian crisis until the end captured the scoring bird. Just three points in the last five minutes. Even Valencia’s lead could not be salvaged in the disastrous outcome.

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