A great start and end nullify the pájara del Barça against Estrella Roja
The Blaugranas win thanks to the final success of Pau Ribas and link a second win
BARCELONA, Jan. 23 (SportsFinding) –
Barça won the Red Star of Belgrade on Thursday (86-82) in the Palau Blaugrana, on the 21st day of the Euroleague, to link two consecutive victories although for this they had to work until the last second for, thanks to a great start and end of mourning, overcome some Serbs who caused a temporary bird in the men of Svetislav Pesic.
The 29-19 of the first quarter and the 24-16 of the last were the key to the game, because in them the club showed its best face and it was enough for the bad to be annulled. Even so, the strength of Vladimir Stimac or James Gist and the electricity and success of Lorenzo Brown and Kevin Punter put the Blaugrana accordion in trouble.
Nikola Mirotic started the duel as a shot, with 14 points in the first set but only 3 in the second, to finish the game with 25 points and an identical rating. He was the best in a club where he also highlighted a complete Brandon Davies (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals) and the final success of Pau Ribas (7 points and 11 valuation).
The Catalan contributed when the team needed it most, which could not count in the final stretch with a sore, we will see if injured, Cory Higgins. The Red Star, pushed by the energy of his players, pushed until the end showing that away from home is almost more dangerous than in his fief and that he wants to leave a long streak already, with this stumbling block, three defeats in a row.
On the other hand, Barça links its second victory after winning on the Fenerbahçe track and remains determined not to leave the 'Top 4' of the table. This time it cost, despite the promise of the first quarter, and just changing the chip in time, and seeing the ring again from a distance, avoided a defeat that would have been a chime.
Despite the initial 15-4 of the last period that put a good 77-70 on the scoreboard, Dragan Sakota's team endured the type and fought until almost the end, when he already threw in the towel seeing that the remaining time made it impossible for them to come back . At Barça, with a deep and calm breath, they celebrated this crucial victory, which is the second against Red Star this season.
DATA SHEET.
– RESULT: BARÇA, 86 – ESTRELLA ROJA, 82 (41-42, at rest).
–EQUIPMENT.
BARÇA: Delaney (4), Kuric (8), Claver (9), Mirotic (25) and Davies (10) – initial five–; Ribas (7), Hanga (-), Oriola (6), Abrines (5), Higgins (6) and Tomic (6).
RED STAR: Brown (15), Baron (3), Dobric (7), Simanic (3) and Kuzmic (8) – initial five–; Punter (13), Gist (12), Jenkins (6), Jovanovic (3) and Stimac (12).
– PARTIALS: 29-19, 12-23, 21-24 and 24-16.
– ARBITRATORS: Latisevs, Pastusiak and Shemmesh. Without eliminated.
– PAVILION: Palau Blaugrana, 5,427 spectators.