MADRID, 8 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Barça beat a combative Urbas Fuenlabrada (69-86) on Tuesday in the twenty-third round of the Endesa League, a duel in which Kyle Kuric and Brandon Davies allowed Saras Jasikevicius’ men to forget last week’s defeat in La Fonteta.
After interrupting a 12-game winning streak against Valencia Basket in all competitions, the Barça team, second in the table (16-4) behind leaders Real Madrid, charged their spirits at the Fernando Martín to face a tough stretch of season, which will once again force him to play three games a week.
Despite the fact that the culé team went ahead with a run of 0-7, the Madrid team reacted to gain an advantage of six points that was reduced to two at the end of the first quarter (22-20). A triple by Kuric offered the first advantage to Jasikevicius’ men in a set in which the defenses prevailed, evidenced by a block by Alex Abrines.
Precisely, the Balearic forward, with a spectacular triple, and Sergi Martínez, also from the 6.75 line, opened a gap (31-37) that increased to +15 in the third quarter. Those of Josep Maria Raventós reduced the differences, but Kuric (15) and Davies (18) were in charge of securing the victory for the Catalans.