Barcelona takes the Buesa Arena in an even match

Barcelona, ​​without Vesely, began very inspired in attack, with 5/5 in triples. That caused a first gap in favor of the culés (9-17, min. 6). The duel started tensely, with many protests and technical notice for the local bench. The good news for the people of Vitoria was Howard’s presence on the party list. Henry, however, did not arrive due to his soleus discomfort. Satoransky played again and played almost 7 minutes in the first quarter.

The Cazoo Baskonia took the tone of the commitment and, after a timeout from Peñarroya, his reaction came with a 9-0 run for the Basques (18-17, min. 6). Jasikevicius had to request a timeout to bring order. The Baskonia coach had already done it before due to similar circumstances. By then, the locals had 7/7 in shots of 2. In the final stretch of the first quarter, Howard entered, who had missed some league and Euroleague games.

The protagonist of the final stretch of that first period was Vanja Marinkovic, who chained two consecutive triples. He even served as a base on Joventut day. Peñarroya’s men stretched the rubber a bit but Barça did not want surprises or escapades and left things tied at 28 when the first act ended. The Catalans did damage on the offensive rebound and Baskonia lacked a fang in defense although they were quite successful in attack.

There was an initial run of 4-12 in favor of the visitors that again caused a timeout. With the 33-44 some leaks began to be noticed in the Álava ship. Peñarroya began to move his pieces to try to correct the bleeding and Howard, for example, had to go to the bench because the game began to get physical. And the American is not up for many dances after a slight period of non-appearances.

The difference in the rebound, as was foreseeable, explained the culé break (8/18, min. 17). The referees finally punished John Peñarroya with a technique. He was warned and they had taken his license plate from the beginning. That raised spirits in the stands with two minutes to go before the break. The people from Vitoria got to 8 (37-45) with which they showed that they wanted to continue holding on to the clash. 40-47 and all for the changing rooms.

It gave the feeling that some key players did not appear in Baskonia and that others, like Thompson, were easily loaded with personalities. The Barcelona, ​​to his, endorsing the rival almost 50 points in Ecuador and carrying the tempo of the game where it suited him. Sedekerskis, with 10, was the local top scorer and, in the culé team, Sanli with 8. Laprovittola and Kalinic, who started very strong, did not score in the second quarter. They left with 6 points. Jokubaitis had 7 before the break.

The staging in the third period was very important for local survival options. Either they reacted or Barcelona could really open a gap. The Catalans felt comfortable and bet on continuing with the exchange of baskets since it was worth it and they were enough to defend their interests (45-52, min. 22). A great Tadas Sedekerskis placed the Cazoo 4 (53-57, min. 26). The Lithuanian doctorate definitively against a first-class rival but the game was in rubber mode and Saras’s first picked it up and then stretched it out.

Costello (most unfortunate) and Enoch did a lot of damage to Barcelona last year at the Palau and Peñarroya decided to place them on the pitch simultaneously. Maybe that’s how it’s explained the comeback (57-59, min. 28) and that Howard added 0/6 in his triple pitches. It was not his night because he was coming out of his back ailments, it is even logical to think that he still had them. At the end of the third act, 63-64 and everything pending resolution in a Buesa Arena with about 10,000 people.

the wolverine started with a triple. Abrines, who was inspired by the defense against Howard, can kill you and he showed it right after starting the last installment. By then, Mirotic already had 11 points against Sedekerskis, with 16. But in rebounds, the difference was 18/27, with a lot of incidence in the offensive in favor of those from the city of Barcelona. At that point, eight men had scored in the Cazoo and ten in Barcelona. The culés received a technique on the bench due to intense protests.

The game began to slip away from Baskonia midway through the final quarter (67-77, min. 36), and that Peñarroya’s team then got within 5 with a three-pointer from Hommes and another from Howard. In fact, Jasikevicius’s team had taken the initiative in the light for most of the night and ended up closing another victory at the Buesa Arena thanks to its consistency and versatility. Three matches played this season between both contenders and three victories for the Catalans. The next appointment could be in the Badalona Cup.