Once again, Unics Kazan proved that on its return to the Euroleague it is not a joke, since the Russians celebrated a great home victory against the champion Barcelona (70-64) and seem capable of a place in the playoffs!
In a match in which Lorenzo and John Brown made aggressive “orgies” with 22 and 20 points respectively, the hosts, who went up to 12-7, saw only six of their players scoring! On the other hand, for Barcelona, Higgins and Davis fought, but did not succeed.
The match
Unics started the game a little better, with John Brown being excellent, scoring 11 points in its very first period, at a time when Barcelona was looking to find its footing (17-14). When he found them, he pressed the accelerator with Higgins’s three-pointer, which sent the difference to +7 (24-31), before the Russians reduced the whistle of the first half to -4 (31-35).
.@unicsbasket getting the job done on both ends! ??#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/YZDwa0aEfi
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 20, 2022
With the start of the second half, the hosts completely dominated, Hezonia quickly scored seven points and Lorenzo Brown followed to bring the upset again (54-48). Instead of the Catalans closing the gap, it kept opening, reaching +9 (61-52), with the Browns scoring non-stop. The guests were terribly missed at the end of the match, with Perasovic celebrating the great victory (70-64).
Detailed match statistics
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