Barcelona “kneeled” Valencia in the end

Signs of recovery from Barcelona after the crash from the Baskonia!

With Veseli, Abrines and Kalinic decisive in the final minutes, the Catalans won 74-70 the Valenciagoing to 7-2. On the other hand, this was a third straight defeat for the “bats”, who fell to 5-4.

Veseli was also the leader for the “Blaugrana” with 17 points, while another 12p. added the Abrines.

From his team Moubrustood out Jones and Inglis with 15 p. and 13p. respectively.

The match

From the beginning, Barcelona had a steady lead, with Valencia staying close (13-11), until the 5th minute. Since then, the “Blaugrana” took control and closed the first period at +9 (25-16). The guests were better at the beginning of the second quarter, getting closer to the point (29-28), at 16′. This is how the match went until the end of the first half, with the Catalans maintaining their lead and going to the locker room with +4 (37-33).

With a 5-0 run, Valencia entered the second half, taking the lead (37-38), with Satoranski and Abrines answering for +5 (45-40), at 23′. However, the “bats” reacted and stayed close and thus the “blaugrana” closed the third period with the lead (54-52).

Valencia did better in the fourth quarter as well, taking the lead (58-60) in the 34th minute. There, Abrines and Kalinics took action, who with their three-pointers sent Barcelona to +8 (68-60), in the 37th minute. In the remaining time, the Catalans withstood the pressure of Moubru’s team and took the victory with the final 74-70.

The quarters: 25-16, 37-33, 54-52, 74-70

See the match statistics here