With…acquired speed from Olympiakos, it cleaned Zalgiris and Barcelona came second alone!

After Olympiakos, Barcelona “cleaned” her too Zalgiris in the “Palau Blaugrana”, closing the “devil’s week” of the Euroleague in the most ideal way.

Having Dario Brithuela and Jabari Parker on a big night, the “Blaugrana” prevailed with relative ease Lithuanian (91-73) for the 21st matchday of the competition, thus remaining alone second in the standings with 15-6 record!

The Spanish guard was his team’s top scorer, finishing the game with 24 pointswith the American forward adding 18 points and 6 rebounds.

As for Andrea Trinkeri’s team that fell to 7-14, the standouts were Sumner and Evans with 15 and 14 points respectively.

The match:

With… acquired speed from the victory over Olympiakos entered the Barcelona in the match, which thanks to the baskets of Veseli, Brithuela and Kalinic, led with 13-0 in 3′! It took 4.5 minutes for Zalgiris to score their first points, before they managed to close the gap a little later at 7 (15-8). But five points by Jabari Parker and four by Hernangometh in the last three minutes of the period were enough for the “Blaugrana” to once again send the difference to double digits, closing the first quarter with a score of 26-12.

It was a different scene in second period, where the Lithuanians, thanks to their long shot, not only “nibbled” the difference, but also went ahead with 32-30 at 17′, after an impressive 20-2 streak! Somewhere there, Brithuela took the lead for Barca, with the Spaniard attacking the hosts to give them the lead again, before Kalinic’s late three-pointer put them in front at half-time in the score with 44-37!

In third period, Barcelona was able to manage the difference in their favor, thanks to their versatility in attack, but also the total of 5 three-pointers they achieved in the period. Despite the efforts of Evans and Maken, the Catalans constantly found a way to threaten the opponent’s basket, ending the quarter with +11 for 68-57.

Despite the fact that the game was still open, Barcelona were in no mood to get involved in adventures in the fourth and final period. Roger Grimmow’s side managed their lead well, extending the gap to +21 (87-66), before taking the win with final 91-73.



The quarters: 26-12, 44-37, 68-57, 91-73.

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