OR Paris… thundered once more that he came to stay at Euroleague!
Making a legendary appearance at the “Palau Blaugrana”, the Parisians… trampled the previous champion of the competition, prevailing with the improbable 103-87 of Barcelona for the 10th competition of the institution!
Despite playing in one of the toughest venues in Europe and against an in-form team, Thiago Splitter’s team played impressive attacking basketball, thus achieving a great double for the his sixth consecutive victory in the eventcausing it to rise at 7-3 and 4th place!
Once again, the leader of Paris was What J Shortswith the American guard finishing the game with 24 points and 9 rebounds, while the Maodo Lo added 20 points and 5 rebounds. For the Catalans who fell to 7-3, only o Parker with 19 points, 5 rebounds and as many assists.
The match:
With her foot pressed on the “gas” she entered the game Parisshocking her with her pace and aggressive basketball Barcelona! Constantly “hitting” the racket, the French led 4-10 and shortly after 8-14, before the “blaugrana” with Parker and Parra reduced at 13-14 at 5′. Then, starring Ifi and TJ Shorts, the visitors continued to score in spades, managing to close out the first quarter at +13 for 31-18!
.@satoransky with the poster dunk—someone’s going to need a bigger frame! ?? ???#SKWEEKlive pic.twitter.com/noRBM36Abd
— SKWEEK (@skweektv) November 15, 2024
In the second period, the roles were reversed, with the Catalans being the ones who saw the opposition basket as… a barrel, during which their excellent defense significantly limited Paris’ attacking assets. With him Jabari Parker to achieve 10 points and the Abrines adding 9 with 3 three-pointers, Barca not only managed to return to the match, but also closed the first half in front of the score with 48-45!
It’s getting INTENSE ??@FCBbasket completed a big comeback after a Q1 dominated by @ParisBasketball! ??#EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/VHes1WgRFd
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) November 15, 2024
The reaction from Paris came in the third period, with Thiago Splitter’s team putting forward their… offensive plan! Can Barcelona with Núñez as the protagonist go at +8 (56-48) at 22′, however, the visitors with a constant counter-attack and forwards Shorts, Lo and Ifi, managed to turn the situation around and take the lead with 73-70 at the end of the quarter!
Qu’est ce que c’est fort de la part de @TjShorts5 pour terminer le 3e QT… @ParisBasketball 73@FCBbasket 70 pic.twitter.com/P2r1Kj2RAc
— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) November 15, 2024
With their spirits high, the Paris players entered the fourth and final period with an acquired speed and with Ward’s three-pointer and Shorts’ two-pointer, they went to +5 (73-78) at 32′, with five points by Ouattara and a big three-pointer of Ifi a little later, to write +11 and 88-77 at 35′! His team Juan Penaroya suffered such a shockwhich not only could not re-enter the contention of the match, but suffered an unprecedented slump, with Paris “beating” the “Palau Blaugrana” with the incredible 103-87!
NIGHT NIGHT ?? https://t.co/1o21K0v0Bg pic.twitter.com/YphP9XjJPB
— Paris Basketball (@ParisBasketball) November 15, 2024
The quarters: 18-31, 48-45, 70-73, 87-103.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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