After winning game 1 of these quarter-finals on Tuesday evening, already at the Palau Blaugrana (77-67), while it remained on two defeats in the league, Barcelona plunged again. The Catalans suffered the whole match to finish at -15 (90-75). Leaders of the regular season, they started this second game badly against the 8th, showing a slight delay at the end of the first quarter (18-23). But it was especially in the second that they suffered the game of the Bavarians, conceding a 12-0 (35-23, -15 pts) largely the work of DeShaun Thomas. The American winger also finished at 25 points, including 6/7 at 3 points.
Largely in the lead at the break (48-35), Bayern did not shake when Barcelona returned to -5 at the end of the third quarter, and maintained their good lead until the end. The Bavarians therefore return to 1-1 in the series and will play the next match at home on April 29.
Milan raises its head
In the other match of the evening, Milan won (73-66) against Efes Istanbul, returning to a victory everywhere after a heavy defeat on Tuesday (48-64). The Milanese, tied at the break (33-33), accelerated in the third quarter, under the impetus of Shavon Shields and Sergio Rodriguez, and did not give in when Efes picked up in the last period. Two French were in contention on the Turkish side: Rodrigue Beaubois (2 points and a rebound in 7′) and Adrien Moerman (4 points, 6 rebounds in 22′). Match 3 is scheduled for April 28 on the Efes floor.
