Jasikevicius’s men did not need to put on a strong match to be able to beat the Italians at the Palau (74-56)
The Bara. clinging to the versatility of Satoransky (9 points, PIR 18) and the punctual effectiveness of men like Corey Higgins (11 points) or Mike Tobey (13 points), he did not need to play a tremendously forceful match in attack to get past Olimpia of Milan at the Palau (74-56). The Italians, tremendously erratic on the offensive side, found their best argument in former Barça player Brandon Davies (18 points, PIR of 18), who, to the desperation of Ettore Messina, was shown in turn too intermittent. He shone in the first quarter, disappeared in the next two and found himself again a bit with the best version of him in a final period in which a very particular run with the young James Nnnaji stood out.
Nothing suggested that the game would end up being so clear for the locals in the first quarter. The Olimpia signed a very powerful start. Hand in hand, above all, with a particularly motivated Davies. The Italians came to leave for a maximum difference of six points (2-8) until the Bara put the necessary wickers for his reaction. The set of Jasikevicius He answered with a run of 12-4 to take the lead in the duel for the first time (14-12), but initially ran into a rival apparently more than willing to hit him back.
Thus, it is explained that those from Messina reached the end of the first period with 21-21 in the light. In the second quarter, however, they disappeared. Bara redoubled its efforts defensively and maintained its effectiveness in attack to send the game to halftime with a tough 43-29 scoreline for its rivals after signing a 22-8 run. Higgins and Vesely initially took the lead, but it will be you openwith a two-point action, a steal in defense and a subsequent three-pointer that really opened the way for the Barcelona fans to hit the table. Tobeycapable of maintaining his good performance, would also contribute his grain of sand to make things very difficult for Olimpia.
In the first minutes after the break, the scoreboard moved very little. Bara did not quite find the success of the first half, while Olimpia was drowned out by Barcelona’s defensive intensity and their inability to find good shooting solutions. When the locals found the key, yes, they were able to achieve a maximum advantage of 21 points (55-34) driven above all by the versatility of Satoransky. As much as the visitors tried to make things up a bit, they couldn’t help but go into the last period with the duel practically decided in favor of Jasikevicius’ men (61-41).
The Bara, comfortably perched on his lead, he was able to take the last quarter almost like a walk. Brandon Davies, almost missing from the first period, did a little of his thing again, although he found the last of his shoe several times in a James Nnaji who was not intimidated by his former partner. The elbow to elbow between the two was the best of a fourth period in which Bara finally sealed a completely incontestable victory by 74-56.
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