Taking Belgrade is a declaration of intent for any self-respecting Euroleague candidate team. Difficult court, lively atmosphere and a Partizan that competes like no one else. Barça did it (83-92) in a brilliant recital from start to finish. Very successful from the triple, with 13 scored, launched by Nico Laprovittola’s six, in the form of his life, and confirming the victory when Willy Hernangómez, who arrived for those games, made his own in the last quarter. Perfect record in Europe, taking Piraeus and the Serbian Stark Arena. Big words.
Datasheet
83. Partizan Belgrade (16+18+26+23): Dozier (13), Punter (11), Nunnally (14), LeDay (12), Koprivica (8) -equipo inicial-, Kaminsky (5), Avramovic (11), Smailagic (9), Trifunovic (-), Andjusic (-) y Jaramaz (-).92. Barça (23+21+25+23): Satoransky (4), Laprovittola (20), Kalinic (7), Da Silva (13), Vesely (12) -starting team-, Hernangómez (15), Jokubaitis (5), Abrines (5), Parker (9), Brizuela (2), Nnaji (-) and Parra (-).Referees: Fernando Rocha (POR), Piotr Pastusiak (POL) and Arturas Sukys (LIT). They called out an unsportsmanlike foul against the locals Koprivica (min.5) and Kaminsky (min.10), and eliminated the visitor Hernangómez for five fouls (min.38).Incidences: match of the third day of the Euroleague played at the Stark Arena in Belgrade.
Los 20 points from the Argentine set the pace, adding 15 from Willy Hernangómez and the determination in the offensive rebound when the crash demanded it. Up to 16 on the partisan painting, which destroyed his options. A performance to be more than taken seriously. Grimau’s Barça has many things to say.
Da Silva throws himself into the match.
During the entire season no one had been seenn Barça so determined from the start. He usually wins after being closer, it is difficult for him to wake up. In Belgrade and in front of a packed stand, it was a storm from the beginning. Excellent offensively, thanks to Oscar da Silva (9 points in the first quarter) and two triples from Nico Laprovittola. Partizan, without a clear point guard, had a hard time stopping. No systems. Yes details of Punter or the giant Koprivica -2.16 meters- in the center, but losing balls (3) and without scoring triples in the first quarter.
Da Silva signed with a mate at 8-14, and Obradovic had to introduce Avramovic to give his team more energy. Between an entrance and the energy of Leday they closed the gap somewhat, although Willy with his entry and pairing with Kaminsky was in charge of keeping Barça good (16-23, 10′). Although to win at the Stark Arena it is mandatory to maintain it, and Partizan, true to his style, had answers.
Willy looks to score.
The triple launches Barça
Because Obradovic slowed down the pace of the match and gave all the prominence to Aleksa Avramovic, converted into as much of an attack dog in defense as he was skilled in attack. He made, with seven points, a 9-2 partial that equalized the clash. Even Smailagic, with a 2+1, put again Zeljko’s men in advantage. But Barça had solutions in its worst moments. That’s key. For Belgrade and for the entire season.
It was brutal. Abrines chained five points to wake up the culés and uncovered the jar of essences from afar. Laprovittola added two, Jokubaitis another solo and Kalinic, against his eternal rival, scored one on the huge buzzer. 10 up at half-time (34-44, 20′). Grimau’s Barça, between success and fun.
Willy fights under the hoop.
Something that returned although Partizan came in strong in the second half. They had no other choice. PJ Dozier contributed five points (39-44, 22′) to tighten the match, but did not intimidate Barça despite the fact that Willy Hernangómez, one of his key players, reached three fouls. He accepted the exchange of baskets, with Da Silva as the protagonist, and when the Serbian defense dropped, Laprovittola hit another tremendous triple (51-61, 27′). It was the day of the Argentine.
They keep the momentum
From all of Barça, in general. Putting in a lot and keeping the Serbians away from the hoop. Partizan continued pushing and with a triple from Nunnally and a galactic 2+1 from Putnter they caused fear again (54-58, 27′), but there was a response from those from Barcelona. Vesely established himself at both rims, Satoransky took shots and Jabari Parker made his first triple so that the advantage remained notable (60-69, 29′) before entering the last quarter.
They only needed to finish off Roger Grimau’s team. And as in almost the entire match, Partizan did not disengage. Barça incurred fouls and in just three minutes they made the required five. But with the work of Jabari Parker, the offensive rebound and a tap from Willy they maintained the advantage (65-75, 34′).
Brizuela throws before Kaminsky.
That sequence was repeated. Nunnally, excellent in the second half, found the basket, Smailagic also against an interior defense that left doubts… and Barça had an answer. Willy, alone, scored a front three-pointer. And Laprovittola invented another one, his sixth, so that the hot Stark Arena would cool down.
And again. Because Kalinic, with another one, almost definitively destroyed any hint of reaction. Partizan always fought and managed to be within five or six points in the end, but it didn’t finish. Barça, as soon as they found their opportunity, gave. Belgrade fell 83-92 and Barça has a clean record in the Euroleague. A team to be made that can excite.
2023-10-17 18:55:19
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