He Barça clung to the experience of Jan Vesely to take the victory against the Valencia and get ahead in a match denied in attack, thick and tense until the last seconds (74-70). It was a survival exercise for the Barça team, which had the clairvoyance of the Czech center, author of 17 points, and the support of you open and off-road Kalinic in the fourth quarter to seal the seventh victory.
It is not a very buoyant week for the Blaugranas. His game has suffered a slowdown after aiming for an upward line. The tough defeat against Baskonia on Wednesday and this match against Valencia It’s a small break.
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Suddenly there is thickness instead of fluidity. Missed shots in actions that previously entered. The drop in Laprovittola, the best offensive reference so far. But reliable players like Satoransky and Jokubaitis have deflated and the contribution of signings such as Hernangómez, Parra or Brizuela (who didn’t even play) is starting to be worrying. Symptoms of a drop in tension, which should be interpreted as wear and tear due to a non-stop calendar.
Defense predominance
The physical profile of the meeting did not help much for the Barça will come loose. He Valencia It is one of the most active teams in defense. Hardness and centimeters in the equipment Mumblecon English, Ojeleye, Davies or English, which thickened the game and turned the game into a difficult paste to swallow. The blaugranas’ first quarter, in which they scored with ease, was an exception (25-16). But afterwards, there was no fluidity and instead there were too many contacts and poor aim. The Catalan team, blocked, spent five minutes with only four points. The visiting balance was not much better either, although Chris Jones He supported his team with his shots to the basket. He went to rest Barça with 1 of 15 in triples and 2 of 10 on Valencia. A very low production that left a meager 37-33 at halftime.
On a night denied in the outside launch, the Barça to look for vesely in the resumption to produce in attack, to which were added some good minutes of Jabari Parker. He Valenciafor its part, found the prominence of English and also of López-Arostegui, very active in all facets of the game, to occasionally take the lead on the scoreboard.
He Barça had to grit his teeth in defense to enter the last period with a minimal advantage (54-52) and entrust himself to the actions of vesely and some involved Abrines and Kalinic to scratch, point by point, a victory that must be a mental injection to recharge, because the calendar does not forgive and this Sunday, there will be a new test on the field of the UCAM Murcia.
FC Barcelona, 74- Valencia Basket, 70
FC Barcelona: Satoransky (9), Laprovittola (7), Kalinic (7), Da Silva (-), Vesely (17) – starting five – Hernangómez (9), Abrines (12), Parker (9), Nnaji (-), Jokubaitis (2), Vine (2)
5 of 30 triples (Kalinic, 2), 43 rebounds, 15 offensive (Parker, 7), 17 assists (Laprovittola, 5)
Valencia Basket: Chris Jones (15), Puerto (2), Reuvers (2), Ojeleye (8), Touré (4) – starting five – Claver (3), Pradilla (2), López-Arostegui (10), Ferrando (-) , Inglis (13), Jovic (6), Davies (5)
6 of 16 triples (Jones, 2), 39 rebounds, 15 offensive (López-Arostegui, 7), 15 assists (Jones, 2)
Partials: 25-16; 12-17; 17-19; 20-18
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