Barça ties the playoffs at the expense of Partizan
Grimau’s men, with more good Ricky Rubio minutes, consolidate second place in the Euroleague
MADRID, 14 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Barça defeated Partizan (94-76) this Thursday on matchday 29 of the Euroleague held at the Palau Blaugrana, a victory worked out in a battle on the field and in the stands to secure its presence in the playoffs and consolidate second place In the table.
Roger Grimau’s men moved the ball well, they once again had Ricky Rubio who shone in his minutes on the court, and they withstood the moments of Serbian trance in defense. The third quarter brought the first serious blow for the Catalans, who kept their winning streak to continue the good European streak.
Barça didn’t start well and Rubio’s entry was already noticeable. The point guard improved the Barça game, which he created and scored a lot inside to overcome the first quarter 29-24. Partizan found the triple in the second quarter with Aleksa Avramovic who went into halftime with 19 points. Barça, without a completely reliable defense, was finding resources in attack like Laprovittola.
Willy Hernangómez also made a difference, but the third foul right at the start of the second half conditioned him at times. All in all, Rubio looked for partners and scored for the Barça escape (67-54) at a high pace, somewhat revolutionized at the moment but with the biggest applause of the night. The Palau stands had their own game, with many Serbians among the attendees.
The visiting fan made his presence felt when Partizan returned to the game thanks to Zach LeDay, but the three-pointers did not follow the Serbian reaction. Avramovic ended up recovering the wrist but Laprovittola had the reply. Furthermore, the Argentine shared the game at the beginning of the last quarter, so that Willy Hernangómez could once again put Barça very close to victory.
Grimau’s men opened the gap and Zeljko Obradovic’s men, with no quarrels left in their pockets, were left without a reaction in a final set of clear Blaugrana color (20-8). Rubio returned in the final stretch, although without hot minutes, and Jokubaitis was in charge of the signing. Partizan (13-16), with one victory in the last six games, is still without a ticket on the play-in train in search of a ‘playoffs’ that Barça (20-9) has tied up.
DATASHEET:
–RESULT: BARÇA, 94 – PARTIZÁN, 76. (51-48, at rest).
–EQUIPMENT:
BARÇA: Satoransky (7), Laprovittola (17), Kalinic (9), Parker (12) and Vesely (8) –starting quintet–; Rubio (7), Hernangómez (15), Abrines (6), Da Silva (-), Jokubaitis (13).
PARTIZAN: Punter (6), Avramovic (27), Ponitka (-), Leday (16) y Kaminsky (6) –quinteto inicial–; Nunnally (7), Trifunovic (-), Caboclo (3), Dozier Jr (4), Smailagic (4), Andjusic (3).
–PARTIALS: 29-24, 22-24, 23-20, 20-8.
–REFEREES: Latisevs, Pastusiak and Sukys. Willy Hernangómez eliminated due to fouls.
–PAVILLION: Palau Blaugrana.
2024-03-14 21:36:55
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