BarcelonaAn incredible three-pointer by Nico Laprovittola with 5.3 seconds left allowed Barça to beat Maccabi in a night to be remembered at the Palau Blaugrana (92-89). The culer team, which was losing by five points with three and a half minutes to go, reacted in time to add a victory that allows them to reach the last day of the regular season with many options to be seeded in the play-off by the title
The hero of the night was Lapro, who finished with 15 points, but Àlex Abrines, who scored five triples; Jabari Parker, who added 14 points, and Jan Vesely, who contributed 17 points and 7 rebounds, had a big performance against a tough opponent. Roger Grimau discarded Joel Parra and Oriol Paulí.
The tactical approach designed by Oded Kattash worked during the first leg of the match. Their defense of adjustments managed to dislocate the attack of a Barça that took time to occupy the offensive spaces in an adequate way. Maccabi was able to build a 10-point difference that worried the fans (25-35). The local response was led by Àlex Abrines and Oscar da Silva. Without success from the three-point line, the Blaugrana team was forced to look for alternative mechanisms to turn the score around (44-43).
The energy of Jabari Parker, a player who does not need a large offensive ecosystem to generate his points, boosted Barça’s game during the third quarter (69-59), but Maccabi played a lot and found a way to regain the initiative six minutes from the end (75-78).
The visiting income grew to five points (80-85), but a partial 9-0 changed the scene again in a final stretch in which the Palau Blaugrana beat more strongly than ever (89-85) . When the situation seemed under control, Maccabi reacted in time (89-89). A 3-pointer by Nico Laprovittola with 5.3 seconds left tied the game as Wade Baldwin missed the attempt to force overtime.
Tension in the stands
The party was conditioned by the high security measures. Annoyed by not being able to bring in banners or flags that referred to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, the Barça cheering groups spent the first minute without cheering and repeated the following chant during different moments of the night: “No to genocideI! Free Palestine“. Most of its members wore black as a sign of mourning for the victims of Gaza.
Some Palestinian flags were confiscated by security and Mossos, prompting fans to chant for freedom of expression. Maccabi supporters, on the other hand, were allowed to display Israeli flags as normal.
2024-04-04 20:35:02
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