Just as Olympiacos wanted, the Palau was filled with cement and Barcelona did not know how to navigate in it. They ended up sinking, did not make the home court factor count and were left without a Final Four (59-63). Another blow for Roger Grimau’s first project, who now only has the Endesa League left to save the course. The last ticket to Berlin was taken by the team from Piraeus who, in a terrible offensive match, played their tricks better. He is used to this type of appointment and showed that he has more fangs than the Blaugranas. They will face Real Madrid in the semifinals. Reissue of last year’s final.
Technical sheet
- 59; Bara (12+15+13+19): Satoransky (2), Laprovittola (17), Kalinic (-), Parker (4), Vesely (6) -starting team-, Hernangmez (9), Rubio (6), Jokubaitis (2), Abrines (13) and Da Silva (-).
- 63; Olympiacos (9+16+15+23): Canaan (6), Walkup (3), Papanikolaou (11), Peters (6), Fall (-) -starting team-, Williams-Goss (8), Milutinov (10). ), Petrusev (5), McKissic (12), Larentzakis (-) and Wright (2).
- referees: Sreten Radovic (CRO), Damir Javor (ESL) and Uros Nikolic (SER). An unsportsmanlike foul was awarded to Hernangmez (min.9) and Petrusev (min.33). They eliminated Parker with five fouls (min.40).
- Incidents: fifth game of the Euroleague basketball quarterfinals played at the Palau Blaugrana in Barcelona before 7,742 spectators, the best entrance of the season.
The peak defensive effort of Ricky (five recoveries and a thousand touched balls) and Abrines was of no use; nor the inspiration of Laprovittola, who with 17 points was the only one who saw a hoop on a night of widespread darkness; nor Satoransky’s stewardship tasks… The Blaugranas suffered from a triple penalty (4/26 with 0/11 between a terrible Parker and Kalinic) and were condemned in a last quarter to forget.
In a duel where each basket was celebrated as a goal, Bara received a partial score of 2-15 that left them very affected (49-57, min 38). Olympiacos didn’t lead the scoreboard all night until there were five minutes left, but they took advantage of nine straight points from McKissic to take the lead and then didn’t let go of the helm. The blaugranas, gripped by tension, lost a ball at 54-57 and forgot to take a foul in search of a comeback. Milutinov scored alone under the basket. Later, Vesely wanted to delay the possession clock and ended up giving away the possession. Two inexplicable actions that made a victory that was already very complicated impossible.
An offensive nonsense
The Greeks, with less talent but with more physicality and above all with more character, won a game in which they were not great from the triple (6/23) and in which they were on the verge of succumbing due to their poor shots. free (13/24). They knew how to handle themselves better among the offensive nonsense that was the game. The first quarter ended 12-9 with 5/31 shots between the two teams. There were more losses (nine) than baskets. And so it was almost the entire night: at halftime, 27-25, a score typical of a single quarter; and at the end of the third act, a tie at 40.
The work of McKissic (12 points) and Milutinov (10+10) in the second half and Papanikolau’s triples were decisive against a Barcelona that moved with the flashes of Laprovittola and with Ricky whose presence on the court was always noticeable to complicate Hellenic attacks. Upon his return, he will not be able to be in the Final Four. The Barça streak of three consecutive appearances ends, although they were unable to lift the title on any of those occasions. They have not done so since 2010. Olympiacos will be Real Madrid’s rival in Berlin.
2024-05-08 21:09:19
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