MINUTE 2 (2-4)
Bad first attacks by both teams. The drought is broken by Clyburn with a penetrating hook. Stevens ties it after an offensive rebound. Punter leads Barça again after getting up against Hifi.
THERE ARE ALREADY INITIAL QUINTETS
Barça will start with Satoransky, Punter, Clyburn, Norris and Hernangómez.
The Paris, with Hifi, Stevens, Morgan, Mbaye and Faye.
POINTER, “MATCH BY MATCH”
Xavi PascualBarça coach, analyzed the rival yesterday: “They impose a lot of rhythm, it is a team that plays very well in the first seconds and has a lot of goals.” Pascual warned that the number of possessions will be high, requiring offensive and defensive lucidity. He stressed the importance of the attack: “Beyond the fact that we can counteract a little defensively, above all we have to play well in attack.” And he stated: “If we want to win we will have to score.” He also highlighted the need to “control the rebound.”
PASCUAL: “IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO PLAY WELL IN ATTACK”
Xavi PascualBarça coach, analyzed the rival yesterday: “They impose a lot of rhythm, it is a team that plays very well in the first seconds and has a lot of goals.” Pascual warned that the number of possessions will be high, requiring offensive and defensive lucidity. He stressed the importance of the attack: “Beyond the fact that we can counteract a little defensively, above all we have to play well in attack.” And he stated: “If we want to win we will have to score.” He also highlighted the need to “control the rebound.”
WILLY HIGHLIGHTED LAST SEASON
In the last official precedent, the Barça already stormed the Porte de Chapelle last year with a 79-90 victory, with Willy Hernango shirt as top scorer (23 points).
A RENEWED PARIS
In front, the Paris Basketball It presents a balance of five wins and ten losses, far from the version that surprised in its debut in the Euroleague. From that revelation team, only guard Nadir Hifi remains, the competition’s leading scorer with 20.9 points per game on average. The Parisian team averages 91.3 points per game, surpassing Barça’s 86.4. Hifi He will be supported by point guard Justin Robinson (16.7 points) and the size of players like center Mouhamed Faye.
THE CHALLENGE: STOP HIFI
A TIMELESS CALENDAR
It will be the fifth of ten games that the Barça must dispute between Endesa League and the Euroleague before the end of 2025, evidencing a relentless calendar. The team has had six consecutive victories in all competitions. He Barçathird in the Euroleague with a record of ten wins and five losses, will seek to demonstrate in Paris the solidity of its team to see if it is capable of imposing its game beyond the absences.
INJURIES, THE BIG PROBLEM
The already known absences of Juan Núñez and Nico Laprovittola will be joined in this match by those of Toko Shengelia, with pubic discomfort that already made him not play on Sunday in Manresa, and that of Jan Vesely, who suffered a sprained ankle after only four minutes on the court at the Nou Congost. Yes, Joel Parra will be among the twelve, who will have to play with a protective mask because he has a fracture of the nasal septum that occurred on Friday against Olympiacos.
A BARÇA ON A STREAM
On Sunday in Manresa, Barça added its sixth consecutive victory, its best streak of the season. Previously they had beaten Dreamland Gran Canaria, ASVEL Villeurbanne, Estrella Roja, MoraBanc Andorra and Olympiacos.
BARÇA, GOING FOR THE SEVENTH IN A ROW
Good night! Welcome to the live narration of Paris Basketball-Barça corresponding to the matchday 15 of the basketball Euroleague.
The match will be played at the Adidas Arena in Paris starting at 21.00 hours.
MINUTE 4 (8-9)
Nadir Hifi ties with two consecutive entries. Paris’s advanced defensive pressure is creating quite a few problems for Barça. The French were very intense, taking the lead for the first time with a Dokossi basket. Punter responds quickly with a triple.