After putting an end to their losing streak with the win against Madrid, the azulgranas continued to recover good feelings by sweeping Villerbaunne. The ‘Nicos’, Mirotic and Lapprovitola, lead the ‘show’
There are games that mark turning points. Barça, who chained four defeats in five games before Sunday’s Clásico, recovered the good feelings by attacking Madrid. This Thursday he showed that, with the momentum of that victory, little by little he is recovering his best version after a bad start to the year. overwhelmed the ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne with a great choral performance, with special mention for the ‘Nicos’, Mirotic and Laprovittola (84-71).
Pep Guardiola and the rest of the culés present at the Palau Blaugrana enjoyed the good show of the block of sarunas jasikevicius, a team that came out like a shot. After being decisive in the final stretch in Madrid, Mirotic and Laprovittola They were also so from the beginning of the clash at the Palau: the first 13 Barça points came from their hands, giving the first shovels to open a gap that has not stopped growing.
The clash was a local monologue, where two visitors could hardly raise their voices, Okobo Y fail. The latter, the endless former Baskonia player (2.21), especially in the first quarter, took advantage of the youngster’s youth Nnaji and the absence of sanli (Tenth Barcelona dropout due to covid in a month and a half).
Between the carousel of infections and injuries, Barça had lost the point of freshness. Now he wants to take the opportunity to recover this series of five games in a row at the Palau in 11 days to pick up the pace before facing Madrid again at the Wizink, this time in the Euroleague.
After a month of long faces and crooked gestures, smiles returned to the Barça dressing room. The Barça defense managed to contain Fall in the third quarter, while in attack Mirotic and Laprovittola (16 and 20 points) continued their festival. And the third ‘Nico’, Nick Calathes He showed that he is recovering his tone little by little after his long injury.
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With an 18-point lead at the end of the third quarter, the last act allowed Jasikevicius to dose his players, rotating the bench and giving minutes to players like Calathes and Higgins, two key players who have been away for a couple of months this season of the tracks. Dante Exum, signed due to the injuries of both and Abrines, was the one who squeezed the most in the final stretch, aware that his temporary contract will run out in a month.
“It was my first Euroleague game after covid, it wasn’t bad. I’m still looking for my rhythm but it was a very good performance, I needed it,” Mirotic said. “I feel very good now, with this team and this coach,” added Laprovittola.