Displeasures do not last long Barcelona. After losing to Unicaja at the weekend, the Blaugranas regrouped and beat Turkish Efes this Tuesday. They achieved it thanks to the success of Metuto the leadership of Pointer in the hot moments and the great direction of play of Juan Nunez. The man from Madrid, cold since arriving in Barcelona last summer, has taken a step forward since Laprovittola’s injury and, in Istanbul, he was one of the most outstanding of the Catalans. In fact, his assists and defense in the third quarter reduced the Turks and guided Barça to the victory that allows them to continue as the leader of the Euroleague.
It only took a minute and a half Tomislav Mijatoviclocal coach, in calling for the first timeout of the afternoon. The reason is that Peñarroya’s score went perfectly and Barça launched three free triples, two of parker and one from Abrines, to cement the first advantage of the duel. Great start that you wanted to join Pointerauthor of five consecutive points. Barça’s blow was tremendous, Efes was lost and forced its stars, Thompson and Poirier, to put all their quality on the court so that the Turks did not fall behind on the scoreboard.
Nwora and Bryanthuman tanks, took charge of the operations, began to penetrate as if there were no tomorrow and, out of nowhere, the Efes managed to hit back. The Istanbul team may not be the one of yesteryear, European champions in 2020 and 2021, but it still has the soul of a winner. His defense was excellent, Barça He accumulated many losses and had no choice but to surrender to the muscle of Vesely, Satoransky, Metu and Anderson, some of the best in recent weeks.
With these players on the field, the Blaugranas are tough to beat. They exchange positions on defense, everyone can score and the effort is non-negotiable. Was Metu the most successful, the Nigerian capable of putting them under the rim or from the three-point range, and Barça managed to reduce the Turkish fire. But again, it was the Efes defense that brought friction back into the game. The rhythm was exciting, the leadership changes constant, eternal equality that undid Pointer with an impressive three-pointer at the buzzer, an action that allowed the Blaugranas to reach the break four points ahead.
After the resumption, Nunez He had one of his classic trances. He scored a triple, gave a good assist to Hernangomez and caused a foul in attack. Three quality actions that emboldened Barça and allowed them to achieve a double-digit cushion. The Madrid point guard was the protagonist of the third quarter, he did a lot and almost everything well, he single-handedly reduced Efes and all that was missing was a bit of collective success for a before and after to be written in the duel. He put a remedy to that Pointer with a new triple and, finally, Barça took off.
Those from Istanbul were on their knees and the visitors did not waste the opportunity. The odd defensive mistake prolonged the local hope, but Barça’s victory was never in danger, especially considering that the partnership formed by Punter and Núñez did not let up until the end. The Peñarroya boys will continue as leaders of the Euroleague for at least 48 more hours.
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