The 31st date of Euroleague delivered mixed feelings for the Argentines. On the one hand, Nicholas Laprovittola It was the starting point in the victory of Barcelona (20-5), away from home, against Alba Berlin (9-14) by 95-79. And on the other, gabriel deck He was also a starter in Real Madrid (18-7), who fell as a visitor against Anadolu Efes (14-10) turkish by 93-90.
Laprovittola played 20m33 in the triumph culé, time in which he managed to score 10 units (2-2 in doubles and 2-3 in triples). He also added three rebounds and four assists.
One of the reasons that explains the victory of Barcelona is the very good effectiveness shooting for three. The Catalan team averaged 60.9% in triples, while their rival achieved 33.3%. In addition, Sarunas Jasikevicius’s team (he played 150 games on the Blaugrana bench) was only at a disadvantage in the initial 2-0. The top scorer was Nikola Mirotic (18).
Lapro receives instructions from his coach. (Barcelona official)
After reaching the last quarter up on the scoreboard and being in the lead throughout the match, his team stayed in the final minutes and in the absence of 2m08 allowed his rival, current defending champion, to take the lead 91-90 in the result. The great person responsible for the Turkish victory was Vasilije Micic, the match’s top scorer with 29 goals.
The man from Santiago was the first to go out on the field this Tuesday, he played from start to finish and did not disappoint: he was the top scorer for his team with 23 points (9-13 in doubles, 1-2 in triples and 2-2 in free) and contributed 10 rebounds and four assists.
Deck started and finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
“I think we have done a very good job on a difficult pitch against a tough team. As for me, Every day I’m better and happy to pick up the pace and get into the team, which was costing me a bit”explained the former Quimsa and San Lorenzo, among others, after the meeting.
Russian teams expelled from the Euroleague
Due to the Russian invasion in Ukraine, lThe Euroleague has decided that all the Russian teams that are part of it (CSKA Moscow, Zenit and Unics) are excluded. Also, all results against teams from that country will be removed from the team calculations.
Thus, the tournament will have 15 teams instead of 18 and opens up new possibilities for the playoffs. Those who are already qualified for the knockout rounds are Barcelona (1st), Real Madrid (2nd), Olympiacos (3rd) and Olimpia Milano (4th). There are still four places to be defined.
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Laprovittola won and lost Deck by Euroleague