Basketball
Xavi Pascual: “If we want to beat Real Madrid, we need to score”
Less than two weeks have passed since Barça’s Easter in Madrid (100-105), and this Friday Barça will once again visit their eternal rivals in the EuroLeague. The Barça team entered this new classic in great form, having won 15 of the 18 games they have played since Gaba’s arrival on the bench. But Pascual knows that surprising Real Madrid for the second time in a row will not be easy.
“It’s definitely an important challenge to win there again. It’s very difficult to win twice in a row, but we’re ready for the challenge,” Pascual said this Thursday. “We know the extraordinary quality that Madrid have, but what I can say is that we are going to win and we will give our all.”
The Barça manager believes that this classic match will once again be a high-scoring match, although he remembers that every game is different. “The theory is that Madrid will score against everyone, so if you want to beat them you have to play very well offensively. Their ability to score is very high, both in defensive situations and in situations where the defense is not very well defended, and they give you a penalty for any mistake. “It gives you the feeling that you have to score if you want to win. You never know, but sometimes if you have a bad quarter the game will be low, but it seems like the game has to hover between 90 and 100 points,” he said. he pointed out.
Pascual is reluctant to begin considering classification. “We have to wait a little bit. This week and next week are two very important weeks, because on the one hand it will decide our position in the cup competitions, and on the other hand, we have three games in Madrid, Dubai and Asbel, so we can start to look sideways at where we are and what lies ahead,” explained the former Gabba. Barça are currently 4th in the Euroleague (14 wins, 7 losses) and 3rd in the Endesa League (11 wins, 4 losses).
Barça will be fielding two players who have recovered, compared to Jan Vesely and Dario Brizuela, who missed the last Classic due to influenza. “We showed that our potential is higher when everyone is healthy,” said Pascual, who is very happy with all the players. “I’m happy with everyone. I try to get the best out of everyone and help the team. And beyond the fact that everyone has good and bad times and some people see the numbers and some don’t, you have to continue along those lines. They all have to be important to the team,” he says.
Coach Pascual is optimistic but cautious about Will Clyburn, who has been out since December 19th. “Clyburn is getting better. He’s doing well. There’s still two weeks left. Sometimes he feels like he can start already, but considering his muscularity, he has to calm down a little bit. We want to make sure it doesn’t happen again when he comes back,” the coach said as the American practiced individually a few meters away. At the time, the forecast for the decline was six weeks, but that could be shortened to five weeks.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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Los Angeles Lakers player Marcus Smart He described how he removed his finger during an intervention attempt and then reattached it:
“My finger popped out again, so I had to put it back in. I put it right back in. It was the same finger that had been operated on before, so it was a little scary, but it would still be fine.”
I sprained my operated finger and thought, “I don’t want to quit playing.” I quickly tried to set it up and if it hadn’t worked I would have left the site long ago. But I managed to get back into the game.
It’s part of basketball, it’s part of me. I’m a tough player, things happen and I want to help the team in any way possible, whether it’s with ten fingers or nine fingers,” Smart said.
While Los Angeles Lakers defeated Dallas Mavericks with a score of 116:110, Smart played 32 minutes and played with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks during this time.
Previously, Luka Doncic shared his feelings about returning to Dallas.
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Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic He shared his feelings about returning to Dallas, where he spent 7 years as a member of the Mavericks.
Cheers erupted in the arena during the Slovenian’s introduction, and fans chanted “MVP” when Doncic went for a free throw.
“I was very happy to come back here. I went home and looked at my cars. But, you know, it’s always emotional. I was very pleased that the fans applauded me when I was introduced.”
It will always be a special place for me. I’ve spent seven years here and a lot of things have happened, both good and bad. When I went to Madrid at the age of 13, I felt good every time I returned to Slovenia. That’s why it will always be a special place for me.
Fan support? It was really special. I didn’t know what to expect because I know how the city responds to such cold weather, but I’m really grateful to a lot of people for coming.
Doncic helped the Lakers win 116-110 with 33 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds in the match.
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At the end of the match against the Boston Celtics at the United Center (114:111), the former NBA star’s number 1 jersey was officially removed. Derrick Rose.
Rose becomes the fifth franchise player to have his jersey retired, joining Michael Jordan (23), Scottie Pippen (33), Jerry Sloan (4) and Bob Love (10).
Many members of Rose’s family and former teammates attended the ceremony, including Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Tej Gibson and Kirk Hinrich. Rose’s favorite Bulls coach, Tom Thibodeau, also attended the meeting, giving a special speech.
“He showed everyone what it means to be a great Chicago Bulls and a great person. To me, the next stop is the Hall of Fame, no doubt about it. Thank you Derrick, I love you,” Thibodeau said.
Rose was selected first overall by the Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. For seven seasons, he led the team to success, including the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals.
At the age of 22, he became the youngest MVP in NBA history for the 2010-11 season. Rose was also a three-time All-Star, All-NBA selection and a gold medalist for Team USA at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
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