Barcelona – Real Madrid 71-69: The Blaugrana got the thrill thanks to Mirotic’s rhapsody

In a real dogfight, with endless contacts and a lot of (basketball) stick, Barcelona clinched victory over Real Madrid (71-69) and equalized the series of Liga finals Endesa (1-1) before going to the Spaniards switched capital for the next two games.

The “Queen” started better, but in the home straight Barcelona was better in detail. Mostly in shots, with Corey Higgins having 2/2 shots at 27.5” and shaping the score as Fabian Koser missed just before the exhale. Chu Mateo designed the final cast, with Adam Hanga as the creator and Fabian Koser as the executor. However, the three-pointer he attempted ended up in the iron, on a night where he failed to score in a kid (0/7 shots).

Leading the winners is Nikola Mirotic, who finished the game with 26 points (with 6/8 two points, 3/6 three points and 5/6 shots), 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 errors in 33’32” attendance .

Game 3 of the finals is scheduled for Friday 17 June at 22:00, this time at the WiZink Center in Madrid.

The race

Real Madrid started at full throttle, but also with the speed gained from the two-day break before. The +10 (2-12 in 5′) was an indicator of the situation, but Barcelona gradually improved towards the back of the floor, increasing their percentages and taking the lead. Already before the end of the second third (26-24 in 16′). From then on, the game was blood and sand, with the “Queen” being resistant to the … wood of Barcelona, ​​reaching up to +6 (46-52 in 27′).

Tensions in the Palau Blaugrana skyrocketed, people did their part and helped bring about the fall. Nicolas Laprovitola started, Nikola Mirotic took over the baton and somehow Barcelona got to the point where they were ahead with more than three possessions (65-57 in 33′).

However, the next five minutes belonged entirely to Real Madrid, who conceded just two points and managed to rebalance the game with 1’33” at the end of the game (67-67). The epilogue of the match was first written by Corey Higgins’ 2/2 shots at 27.5” and then the misplaced edge shot by Fabian Koser, who missed the biggest shot of the evening. The win ended in Barcelona, ​​leveling the series and giving it even more interest.

THE TEN MINUTES: 13-17, 32-32, 56-54, 71-69.

BARCELONA (Jasikevicius): Davis 8, Laprovitola 8 (0/4 three points, 5 rebounds), Higgins 10 (1/5 two points, 1/3 three points, 5/6 shots, 4 rebounds), Mirotic 26 (6/8 two points, 3/6 threes, 5/6 shots, 7 rebounds), Kalathis 2 (1/3 shot, 4 rebounds), Sunley, Martinez, Smith 3, Hayes, Kuric 7 (1 threes, 6 rebounds). ), Yukobaitis 7 (1).

real Madrid (Mateo): Koser 4 (0/7 shots, 4/4 shots, 5 rebounds), Rudy 2 (1/5 shots), Hanga 10 (1 3-pointer, 5 rebounds), Deck 7 (1), Yaboussele 16 (7/10 two points, 0/3 three points, 2/6 shots, 11 rebounds), Nounieth, Abalde 4, Poirier 2 (1/6 two points), Tavares 11 (4/7 two points, 3/4 shots ). , 4 rebounds), July 7 (1), Taylor 6 (2).

Team Stats – Barcelona: 18/38 two points, 6/19 three points, 17/24 shots, 39 rebounds (31 defense + 8 offense), 11 assists, 8 errors, 2 steals, 1 block.

Team Stats – Real Madrid: 21/41 two points, 5/26 three points, 12/18 shots, 39 rebounds (28 defensive + 11 offensive), 9 assists, 6 errors, 8 steals, 6 blocks.