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The general strike in protest at the sentence of the 'procés' was reflected in the stands of the Palau Blaugrana, with only 3,500 spectators, less than half the capacity. The absence of the groups of animation, of marked independence character, also stained the return of Aíto García Reneses, which nothing could do to contain before the gale of Barcelona, far superior to the Alba Berlin (103-84).
The full win wins the Catalans to the leadership of the Euroleague, where only the CSKA also remains undefeated after the first three days. The inspiration of Cory Higgins (22 points, four triples without failure) added to the consistency of Ante Tomic (15 points, 7/7 in field shots) and Nikola Mirotic (18 points) knocked down any epic threat from the Germans.
The bad news for Svetislav Pesic came in the third quarter, with Malcolm Delaney's injury. The base, a substitute for Thomas Heurtel, had to retire in the after noticing a muscle prick in his right leg. He had previously given his position to the Argentinean Leandro Bolmaro, 19.
Higgins, decisive
Barça imposed its extraordinary potential before an adversary who first dared to send a striking warning (19-30, min.12) thanks to Rokas Giedraitis, Tyler Cavanaugh and Niels Giffey. The Lithuanian escort stood out from the rest in the first part (15 points and 3/4 in triples).
However, after the third quarter the success from the perimeter of Higgins, who returned after an injury, added to Tomic's dominance in the painting, completely changed the picture. The 57 points in the second 20 minutes summarize the firepower of the Barça attack.
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