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Nikola Mirotic was not on the track. But in the end, it was not necessary either. Svetislav Pesic , the coach of Barça , decided to reserve the Montenegrin hispanic, who has muscular discomfort. Without his great star, the Catalans had a good last quarter, after experiencing a roller coaster in the previous three, to secure their passage to the semifinals as first in the group by defeating a tough Bilbao Basket (73- 85). It was useless to those of Álex Mumbrúhis effort and his desire to stand up to the Barcelona fans. At the moment of truth, despite the fact that they managed to exploit the defensive blunders and the lack of control of the rebound of their rival, they were condemned by an excessive number of turnovers. Something that the azulgrana in the end punished very seriously.

Although Barça struck first at the start, Bilbao made it clear very soon that they would sell their defeat dearly. After Oriola's initial triple, the team of Alex Mumbrú escalated on the scoreboard with an 8-0 partial (8-3) to build their first advantage on the scoreboard. The azulgrana, nevertheless, managed to fit the blow and, also through an eminently choral game, like the people of Bilbao, managed to take the duel to the second quarter three points above their rival in the bright (16-19) .

Bilbao, despite everything, remained at its thirteen. And in fact, he hit even harder in the second period. He knew how to take full advantage of the warmth of the Barca defense, the but sin from the point of view of Pesic, to score a partial 14-0 that put them nine points ahead of the Barcelona fans (30-21). Little by little, Barça recovered its best defensive tasks and, especially thanks to a very inspired Tomic, he found a way to overcome the Bilbao arreón and go to rest one point above his rival (33- 3. 4).

Pesic's men were largely punished for their lack of rebound control and excessive haste in the attack. Bilbao, meanwhile, found its main Achilles' heel in the loss of the ball. That would be the argument that Barça would hold to perfectly control the damage and throw a jug of cold water at a rival who, by attitude, deserved better fortune. The third quarter, however, was quite crazy. The Barcelona fans, with two techniques in between, and the Bilbaoans returned two serious partials (0-9 and 9-0) in what seemed to be going to send the match to a final and final period with things terribly tight and a completely uncertain outcome. Higgins, in this case, became the best argument for the Barça players, while Rousselle did the same for the people of Bilbao.

At the last minute, however, a new Barcelona awakening, forged mainly in two triples, one by Kuric and one by Abrines , allowed Pesic's men to start the last quarter with a five point advantage on the scoreboard. Again, when things seemed to paint worse, the Catalans abandoned their apparent lethargy to capture, at a stroke, their theoretical superiority over Bilbao. Something to which the regularity exhibited by what was the best of the Barcelona players on the parquet contributed greatly: Pierre Oriola . For once, Barça started a really toned room. Apparently unwilling not to allow his rival to climb into his beard again. And, despite the occasional new blunder, he managed to get it. At least, largely.

Although Pesic's men, with a good start to the last quarter, obtained an apparently definitive advantage of 16 points (61-77), Bilbao tried until the last moment to stay in the game. The turnovers, again, condemned their attempt beforehand, despite the fact that, at some time or other, they successfully tried to poke their heads out. Every time they did it, however, Barça punished their audacity in a period in which they were finally reunited with their best feelings in both offensive and defensive tasks and the duel ended with an incontestable 73-85 in their favor . Now, the last game of the league, against the Canary Islands, is nothing more than a mere procedure.

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