Barça win suffered against Panathinaikos in extra time

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Barça had to sweat a lot and clench their teeth to win against Panathinaikos in extra time (97-89).

The Catalans would find in extra time the control that they would come to miss so much in the rest of the game and, through a

, a

and a

who gave the best of themselves from the third quarter, they ended up drowning to a very tough opponent.

The Athenians had their best arguments in

and

, but, in the end, they were left with the honey on their lips.

[Narration and statistics: 97-89]

Barça, before the despair of

, signed an erratic first quarter in attack and lukewarm in defense.

Panathinaikos, led mainly by Foster, who scored 10 points in the first period, quickly left with a nine-point advantage in the light (2-11).

, unleashed in Valencia, was again the argument in which the locals tried to start an escalation that was left half, but which led their team to place 13-18 at the end of the quarter.

The worst news, however, would be

ankle injury

that sentenced him to miss the rest of the game.

The positive dynamics that Barça tried to build found continuity very soon in the second period.

Between Davies and

matched the score (18-18) so that Kuric opened the first gap for the locals.

Foster, vital to respond to the arreon, his excess energy played a trick on him.

His unsportsmanlike performance against Indiana would take the score to 29-24 apparently propitious to calm the Catalans.

Only, in appearance.

His null control the rebound gave oxygen to the rival and the duel was planted in a tonic of equality that would be reflected in the 36-35 with which the end of the first half would be reached.

A locked end

Panathinaikos felt much better at rest than Barça and the Greeks took advantage of it to go back on the scoreboard.

The locals tried to overcome through Higgins, but were met with a tremendous response, with

,

and Foster as protagonists, who put Panathinaikos up 11 points (44-55).

But, when things were worse, those of Jasikevicius hit the key.

They responded to the barrage of triples visitors and managed to place themselves above with a favorable partial of 12-0 and the best versions of Higgins and Davies, although the fourth would end with a tie (58-58)

The outcome was in tune with the rest of the duel, but somewhat more locked.

When things seemed to get worse, those of Jasikevicius knew how to overcome adversity, gritting their teeth and pulling a relentless Davies in the rival paint and the wise contributions of Higgins, but they were doomed to a heart attack finish.

A staff of the young

, when

looking for the triple to put the light at 75-75 with just over seven seconds to go, led to an extension that would fall incontestably from the Barça side, with a partial of 22-14 which would lead to the final 97-89.

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