Narration: This is how we live the game
Euroleague Qualifying
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Nikola Mirotic
once again unstoppable (24 points, PIR of 34) and a
lethal
Cory Higgins
(20 points, PIR of 27) were absolutely decisive for Barça to add a new triumph in the Euroleague (87-74) against a Khimki, who started very strong, was diluted in the second and third quarters and sought to get back into the game when it was too late against a rival who strengthened his leadership.
[Narration and statistics]
The first quarter was played in fast motion.
The azulgrana exhibited their best finery in attack, with a
Calathes
who displayed a whole recital of assists and a Mirotic who punished the rival rim over and over again.
In defense, however, they were not so fine.
And the Khimki showed itself capable of punishing that loophole over and over again.
Above all, with an effectiveness in the triples that would have been lethal against an opponent less involved in offensive tasks and that brought the fourth to a final with a very high score (32-27).
The fact that they were able to survive the downpour spurred the Khimki on.
Mickey, Booker and Shved
were vital for a team that soon came to be two points away from the Catalans (34-32), but that would finally be overwhelmed by a new arreón of the premises when the chronometer approached each time more to rest.
The game, of course, decreased in intensity.
And between Higgins and a reappeared Mirotic they would manage to send him to the half with an advantage apparently already completely clear for Barcelona (41-31), no matter how much his defensive level at the start, again, would have led to
Jasikevicius
, sure, down the path of bitterness.
Improvement in defense
Barça, according to the wishes of its coach, improved in defense after the restart.
In a quarter again at a less frenetic pace, the Barça fans found in Mirotic's usual reliability their best argument to maintain and even increase their advantage on the scoreboard to a comfortable 16-point watchtower at the end of the period (69-53).
Something that also contributed the customary marksmanship in the triples of an Abrines that, however, was charged with a fourth foul that exasperated Jasikevicius.
The Khimki, for his part, barely found Mickey his argument for not giving his whole arm to twist, but things were getting increasingly difficult for him.
And, despite everything, the Russian team fought to say goodbye with a good taste.
He came to reduce the difference to eight points in just over three minutes, thanks to two absurd losses by the locals in defense and two consecutive triples by
Jovic
and Shved, who, on the other hand, missed two of the three free throws that he had after lack of Sergi Martínez.
The 72-64 achieved by the visitors woke up a bit to a Barça that cost God and help to score in the final stretch of the duel.
Until Mirotic, of course, and Higgins stepped on the gas.
And Khimki, no matter how much Shved tried to avoid it with triples and Mickey contributed his two cents, ended up kneeling at the Palau (87-74).
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