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A high-voltage duel was ultimately decided by a technique 12 seconds from the end of

overtime

.

"Because of this," Hanga would say to a teammate on the bench, almost hitting the thumb and forefinger of his right hand.

Nikola Mirotic

, able to sign another great performance (

23 points, 34 PIR

, double figures included), was the unfortunate protagonist of the action.

Until that moment, his exchange of blows with

Zizic

(24 points, 33 valuation) had marked a meeting that ended in defeat (99-94) of a Barça that could not thus mathematically secure the first place.

A suffocating defense, looking again and again for two against one when stopping the Barça interiors, was the key for Maccabi to despair at times of the Barcelona attack.

On the part of

Jasikevicius' side

, Mirotic, of course, continued to be the anchor to hold on to in the most complicated moments, while

Caloiaro

and

Bender

stood out above the rest in a team capable of ending the first quarter with an advantage of five points on the scoreboard (19-14).

As much as the start of the second period did not seem too promising for the interests of Barcelona and that Maccabi managed to beat tenfold in the bright (30-20), the emergence of Hanga, the successful sparks of

Higgins

and the patience under the Oriola's ring would ultimately be the definitive way to reach the break with much more positive feelings.

With an annotation already more common for the Barça player, the visitors finally prevailed by a partial of 20-24 that allowed them to go to the changing rooms just one point below (38-39).

And, above all, with the batteries more than charged to face the second half of the duel.

The match returned after the break as a give and take between a Barça that managed to put themselves very briefly ahead on the scoreboard and a Maccabi who found in Zizic his great argument to star in a takeoff that threatened to be definitive.

The Barça defense did not show the usual forcefulness and that caused the locals to reach the last period with everything in their favor to take the match (65-59).

But, just then, it would be the irruption of Mirotic that would push the Catalans to end up forcing the extension (80-80) in a final quarter of a heart attack.

Much would contribute to this, too, the, finally, entry into the game of a

too erratic

Davies

in the first three periods.

The American, precisely, it seemed that the visitors were going to catch on to seal the comeback and take a triumph that has resisted them in

Tel Aviv

since November 2016. Maccabi's outside aim, however, and the last technique on Mirotic, in the end , they would deprive them of achieving it, no matter how much Davies looked for a new tie with a desperate triple.

The subsequent staff, on

Blayzer

, who would not waste his shots to make the distance even greater, would be the tip (99-94).

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