• Gasol Ovation of the Palace

Barça did not tremble, they were not intimidated by the heart of Real Madrid, by that legend of a team capable of anything in the face of adversity, for a few final minutes that were a gale against it.

He is one step away from reconquest, from winning an Endesa League that has not risen since 2014, because

Cory Higgins

, a player who is a priceless talent, knew how to lower his hands to a high-voltage afternoon at WiZink.

On Tuesday at the Palau (10pm, #Vamos) he will have his first ACB ball.

[75-89: Narration and statistics]

The first round of the final was pure contrast. In less than two hours, from hope to frustration. And vice versa. A total boost for a Barça that finally won outside the Palau in these playoffs, which cleared ghosts of the lost Euroleague. A hard blow of reality for Real Madrid, because its staging was worthy of praise. With the slogan pronouncing in the previous one by

Llull, "there are no excuses"

, as a banner and with a plan without hesitation or speculation. Straight to the heart of the rival, aware that in this express final there is no time to lose.

You just had to see

Jasikevicius

, the demons were taken away with his players, unable to score in the first four minutes (9-0), very far from each rebound, without self-esteem in the divided balls.

His virtue was knowing how to turn around that disdain in the locker room.

After the initial slaps, it had been

Pau Gasol

, applauded at the beginning, who brought calm and balance.

Who was going to say it, that alien who 20 years ago already won a final against Real Madrid, the most efficient of his team now with almost 41, six points and five rebounds in one breath, playing the violin in the middle of a battle.

But Madrid, like a stubborn boxer, went on and

on striking

,

brave penetrations,

Abalde back after overcoming the covid

, Llull as in his best days and Tavares dominating.

He came to command with ease (28-19), although he was not entirely successful and Barça took advantage of it and reacted before the break, with a 0-8 partial starring an inspired Kuric.

The Catalans had stayed at 33 points, they had been in tow, but the result was better than the sensations.

And, most importantly, they

had learned their lesson

.

Although so many times the rebellions are nothing more than impulses of determined types that infect the rest.

It was the case.

There is no doubt who is the key man of Barça's resurrection season, its support, the silent hero. Despite having Jeff Taylor on top,

Cory Higgins called out in a brutal way

. An electroshock in the Palace. First, with eight consecutive points, he returned to plug the visitor, who took the lead for the first time with a 3-16 run, crowned by a triple by Mirotic, his first basket in the whole game. They were four consecutive actions in which they added three points.

And the bleeding did not stop there against a paralyzed Madrid since Alocen committed the fourth foul. It was a 3-21, 14 points from Jordan's godson along the way, pure silk, which

only Rudy Fernández could stop

. But the slab before the final act was huge. The whites had suffered a hook to the chin from their momentum. And they missed Garuba, completely out of focus.

The Barça defense

(huge Hanga and Brandon Davies)

had slammed all the opponent's scoring routes shut -even Carroll failed-, had matched the rebound, had found the key.

From losing by nine to winning by 18 (56-74) so ​​as not to go through trouble or to leave a loophole to the usual heroic of a Madrid that despaired with arbitration.

The azulgrana went from looking into the abyss to having the title between his fingers in just the blink of an eye.

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