Barcelona confirms its authority also in agony

With the confidence that comes from knowing oneself powerful, with the self-confidence that only those who exercise authority have, with the cruelty of those who until recently were the ones who saw the eternal rival smile permanently.

's Barça

raised the strongest Cup in Granada against a Real Madrid team that he opposed like never before, but who did not have clairvoyance in another fiery outcome.

There, another Lithuanian demon was going to be decisive.

[59-64: Narration and statistics]

was

the boy who led a battle as fierce and hard as anyone could remember.

(MVP) was

once again the most efficient in the development of a final in which the key was Barça's ability to endure against a Madrid that was so rocky and without any defensive blemishes, that for many moments it seemed that it would break the afternoon in the palace.

It was an example of the competitive consistency of Saras' men, the maturity of his team in his second Cup in a row, his third title in a year and a half, which confirms his supremacy and augurs so many good things.

Saturday had been misleading, a game of mirrors, both the overwhelming superiority of Real Madrid and its success against the diminished Tenerife, as well as the alleged difficulties of a Barça that clearly equaled and surpassed the fierceness of a UCAM Murcia that would have unhorsed anyone .

Those of Jasikevicius, who make defense their source of life, stood in the final with 210 points.

But that same team, stayed in a basket in the first eight minutes, in five points in a historic first quarter (equaling the worst record in a Cup), in 18 at halftime.

Because

had made a move.

And it worked.

jeff taylor

Because it was his Madrid that came out of frustration, after three consecutive defeats for nothing, out of sheer impotence against Barça.

Something had to change.

Despite

's injury in the semi-finals,

was not the chosen non-EU national.

It will be necessary to see if the absence of him in this Cup does not mark him for the remains.

A quintet

, more agile, more interchangeable.

What followed was a defensive display to remember.

Abalde

took the reins, with that growing personality that makes him more and more essential, even if he is acting as a director, even if he still has to finish off when everything is on fire.

The study of previous experience had shown Laso that he could not leave a detail to chance.

That he couldn't let such great guys like

take off.

That

is the one who best dominates

's zigzags , that

doesn't hurt as much if the one in front isn't Tavares.

So the Turk dealt with

first - the Frenchman's stopper to

was unforgettable - and with

later, who punished him with a triple as soon as he left to put a maximum (19-3) of rubbing his eyes.

But when it comes to tactical wisdom and defense, there's no one like

.

The Balearic, physically burdened, gave lessons here and there the short time he was in the first act.

The American was his own great name, multiplying like a superhero until the very robbery before the break.

Barça had at least managed to impose their defense, but was still stiff facing the rival hoop.

Maintaining that supreme level of concentration was the only way of life for a Madrid that saw how Barça came from the break with the lesson well learned.

The succession of white errors was momentarily minimized by Deck.

Seven consecutive points from Mirotic brought Barça even closer, now a wild battle, destined for a final dramatic act as it cannot be otherwise when two giants challenge each other with a title at stake.

Because, as soon as it started, a three-pointer from Laprovittola equalized the night in Granada and a precious penetration from

put Barça ahead for the first time (46-48, m. 34).

Llull got tangled up, denied direction, involved losses, failures and thickness.

And Madrid could not now find a beacon or sensations.

The final demanded a hero and in Granada, Rokas Jokubaitis named the Cup. It will be his, because no one was more decisive.

The 21-year-old boy grabbed a high-voltage night by the lapel and ended up ruining a Madrid without a spark in the finish line.

First a triple and then two penetrations of the house mark -in both he needed-, with his left foot, 12 points from the Lithuanian genius that found no answer.

Laso entrusted himself to

and was on the verge of taking another turn.

Four points from

, who only partially made up for his disastrous performance, equalized with 45 seconds to go.

And there, luck, the one that so often writes the small print of the deeds.

Because the title was on Deck's fingertips, in a penetration that failed due to the flapping of a butterfly.

Mirotic did not fail with the free throws and Barça, full of joy, lifted their Cup number 27, the fourth in five years, which confirms his time.

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

Know more

Copa del Rey de BaloncestoXevi Pujol, the 31-year-old guru who pulls the strings of Baxi Manresa, the revelation team of the ACB: "We make a virtue of necessity"

Copa del ReyBarça survives the wonderful chaos of Murcia

ACBJasikevicius stops Real Madrid in its tracks in a classic with final fire

See links of interest

• Last News

• Translator

• What

• Work calendar 2022

• Home THE WORLD today

• Live: Barcelona - UCAM Murcia

• Spanish - Seville

• Leeds United-Manchester United

• Valencia CF - Barcelona

• Wolverhampton Wanderers - Leicester City