Cosmic finish: with the siren, J. Parker’s provoked foul brought Barcelona closer to the final four

In the EuroLeague, a very even and tough quarter-final series continues between Piraeus Olympiacos and Barcelona Barcelona.

The guests recorded the victory Roko Jokubaitis represented by the Spanish grandees who 82:80 (13:13, 19:24, 25:14, 14:20, 11:9) OLY broke after overtime. It was Jabari Parker’s free throws.

In the series up to three victories, “Barcelona” took the lead 2:1. The fourth match of the series will take place in Piraeus on Thursday.

Ignas Brazdeikis did not play this time. R. Jokubaitis missed two three-pointers in 9 minutes, made an assist and collected -1 utility score.

Alec Peters and Nicolas Laprovittola exchanged shots at the beginning of the match, and Jan Vesely tried to increase the lead of the Catalans a little – 8:4. True, not for long, because A. Peters put OLY ahead (9:8), but Jabari Parker answered him with the same three-pointer – 11:9. The half was even and scoreless, after which neither team gained an advantage – 13:13.

The Piraeus team gained a small advantage and tried to keep it – 25:22. It is true that Willy Hernangomez destroyed it, scoring two points with a foul (25:25), but OLY’s high-flyers – Moses Wright and Filip Petrušev – made the sprint – 32:25. The difference was reduced by Jan Vesely, but after the first part of the match the home team led 37:32.

Thomas Walkup punished the guests with three points, so they did not take the initiative – 45:45. Episodically, “Barcelona” broke into the lead, but it did not last long. The third quarter was even, after which Barcelona took a 57-51 lead when Jabari Parker nailed a three-pointer.

The hosts tried to equalize the result, although W. Hernangomez did not allow it to happen – 61:57. However, in the middle of the fourth quarter, F.Petruševs returned the tie (61:61), and the teams continued to exchange attacks one after the other. With a quarter and a half minutes left, Olympiacos was leading 64:63, and the difference was increased by F.Petrušev’s three-pointer – 67:63. J. Vesely got a block and N. Laprovittola missed, while Nigel Williams-Goss was accurate – 69-63. The result was softened by Alex Abrines (66:69), but Th. Walkup answered him with an important shot – 71:66. A. Abrines tried to save the Catalans, Th. Walkup threw from the side, but T. Satoransky did the same. 7.6 seconds left. N.Laprovittola equalized the result (71:71) with a breakthrough, and N.Williams-Goss did not use the opportunity to snatch the victory.

Almost halfway through the overtime, M.Fallas allowed OLY to lead by 3 points (78:75), but J.Vesely answered him with a two-pointer – 77:78. This result remained for some time until M. Fallas scored important points – 80:77. 37 seconds left T.Satoransky returned the tie (80:80), N.Williams-Goss missed, and soon fouled. J. Parker provoked a foul by F. Petrušev in the last second of the match, threw two penalties and left the Catalans 0.5 seconds to save themselves, which was not enough.

Olympiacos: Filip Petrushev 18, Moses Wright 16 (8 rebounds, 24 nb, Thomas Walkup 10 (5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 assists, 18 nb), Nigel Williams-Goss 9, Moustapha Fall (7 rpg, 15 rpg), Alec Peters and Shaquille McKissic each had 8.

barcelona: Jan Vesely 16, Tomas Satoransky (3/4 tr.), Willy Hernangomez and Jabari Parker (9 rpg., 3/4 tr.) – 13 each, Nicolas Laprovittola 12 (8 refs).

“Long break”: Pasval’s future, Antetokounmpo’s approach to basketball, the “culprits” of “Lietkabel”, a question mark about “Šiauliai” Lithuanians, commendable work of “Nevėžys”, Kosticius who earned a contract and a reflection of the work of CBet’s management