“Barcelona” (21-11), fighting for the second place in the Euroleague, won in Germany. Catalans 87:79 (25:19, 22:11, 24:23, 16:26) beat Munich “Bayern” (13-19) and practically closed the door to the playoffs.
With two rounds remaining, the Bavarians are two wins behind 10th-placed Anadolu Efes, and also one win ahead of Zalgiris, Valencia, Partizan and Emporio Armani.
At that time, Roger Grimau’s army tied with “Monaco” in victories and now share 2-3 places. Panathinaikos of Athens will also have a chance to catch them on Friday. You can find the standings by clicking here.
| Player of the match | |
| EFF 18 | |
| Jabari Parker | |
| Points | 15 |
| Accuracy | 7-10 |
| Rebound balls | 3 |
| Effective passes | 2 |
Rokas Jokubaitis spent 8 minutes on the floor, during which he collected 4 points (2/3 doubles, 0/1 triple), 2 rebounds, an assist, 3 errors, a foul and 1 utility point.
Barcelona gained a winning lead in the second half, in which the first 5 minutes did not allow Pablo Laso’s men to score a single point, and they collected 13 themselves and began to crush the hosts (38:19). “Bayern” reduced the deficit of 22 points (21:43) before the break to 30:47.
However, the Catalans did not give the German club thoughts of victory in the second half. Playing with confidence, Barca allowed the opponents to get closer only in the last and decisive moments of the match.
Jabari Parker stood out among the winners, who had 15 points (6/8 doubles, 1/2 triples), 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 18 utility points in 23 minutes.
For the Munich team, Serge Ibaka scored a double-double in 26 minutes, scoring 17 points (7/12 doubles, 1/2 triples), 12 rebounds and 23 assists.
Bayern: Serge Ibaka (7/12 doubles, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks) and Nick Weiler-Babb (3/4 treys) 17 each, Vladimir Lucic 13 (2/4 treys, 5/5 penalties), Isaac Bonga 9 (6 rebounds), Sylvain Francisco 8 (2/5 triples, 5 assists).
Barcelona: Jabari Parker 15 (6/8 doubles), Nicolas Laprovittola 14 (2/5 treys, 3 overs), Jan Vesely 12 (6/9 doubles), Tomas Satoransky (2/3 treys) ., 7 RBI) and Willy Hernangomez (4/4 doubles, 8 RBI) 9 each, Nikola Kalinicius 8 (3 RBI).
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