The Barcelona club, whose shirt is worn, started the EuroLeague playoffs with a defeat Rock Jacobite.
Roger Grimau’s students after a tough fight at home 75:77 (18:19, 17:25, 19:17, 21:16) lost to Piraeus Olympiacos basketball players with Ignatius Brazdeikyu.
In the quarter-final series up to three victories, the Greek champions took a 1-0 lead.
After playing 14 minutes, R. Jokubaitis scored 6 points (3/5 doubles), rebounded and intercepted the ball, made 2 assists, provoked a foul, made a mistake, fouled 2 times and collected 6 utility points.
I. Brazdeikis played 8 minutes, scored 2 points (1/2 double), 2 rebounds and 3 utility points.
The guests took the initiative at the end of the second half, when they scored 9 points without answering and for the first time in the game they accumulated a double-digit advantage (34:44).
Before the decisive quarter, the distance increased a little more (47:60), but at the end of the third quarter, the Catalans scored 7 points in a row and got closer (54:60).
In the fourth quarter, the visitors began to dominate again and the difference between the teams increased (59:69). Despite this, the home team did not intend to give up and responded with an 8-0 score (67:69).
At the start of the last minute of the match, the teams were separated by 3 points (72:75). After a mistake by Nicolas Laprovittola, two free throws were made by Giannoulis Larentzakis (72:77).
Willy Hernangomez soon answered with a free throw (73:77). The Greeks did not attack, but in the remaining 30 seconds, the Catalans scored only two points and did not save – 75:77.
Barcelona: Willy Hernangomez and Jabari Parker (7 rebounds) 13 each, Alex Abrines 11, Ricky Rubio 10 (7 assists), Nicolas Laprovittola 9 (1/6 treys), Rokas Jokubaitis and Nikola Kalinicus 6 each.
Olympiacos: Nigel Williams-Goss 15 (3/5 doubles, 2/4 triples, 3/4 penalties), Isaiah Canaan 14, Filip Petrushev 12, Moustapha Fall 11, Shaquielle McKissic 9, Luke Sikma and Moses Wright after 4
Tags: Olympiacos home advantage winning Barcelona
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