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he Barça basketball Assaults France. The Barça team achieves a hard work victory over the Asvel Lyon-Villeurbanne (84-95) to tie with the real Madrid in the third position of the Euroleague. Both Spanish contenders add 16 wins and eight losses in the highest continental competition. The team trained by Xavi Pascual imposes its law from the triple with a 63% correct (12 of 19) to alleviate the defensive deficiencies of the first two quarters.
In the second half, the Gavà coach tightened the screws at the back. Kevin Punter has claimed himself as MVP to mark the decisive distances in the light with 31 points, four of six on three-pointers, four assists, two rebounds and a PIR of 34. Toko Shengelia has formed a lethal duo with the Serbian guard: 22 points, five sacks, three assists and 28 PIR. Both stars have combined with 53 points and 62 rating. On this occasion, only four players have scored double digits in a less choral victory. Tomas Satoransky has noted 11 points and Nicolas Laprovittola, 10.
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The Barça team trailed the rival in a first quarter of excessive defensive ease. Once again, Punter’s prodigious wrist has sustained the men of Xavi Pascual. Dario Brizuela He has not entered the game in tune and has failed two consecutive shotsbefore committing steps on his third attempt. Lyon has transferred the dominance of the first 10 minutes to the scoreboard (26-22).
The Catalan team resumed the second quarter without finding solutions in the rearguard, but was inspired by a triple that allowed them to save the furniture until half-time. Laprovittola, Joel Parra and then Miles Norris have converted their respective outside pitches (37-37). The American power forward has once again come to the rescue against the poor Barça defense of direct blocks and has invented a 2+1 to counteract the triple Pablo Eboua (42-41). Punter scored another four points before the intermission, but Bodian Massa has crushed the ring at the horn (49-47).
11 consecutive points
After the restart, Barça rolled up their sleeves in defensive tasks. Lyon’s stars have not found easy shooting positions and have begun to fail. Meanwhile, Punter has added 11 consecutive points to consolidate the first tangible visitor advantage (60-68). On one of the most lucid nights from the perimeter, Tomas Satoransky and Lapro They have accompanied the Bronx escort with two successes to end the third period (70-74).
Lyon has returned to the fray to bring the gap back to two points. However, Punter and Shengelia have emerged with two triples that have been decisive (76-84). Jan Vesely has decided the fight through his classic mid-range shot (79-90). In a last minute of speculating the result, the locals have disguised the result without success (91-98). Barça leaves France strengthened and returns to privileged positions in the Euroleague.
