Da Silva vindicated himself in Barca’s offensive outburst

The German knows he needs to contribute more and has finally confirmed what is seen on a daily basis at Ciutat Esportiva. ‘Double-double’ with 10 points, 10 rebounds (7 offensive), five steals and a +22 rating. What good news it would be if this match continues!

Although it ranks second in the rankings, the truth is Blaugranas came on the field after suffering a tough defeat in the league. Valencia Basket after conceding a partial 0-19 score between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter. And the bottom player arrived in Palau ready to repeat his first-round victory three kilometers from Berlin’s Alexanderplatz.

The first quarter started balancedly and the defense was still in the locker room. The guest team gained a minimal advantage after three-pointers from Matt Thomas (former Valencia Basket player) and Tim Schneider (two). Nikola Kalinic responded with two three-pointers to 9-11 (17-13), min. 4:06).

The great hero was: Oscar da Silva plays the best match of his life with Barça in Europe. The German is the only pure ‘four’ in the team and his good performances are a joy for both Barcelona fans and himself; A player who fights like the toughest player in training and cannot finish transferring this to the matches.

The emergence of Matteo Spagnolo from Madrid’s young squad with a score of 29-22 stopped the team’s first escape. The Barcelona team is at an impasse in terms of image and similarity to what happened in Bologna.. Then we closed the quarter with a score of 31-26, and after 0-8 and 2-12 in total, it became 31-34 (min. 14:00).

Roger Grimau, who was criticized for not being able to stop the interruption against Valencia, took action by calling a timeout to demand more intensity from his players. And the answer was perfect: We will go into the break 20-5 with a comfortable score of 51-39..

For this, Laprovittola’s two consecutive three-pointers at a time when the Berliners were under the most pressure was decisive. Contribution by Da Silva and Jan VeselyThey took advantage of the fact that in front of them was Chad’s Chris Koumadje (former Estudiantes player), one of the most abused players in basketball and his height of 223 centimeters.

Barça came back determined not to repeat what happened in the second quarter and Rokas responded to the score led by Jokubaitis (59-39) with a score of 8-0., min. 21:53). It was confirmation that Palau would finally have a festive day with one of the most comfortable victories of the ‘Grimau era’.

Willy Hernangómez returned, as expected, with a dominant performance, scoring seven points in a row. Yes, Willy! The truth is that even Spagnolo could not solve the ALBA chaos due to the desperation of Spanish coach Israel González, former assistant of Aíto García Reneses. The 80-51 result at the end of the third quarter was clear.

The Catalan team won 84-53 before moving into the logic phase Relief that allowed the Berliners to make amends in the final 93-77. We had an excellent performance in the week before the Copa del Rey, but first we will have to visit Manresa in the Endesa League on Sunday.