89-92: Barça extends its streak with another close victory at Carpena

A Barça Resilient and combative, he found a way to get out of the situation alive. Martin Carpena and thus extend their streak of consecutive victories in all competitions to five. The Blaugrana surpassed the Unicaja by 89-92 in another dramatic finale in which a triple from Brizuela 35 seconds and free throws Pointer They were essential to tip the balance.

With the declines in Gibson and Balcerowski additions, the Blaugrana knew how to recover from a poor first half, in which they lost by 12, to impose their law in the end. Joel Parra, with 17 points, led the Blaugrana’s scoring, who went from less to more against a demanding rival.

David Kravish and Kendrick Perryboth with 15 points, were the leaders of the Andalusian team, where Willy Hernangomez He finished with 11 points with too many missed free throws (5 of 10), a key aspect in such a close game.

Justin’s Failures Robinson in Barça’s shooting and defensive imbalances allowed the locals to initially control thanks to long shots from David Kravish and Kendrick Perry (14-6). Barça reacted by taking to the court Brizuelabase this time but incisive facing the rim. With his contribution and that of Evbuomwan, Sekulic’s team weathered the initial storm despite the entry of Willy Hernangomez who also chained good actions. The first quarter closed with 29-25.

With Cameron hunting As the spearhead, Unicaja took its control of the situation a little further, extending its lead to 12 (42-30) after a triple and a two plus one from the Texan to sign a partial 11-2. He Barça He reacted by grabbing Kevin Pointer that with two triples he attenuated the drama but Perry had the day and after a triple of his a lethal penetration of hunting They made it 54-45 at halftime.

Joel Vine He emerged in the third quarter, first with a couple of baskets that closed the gap and then striking again with a triple and a layup to help adjust things. They seconded him Nkamhoua and Umude with two almost consecutive triples from the corner that left things even again until they reached a tie at 72 at the end of the third quarter. Unicaja had lost fluidity and confidence against a Barça defense that was more effective than in the first half.

In the last quarter, equality was maintained until the final minute, in which Kravish, hunting, Brizuela and Pointer with better luck for the Barcelona team. A triple from the Basque with 35 seconds made it 89-90 after which Perry He missed a three-point shot with 12 seconds left that buried his team’s final options.