Barça Basketball Left Movistar Arena Without a Prize, Despite Playing a More Than Dignified Game Considering the Circumstances. The blaugrana Team Played the Classic Without Four Key Players in Their Schemes: Laprovittola, Punter, Vesely, and Núñez. Joel Parra (20 pts), Jabari Parker (18 pts), and Chimezie Metu (17 pts) Were the Most Outstanding Men of the Culé Team.
Maximum Equality from the Start
A First Half Marked by Equality Reflected from the Start That Barça Played the Game with the Sole Idea of Winning It. The blaugranas Came Out More Plugged into the Match and Positioned Themselves with a Favorable 11-18. At That Moment, Real Madrid Reacted, Equalizing the Match Again, Leaving a Score of 23-25 at the End of the First Quarter.
The Second Quarter Showed a Similar Tone to the First. Barça Stayed in the Game Thanks to Parker's Inspiration, While in Madrid, Men Like Ibaka and Musa Led Their Team. The Halftime Was Reached with a Tight 43-46, Thanks to a Buzzer-Beater Three-Pointer by Justin Anderson.
Real Madrid's Best Version After the Break
The Break Was Much Better for Real Madrid, Who Showed Their Most Lethal Version at the Start of the Third Quarter. Chus Mateo's Team, Led by Facu Campazzo and Alberto Abalde, Established Their First Big Leads on the Scoreboard. Mario Hezonja Also Burst in with Force, Putting Madrid 11 Points Ahead (69-58) with a Three-Pointer.
Metu's Figure Emerges
There Came the blaugrana Response, from a Chimezie Metu Who Wanted to Step Up. The blaugrana Interior Was a Nightmare for Real Madrid in the Second Half and Equalized the Match Again. The Third Quarter Ended with a Tight 70-67.
The Last 10 Minutes Reflected the Equality That Had Been Shown Throughout the Match. Short Leads, but Always in Favor of Real Madrid. The Whites Knew How to Control the Game, Despite Joel Parra's Accuracy, Who Played One of His Best Games in a Barça Jersey.
Barça Dies on the Shore
The Catalan Forward Was Very Inspired in the Last Quarter. A Bad Last Minute of Play Condemned Barça. The blaugranas, After Equalizing the Contest with a Three-Pointer by Parker (86-86), Didn't Know How to Play the Last Possessions.
First, a Too-Cheap Basket by Campazzo, and Then a Hard-to-Understand Foul by Darío Brizuela Squandered the blaugrana's Chances of Victory. In the End, 96-91 for Real Madrid, Who with This Triumph Equal Barça in the Standings (14 Wins and 13 Losses). However, the Whites Would Emerge Victorious in a Tiebreaker for Having the Head-to-Head Average in Their Favor.