Barcelona won against Olympiacos by 86:78 in the Euroleague 20th round, securing their 14th win of the season.
In this match, Barcelona couldn’t count on Nicolas Laprovittola, James Nnaji and Michael Caicedo due to injuries.
Both teams were in an offensive mood in the first quarter, which ended 27:20 in favor of Spanish club. Barcelona was led by Jabari Parker, who scored 13 points, shooting 3/3 from beyond the arc. Alec Peters was excellent for the Greek team, contributing 10 points.
Olympiacos managed to come back in this game, even taking the lead, mainly through the efforts of Nigel Williams-Goss and Ignas Brazdeikis. In the second quarter, Joel Parra and Jan Vesely led Barcelona, securing a 44:41 lead for Roger Grimau’s team with a mini 4:0 run.
Barcelona played excellently in the third quarter, finding their offensive rhythm and quickly building a double-digit lead. Nikola Kalinic and Willy Hernangomez had fantastic performances, bringing Barcelona to a lead of 75:63.
Olympiacos managed to get back into the game with a 9:0 run, narrowing the gap to 77:72. The Greek team managed to fully engage in this game, missing several open three-pointers for equalization at a score of 79:76. Probably the deciding basket in this game was scored by Nikola Kalinic with 41 seconds left when he gave Barcelona a 5-point lead. After that, Tomas Satoransky also hit a three-pointer for the final score of 86:78.
Jabari Parker was the top scorer for Barcelona with 21 points. Willy Hernangomez also had an excellent performance with 17 points. On the other hand, Alec Peters led Olympiacos with 22 points, making him the standout player of the match.
BARCELONA – OLYMPIACOS 86:78 (27:20, 17:21, 31:22, 11:15)
Venue: “Palau Blaugrana,” Barcelona
Referees: Boltauzer, Jovcic, Zamojski
Barcelona: Da Silva 0, Pauli 0, Vesely 8, Brizuela 4, Kalinic 13, Satoransky 13, Hernangomez 16, Parker 21, Jokubaitis 4, Sarr 0, Jakucionis 0, Parra 7
Olympiacos: Walkup 8, Williams-Goss 12, Canaan 8, Larentzakis 3, Fall 8, Papanikolaou 0, Brazdeikis 6, Peters 22, Petrusev 0, Milutinov 4, Sikma 0, McKissic 7