Looking at the statistics of the game, one would look for the key in the 20 points of Punterthe 26 rating vesely or 3 of 4 in triples Satoransky. But he Barça won a brave ASVEL Villeurbanne90-83, thanks to a play starring an 18-year-old player.
And it was not a decisive play at the end of the game, but rather aaction at the end of the third quarter. And it was not a basket, but a defensive action. Dame Sarr, the Italian teenager who is a gem for him Barçalived his baptism in the Euroleague waking up his team, leading it in defense and with a few minutes of almost excellence.
Dame Sarr in a defensive attitude against Admiral Schofield.
A tremendous defense of Sarr in the last French possession that forced a bad shot, left the score in a 69-69 but with him Palau boiling. That action combined with a dunk A year in a precise pass of Brizuela The murmur of concern in the Barça fans changed due to the noise, usual in the Palau, and the pressure. Everything changed with that.
Until then, the ASVEL had remained standing in all the attacks of the Barça. They went after quarters of absolute balance with Maledon and Sako dominating certain parts of the clash and Abrines and Vesely responding and keeping afloat Barça.
Barcelona players celebrate the victory against ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne.
When the game got hot, in the fourth quarter, and the ASVEL he kept threatening, that’s when they appeared Punter y Satoransky. Sarr He maintained his team’s defensive tension and when he went to the bench (8 with 3 points in 7 minutes) he had already spread it to the rest. It was in defense where Barça cemented its victorywhat I asked for Peñarroya at half-time: more defense. But you had to write down and that was the role of Punter. He finished with 20 points, but he was in charge of launching his team especially with a basket with 27.8 seconds left with 86-83 and two failures of the ASVEL.
He also highlighted Satoranskywho ended up exhausted by his defensive work, and who achieved 3 of the 4 triples he attempted, two of them very late. And above all, it was incredible veselyMVP of the game with his 26 rating and owner of the paint when he was able to overcome the work of Says.
He ASVEL He left a very good image and even though he appeared in Barcelona with many casualties. But They have physique and talent to try to fight for a place in the Play-In.
Barça, match 1 after Laprovittola’s injuryworked and suffered to overcome a theoretically inferior rival. But above all he discovered Sarr for more than just playing minutes in decided games. Much of the credit for being leaders (equaled with Zalgiris) and have four consecutive victories they owe it to him.
Technical sheet
90 – Barça (17+26+26+21): Núñez (8), Punter (20), Anderson (-), Parker (), Hernangómez (2) -starting team-, Satoransky (9), Vesely (15), Metu (6), Brizuela (5), Abrines ( 11) and Sarr (3).
83 – Asvel Villeurbanne (20+24+25+14): Maledon (21), Jackson (3), Schofield (6), Lighty (2), Sako (17) -initial team-, Ajinca (3), Harrison (3), De Colo (14), Paul (-) and Kahudi (º4).
