When Markus Howard enters trance, there is no player like him in Europe. This season has not done it too much, but before Barcelonain a key party, his ecstasy scoring he reached the 34 points with 8/11 in triples. Thus he brought Baskonia to the playoffs and dynamited the Barça options to reach the fourth place and even complicate the fifth. They won't have a court factor in the first round.
Darío Brizuela launches a triple at the defense of Khalifa Diop.
To achieve your new deed, Howard had the many facilities offered by Barça, who dedicated himself to attacking and forgot to defend. Hence the sensational 110-98 final. To put points, Baskonia had more gunpowder. Not only was Howard. Forrest was perfect in the direction with 19 points and 11 assists, Luwawu-Cabarrot was the multi-causos with 17 points and endowed Hall dominated the hoops with five mates and many other offensive rebounds.
Barça arrived with Satoransky's declinethat a game had not been lost throughout the year. AND In the third quarter he also lost Brizuelawhich had 15 points. He did not return for a problem in the hamstrings. Is pending evidence, but it is One more injury in a black season that further aggravates the problems in the direction: also without laprovittola and Juan Núñez. The Catalans noticed their absence. Arrived in full comeback (62-61 after a partial of 4-17) with Parker in a resolution plan with 15 of its 21 points in the third period.
Trent Forrest directs a Baskonia attack against Raúl Villar's defense.
The initial domain of the baskonists was compensated by Barça with four Spaniards on the track – Brizuela, Abrines, Parra and Willy – more Anderson. But The 19-23 advantage of the first quarter disappeared in a blinking with a partial 8-0. It was the beginning of the cycle of the premises, which they made 38 points with 14/18 in field shots in the second act.
An almost perfect room
Howard led it, who made 17 points with four triples without failure in that period. Baskonia put 7/9 from the perimeter. At rest it was reached with 57-44 after a triple of the escort to the limit of time. Nine assists and no local loss, great diop work, sensational Forrest to the helm … An almost perfect room.
But Baskonia is as irregular as Barça, so he lost his advantage in record time. He became 14 after a free kick by technique to Peñarroya when he went to the locker room. They won it between Pinter and Parker with a 4-17 (62-61). Then Brizuela's injury arrived and the Catalans stopped. Hall, leaving brutal mates, and HowardNo. Between the two they threw until 81-72.
Kevin Pinter launches unbalanced against Trent Forrest.
Barça refused to claudicate. Willy showed his offensive resources (16+10), Pinter (18 points) stuck a 3+1 and Parra ran to narrow the score (93-90). Legs began to be missing to defend and a Barca area did not take effect. Howard punished again, Forrest followed and repeated again Howard to sentence In the absence of 1:39 after several losses culés (106-95). It was his way of finishing one of those trance games.
Technical file
110 – Baskonia (19+38+26+27): Forrest (19), Luwawu-Cabarrot (17), Sedekerskis (6), Moneke (8) and Diop (8) -Cinco initial-, Howard (34), Baldwin (4), Samanic (4) and Hall (10).
98 – Barça (23+21+31+23): Villar (4), Punter (18), Anderson (2), Parker (21) and Fall (4) -Cinco initial-, Willy Hernangómez (16), Brizuela (15), Parra (11), Abrines (7), Keita (-) and Grujic (-).
Referees: Benjamín Jiménez, Óscar Perea and Jorge Martínez. Without eliminated. Brizuela (min.19) already pointed out technique, Peñarroya at rest.
Incidents: Day of the 32nd day of the Endesa League played at the Buesa Arena de Vitoria before 11,271 spectators.
