Barça beats Real Madrid and is proclaimed champion of the Endesa League (82-93)
Euskaraz irakurri: Bartzelonak irabazi du Endesa Liga, Real Madrid aurka hirugarren garaipena lortuta (82-93)
Barça was proclaimed champion of the Endesa League this Tuesday thanks to their 82-93 victory over Real Madrid in the third game of the play-off final, closing the global calculation of the tie 3-0 and crowning the 2022/23 season with the title that Nikola Mirotic wanted to say goodbye to the blaugrana club in style.
In a packed WiZink Center, deafening in the early stages, the visitors signed a 0-4 start that they soon neutralized and turned the white team around with a triple from Dzanan Musa and a dunk from Guerschon Yabusele.
Despite closing the first period with a 21-20 against, the blaugranas knew how to fit the pieces to give a growth spurt to make it 22-29 with a three-pointer from Kalinic.
Madrid managed to tie at 36 thanks to a triple by Llull just over two minutes before the break. Causeur himself opened a hole (39-36) with another distant basket. Chus Mateo’s men maintained the advantage at halftime (41-38).
But on the way back, the blaugrana turned the situation around again and went 52-57 ahead. The game, however, was still open and continued until the beginning of the last quarter with a tight 62-61 in favor of the white team.
In the last 10 minutes, Barcelona ended up deciding the match, and the title, for their part, against a Real Madrid who was helplessly witnessing their third consecutive defeat in the final for the title. In the end, 82 to 93 for Barcelona, which wins its 20th league title.
Mirotic, best player in the final
Nikola Mirotic, Barça’s Montenegrin player, has been named Best Player in the Endesa League final.
in the decisive match Mirotic scored 14 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and distributed 2 assists for a total valuation of 17. Previously, in the first of the matches, he finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist; and in the second with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Data sheet:
82-. Real Madrid: Williams-Goss (4), Hanga (4), Musa (9), Yabusele (10) and Tavares (19) –starting five– Sergio Rodríguez (3), Hezonja (7), Causeur (11), Llull ( 8), Rudy Fernandez (-) and Poirier (7).
93-. Barcelona: Satoransky (8), Laprovittola (12), Abrines (2), Mirotic (14) and Vesely (21) –starting five–; Sanli (6), Kalinic (10), Kuric (3), Jokubaitis (13), Nnaji (2) and Da Silva (4).
Partial: 21-20, 20-18, 25-29 and 16-26.
Referees: Peruga, Jimenez and Torres. No deleted.
Source: Eitb
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