Maza Party

Azulgrana victory in the first party of playoffs of the ACB (76-65). Navarrese and Sada led the triumph on the malaguista set. The Regal Barcelona was not let surprise by Unicaja (76-65) and the possibility made sure of solving his happens to semifinals in the Palau Blaugrana in hypothetical a third party. The azulgrana set broke the encounter at the beginning of second half, when directed by a brilliant Victor Sada in attack, also exhibited the virtues have turned that it into the equipment that better defends of Liga. In a series to three parties, to win first is fundamental. Xavi knew Paschal it and for that reason during the eve it requested the aid of the Palau, that whatsoever was neither in attendance nor environment adjustment the one of the great occasions. Chus Mateo also was conscious of the importance of the shock of this Thursday. In fact, with him, Unicaja already managed to surprise the Bara in house in the regular phase, and thought, why no, that to tonight gain in the azulgrana field again feasible era.

So both technicians bet strong from the beginning of shock, ordering constant rotations so that their equipment did not lower the intensity in the game. Nevertheless, it was the Bara that commanded from the beginning, with small advantages of six and seven points that the Andalusians only wiped in two occasions during first half (11-11, min.7 and 29-29, min.17). Unicaja, however, never got to never put itself ahead, in spite of the efforts of Archibald, Sinanovic and Freeland, that alternated in the annotation before the inoperancia of the outer game typesetter (4 of 13 in triples during first half, with a sonrojante 0 of 5 of Fitch). The Bara however, did not find as much ctividad in the zone, but dnsiva survived thanks to a good intensity, several easy baskets of counterattack and some flashes of its small men. Directed by a great Sada the premises they endorsed to Unicaja a partisan of 9-0 at the beginning of the renewal (46-35, min.24) and encarrilaron the party definitively. There was no reaction visitor, because the Bara did not leave him. Drowned in dnsa azulgrana, those of Chus Mateo remained in seven points in this third quarter, that finalized with a practically definitive marker (58-43). Timid arren Fitch, Triptovic and Berni Rodriguez seemed to wake up quarter in the last, but by then, the Bara already played pleasing, dominated boards, thanks to the success of Vzquez and N' Dong, and had taken the party a comfortable one and been thankful for interchange of baskets.

It was the intrascendente but spectacular phase of the party, with Navarrese being united to the celebration with several actions marks of the house would turn that it, in the end, in the maximum anotador of the shock. List of credits: 76 – Regal Barcelona (16+21+21+18): Sada (7), Navarrese (17), Anderson (6), Lorbek (10), Vzquez (13) – five Lakovic initial (2), Grimau (-), Morris (6), N' Dong (7), English (6) and Blonde (2). 65 – Unicaja (12+24+7+22): Fitch (9), Blakney (8), Jimnez (-), Freeland (10), Archibald (6) – five initial Sinanovic (6), Garbajosa (3), Rodriguez (8), Target (2), Tripkovic (13) and McIntyre (-). Referees: Francisco of Maza, Antonio Count and Oscar Perea. Without eliminated. Incidences: First party of the quarters of end of ' play-off' to the title disputed in the Palau Blagurana before 4,327 spectators. Source of the news: The Bara does not leave margin for the surprise before Unicaja