There has not been too much debate in the Nou Congost, an indisputable argument since the first quarter, when Barça opened a margin of 17 points (13-30) and, managing that margin, put the commitment on track, their visit to BAXI Manresa (78-101 ).
The locals hardly entered the match: they were lost in a guerrilla war that they could never win because, in one-on-one, Barça opens up several lengths for them: Laprovitola (9), Jokubaitis (14), Higgins (11) and an inspired Àlex Abrines (12) have more solvency, tables and resources than Bortolani (16) or Jerrick Harding (14), the crazy point guard from Manresa, as playful with the ball in his hands as he is vehement and wasteful in the selection of shots .
"If we give ourselves over to individual solutions, we don't have much to do," said Pedro Martínez, a BAXI technician.
When he spoke, it was at the close of the second quarter. Then things didn't change either.
Under the baton of a nervous Jasikevicius (he always gives everything on the bench), Barça turned the match into a rehearsal field a few days before their duel with Bayern Munich, their third match in the Euroleague, where they are in a hurry, poor consistency.
This is not the case in the regular phase of the ACB League, a territory that he has always managed with solvency.
Without showing themselves to be the best possible team, they are already 3-1 in their league win-loss balance, nothing to do with BAXI, limping on account of their 1-3.
Baxi Manresa: Dani Pérez (6), Harding (14), Sagnia (5), Tyson Pérez (6), Lee (8); Dani Garcia (8), Badio (-), Vaulet (10), Valtonen (2), Bortolani (16) and Steinbergs (3).
Barça: Laprovittola (9), Satoransky (5), Paulí (6), Da Silva (14), Sanli (14); Jokubaitis (14), Higgins (11), Abrines (12), Caicedo (-), Villar (2), Kalinic (3) and Vesely (11)
Referees: Carlos Peruga, Arnau Padrós and Joaquín García. no deleted
Incidents: match corresponding to the fourth day of the Endesa League played in the Nou Congost pavilion in front of 4,500 fans.
