Once Joventut Badalona managed to get its perimeter players going on offense, it cruised to a Round 15 home win against Lietkabelis Panevezys.
Joventut's backcourt steps up after the break



Joventut struggled to control the game rhythm in the first half, as Lietkabelis had managed to stop almost its entire backcourt. The hosts led 36-32 at halftime with big men Ante Tomic, Vladimir Brodziansky and Derek Willis combining for 24 points. Brandon Paul had buried a couple of triples to reach 6 points. The only other backcourt contributors were Albert Ventura and Pep Busquets, who combined for 3 points.
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Everything changed after the break when Andres Feliz stepped up with a driving layup and Pau Ribas downed a mid-range jumper and a bomb from downtown. Ribas finished the game with 8 points, Paul added 6 more after the break and Guillem Vives and Feliz each had 2 points for a total backcourt score of 18 after the break. Lietkabelis was limited to 18 second-half points, making just 3 of 15 two-pointers (20.0%) and 2 of 12 from downtown (16.6%). Panagiotis Kalaitzakis, who averaged 13.2 points before this game, only could score 1 free throw against Joventut. Once the hosts found their backcourt scorers, Joventut's defense did the rest.




























































































