FC Barcelona confirmed its position atop the Turkish Airlines Euroleague standings and clinched home-court advantage for the playoffs by defeating ALBA Berlin 79-95 at Max-Schmeling-Halle on Tuesday night.
Barcelona leaves Berlin with 79-95 triumph
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A 2-15 run bridging the second and third quarters paved the way for the visitors, who were led by Nikola Mirotic’s 18 points and improved to 20-5. ALBA saw its four-game winning streak at home snapped and fell to 9-14. Despite enjoying a 22-point advantage at the end of the third quarter, the winners had to endure several comebacks from ALBA, which managed to get within 68-78 midway through the third quarter until timely three-pointers by Kyle Kuric helped Barcelona hold on. Besides Mirotic, three other Barcelona players scored in double-figures, as Kuric tallied 14 in just 16 minutes on 4-of-5 shooting from behind the arc, Rolands Smits added 12 plus 6 rebounds, and Nicolas Laprovittola contributed 10 for the winners. Oscar da Silva paced ALBA with 13 points and 5 boards in 16 minutes, followed by Jaleen Smith and Tamir Blatt, who provided 12 and 11 points, respectively, in the losing effort.
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Even though Brandon Davies opened fire with an inside basket to break the trend, the German champs remained red hot and a 7-0 run capped by a hook shot by Christ Koumadje reduced the gap to 65-75 with 7 minutes remaining. Kuric cooled it down with a pair of threes that restored a 15-point edge for the visitors midway through the last quarter. ALBA kept trying with Jonas Mattisseck nailing a three and Zoosman scoring inside, but it proved insufficient. Davies and Calathes combined on offense first and then Kuric and Hayes-Davis delivered from behind the arc to keep their team ahead, 77-93, entering the last minute.
