FC Barcelona grabbed an 82-70 home win against Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade in Round 30 as Rokas Jokubaitis and Brandon Davies made the difference in the pivotal second quarter.
Jokubaitis, Davies played a near-perfect second quarter
Davies had stepped on court in the final 2 minutes of the first quarter and Jokubaitis followed him into the game to start the second. Their connection started to pay dividends right now. Jokubaitis lobbed to Davies for an alley-oop dunk and then found with him for a mid-range jumper. Jokubaitis kept going, hitting free throws and seeking out Davies for back-to-back alley-oop slams. The second, with a rare reverse finish, broke the game open, 35-17. Jokubaitis scored around the basket and followed Davies' jumper with a triple. He had time to strike again from downtown and feed James Nnaji for yet another alley-oop rim-rocker.
Jokubaitis basically had a perfect second quarter, scoring 10 points, dishing 5 assists and drawing a foul for a PIR of 16 with no fouls, no missed shots and no turnovers. Davies hit all of his 5 two-point shots in the second quarter, adding 2 rebounds and an assist for a PIR of 13. He picked up a foul that, statistically speaking, his only negative action in the second quarter. Barca did not trail after that moment and kept full control of the game as Zvezda never managed to get closer than 75-68. Jokubaitis went scoreless the rest of the way and Davies added just 2 more points, but they showed how dangerous they can be together on court when Barca faces even more important games.