El Barcelona confirmó en su estreno en la Euroliga las malas sensaciones que había transmitido durante la pretemporada y cayó con estrépito ante el debutante Hapoel Tel Aviv (103-87), que por el genocidio de Israel en Gaza juega sus partidos en Sofía (Bulgaria). Su pésima defensa condenó a los azulgranas ante un rival que jugó a placer en ataque con 25/41 t2 (61%) y 13/24 t3 (54,2%).
Punter lanza a canasta en el partido ante el Hapoel Tel Aviv.
No es de recibo encajar 103 puntos, pero la autopista que pusieron los azulgranas a los israelíes fue de las que hacen época y dicen poco de los pupilos de Joan Peñarroya, que vivieron casi única y exclusivamente de Will Clyburn, autor de 23 puntos (5/6 t2, 3/5 triples y 4/4 tl) y 7 rebotes. Un oasis en el desierto culé, que se vio desbordado en el exterior por Blakeney (30 puntos con 3/4 triples), Micic (18 con 4/7 triples) y en la zona por la machaconería de Oturu (18+4).
Bacanal ofensiva del Hapoel
Micic, el jugador mejor pagado de la Euroliga (5,6 millones al año), comenzó justificando su sueldo para el Hapoel , aunque Clyburn, el más activo de los azulgranas, espabiló a los suyos, que tomaron el mando con triples de Satoransky y Punter (12-15, min 7). El final del primer acto fue un intercambio de triples con Blakeney, Laprovittola y Brizuela dejando en evidencia a las defensas rivales (26-26).
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Chris Jones y el enrachado Blakeney pusieron la máxima para los israelíes (35-26, min 12). Vesely y sobre todo Clyburn acudieron entonces al rescate del Barça (44-42, min 16), que sobrevivió a las embestidas de Bryant y Motley antes del descanso (51-45, min 20).
Clyburn y Punter ponen el contrapunto
En la reanudación Clyburn asumió toda la responsabilidad en ataque e hizo la goma para el Barça con siete puntos seguidos (56-52, min 23). Hasta que de nuevo Micic alzó la voz y con cinco puntos y un robo de balón propició otra escapada de su equipo (65-54, min 25). Punter, con cinco puntos, amortiguó el golpe (65-59, min 26).
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Pero llegó un nuevo arreón del Hapoel. Un Oturu imperial bajo tableros anotó 10 puntos en este cuarto dejando en evidencia a los interiores azulgranas, y Blakeney anotó un triple y un 3+1 tras recibir una falta que puso en órbita a los israelíes con su máxima ventaja (87-61, min 28).
Respiración asistida del Barça
Fall y Parra activaron la respiración asistida para el Barça, pero el explosivo Chris Jones, con cinco puntos, mantuvo la inercia y el importante colchón de ventaja del Hapoel al final del tercer acto (82-70, min 30). A los israelíes les bastaba con tener paciencia en ataque para encontrar decenas de resquicios en la endeble defensa azulgrana.
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Las sensaciones que emitía el Barça eran malas y se confirmaron en el último cuarto. Los intentos de Parra, Satoransky, Punter y sobre todo de Clyburn, un martillo pilón en ataque, ni siquiera le sirvieron para maquillar el marcador. Porque Motley, Blakeney y Micic siguieron jugando a sus anchas y casi sin oposición hasta el final (103-87).
Ficha técnica:
103 – Hapoel Tel Aviv (26+25+31+21): Micic (18), Bryant (11), Malcolm (4), Wainright (8), Oturu (18) -cinco inicial- Motley (8), Blakeney (20), Jones (12), Ginat (4) y Odiase (-).
87 – Barça (26+19+25+17): Satoranski (5), Punter (13), Clyburn (23), Shengelia (8), W. Hernangómez (1) -cinco inicial- Vesely (13), Cale (-), Marcos (-), Parra (7), Laprovittola (6), Brizuela (5) y Fall (6).
Árbitros: S. Pukl (SLO), T. Hordov (CRO) y T. Bissuel (FRA). Sin eliminados.
Incidencias: Partido de la primera jornada de la Euroliga disputado en el Arena 8888 de Sofía (Bulgaria).
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