The punter points again in a quick transfer. Your points are very late. And another one from LeDay, who had 21 of his 31 points in the second half.
Punter doubles, nothing for Barça. Now he makes up for it by stealing the ball and scoring on the counterattack.
Mannion scores to put Milan +18, the highest in the game. Anderson scored and Mannion lost the ball when he was on the line. Timeout with 2:30 left
Punter got three free throws because the referees didn’t want or know how to see that Causeur put his foot down so that Causeur would run into it. He put them all together. The game LeDay played was worth framing! Now he receives in Mannion’s zone to score and get fouled. And with Vesely missing in attack, Barça’s few options are over.
Mirotic missed his shot against Satoransky but the Czech also missed. Now Mirotic added, from the staff line. It was the fifth foul by Jabari Parker, who went to the bench after an over-the-top day.
Mirotic misses his reverse against Anderson and Vesely continues to pull for Barça but Mirotic responds as Anderson’s block is illegal. Parra missed another triple
LeDay scored again, this time with one hand, but the referees nullified the basket because they deemed him to have committed an attack foul by moving Vesely with his arm. Pointer failure.
What a great game by LeDay, who scored again, reaching 23 points and now has a rating of 31! Messina put Mirotic back on the court. Anderson nailed the triple, Barça kept confident of the comeback. But LeDay scored again, now a triple!
Dimitrijevic is out again, now from three. But Brizuela also failed. And Diop failed too. The only one who could clearly see the rim of this room was Vesely.
Vesely broke the black partial with a five meter shot. Animate Palau. Dimitrijevic failed but so did Parra.
Bolmaro stole the ball from the points of Brizuela and Dimitrijevic on the counterattack. And another foul in the Barça attack, this time from Vesely. What terrible minutes from Barça! But disasters do not come alone. Bolmaro was in trouble and made a desperate shot from eight meters. He didn’t get close to the basket but was fouled on a triple that gave him three free throws. And the protests of Peñarroya and Vesely led them to accept both techniques. Four of five free throws went inside (both technicals were taken by Mirotic) and Armani closed the quarter +16 after an 0-20 run.
Dark minutes for Parker, who now fouled Diop in the attack. Peñarroya felt it with four fouls. And the Italian festival continues, Bolmaro finds Diop alone under the basket and the partial is now 0-14. Time-out.
Fourth foul by Willy Hernangómez, who has no day. Mirotic sat, much less of a protagonist in the third quarter. DeDay set the maximum for Armani with two free throws (+6). Parker missed another triple when he was alone. And he also committed a stupid foul on LeDay knowing that Armani was already in the bonus. LeDay scored again from a free throw. Partial 0-12
They signaled to Willy for three seconds. And Bolmaro led Bolmaro with two free throws. Shields stole it and Dimitrijevic tripled on the counterattack. The partial is 0-8 for Milan.
The punter’s basket against Mirotic’s good defense. But Armani answered with a triple from Shields. Punter’s basket is three again. And another triple, this time from LeDay.
Amazingly, Parker missed a triple when he was alone in the corner. Dimitrijevic on the track. And a triple by LeDay, who also received a foul on Willy’s scoring, who just left the court. The Armani power forward completed the 3+1.
Juan Núñez’s triple, Barça escaped against an Armani confused by the referee’s latest decisions. Causeur stopped him with a triple.
Mirotic’s triple went wide and Satoransky dropped Causeur on his fake before scoring. Mannion broke his drought, finishing with a 2+1. The referees annulled the free kick as they deemed him to have stepped on it and Messina was furious, resulting in a technicality.
Mannion missed the next shot but Messina kept him going at the expense of Dimitrijevic.
Good defense from Barça at the start of the second half. Mirotic blocks Jabari Parker. Notes on Shields.
I cut Mirotic’s shot against Anderson, Vesely also missed from five meters.
The former Barça player did not disappoint in his first return to Palau. Mirotic was the top scorer at halftime with 13 points, where he added 5 rebounds and an assist for a rating of 17.
How is Justin Anderson? The American forward scored again, this time from three. Causeur answered quickly, two. Bolmaro missed his triple and ended the first half with Barça three points ahead.
Three consecutive fouls by Barça in the same Milan attack brought Mirotic to the line when Armani entered the bonus. The former Barça player scored only one free kick and the game was tied. Anderson scored and Núñez was forced into a foul by Mannion’s attack.
A basket two and a triple from LeDay tightened the game again and forced Joan Peñarroya to call a timeout.
Anderson gave Barça the wind with two free kicks. And Parker did a little more by ending a quick Barça attack with a three-pointer from the corner.
Gillespie’s offensive rebound to score in the zone. Vesely doesn’t need to laugh so close, his thing is 5-6 meters. Nice triple by Armoni Brooks at the buzzer after the possession
Satoransky reprimanded Willy for needing help which resulted in a foul on Mannion’s inbounds. The red-haired point guard scored two free throws. Sato also converted himself in Barça’s next attack.
Mannion missed a three-pointer when he was alone and Armani was only one point away. Technical notice to Peñarroya for his protests.
Ousmane Diop works for Milan in the area. Now he took Willy’s foul and scored two free throws. First minute for Ricci.
Brizuela was also very impressed when he returned. The Basque nailed it again within three. But Mirotic once again outplayed Parra, now by two.
Mirotic returned to the court and soon scored again, a triple on a counterattack.
Two fouls by Dame Sarr translated into four Armani free throws, two by LeDay and two by Shields. But Brizuela answered with a triple to end the quarter.
Good collective defense by Barça, forcing Armani to run out 24 seconds of possession without a shot.
Nice pass from Brizuela to Willy, who scored again. Milan never defended the central pick and roll. Ettore Messina asked for time.
Barça’s success waned a bit but Armani didn’t take advantage of it,
Willy, Parra and Brizuela entered. The center will score the first ball he touches, an offensive rebound.
Barça’s attack did not have much difficulty overcoming Armani’s defense. Now Parker comes in and scores, putting Barça with a maximum of +8. Cut Armani with 2 + 1 from LeDay. Mirotic sat down.
Good tackle from Parker, leaving him in a draw with his left foot. Mirotic’s triple from seven meters and the defender is too close. The Montenegrin has 7 of his team’s 9 points. Vesely also responded with three, he has earned more in the last few weeks than in his entire career,
Mirotic now added from the personal line but Barça added three out of three, now Punter, and trying to open a gap on the scoreboard.
Anderson’s three-pointer to give Barça their first lead. First score from Mirotic, who scored in the low post after beating Satornasky.
Shields scored the first basket of the game, ending a lackluster Milan attack at the buzzer. Vesely responded quickly with his average four-meter shot.
Bolmaro and Parker missed two triples.
Armani will start with Mannion, Bolmaro, Shields, Mirotic and LeDay.
Barça came out with Satoransky, Punter, Anderson, Paerker and Vesely.
Niko Mirotic is not the only former Barça player in Armani Milan’s ranks. Also returning to Palau tonight is Argentine leandro Bolmaro, who spent three years at Barça (2018-21) before making the jump to the NBA.
Palau fans gave a loud ovation to Nickola Mirotic when he was introduced over the public address system. The player returned the applause to the stands, visibly moved.
“We know what a player Nico is, with the recent history at the club, he is one of the great players at the club. Euroleaguebut if we only look at Mirotic we will have problems because Milan “They have a super squad,” said the current Barça coach, Joan Peñarroya. “For us there is no change (the return of Nikola Mirotic). Sure Palau experienced it differently but we didn’t,” he added.
This is the first time the Spanish-Montenegrin has stepped on the Barça flag since June 18, 2023, when the BARCA won the second game (86-85) in the final of League of Endesa. The ovation was memorable on that occasion and is expected to be the same today, but on the night of Mirotic There is no need to hide the importance of an important match for Barça to try to correct its course.
“It was a special game and night,” he said. Mirotic before flying to Barcelona. “I’m back in a place I consider home for the first time in over 500 days, so I’m expecting a night full of emotions. At the same time, we have an important game and we will try to win against an obviously good and very competitive team,” he added.
544 days have passed but Barcelona fans have not forgotten. The march of Mirotic leaves a void that is difficult to replace BARCA and since then the followers have no chance to identify the source Podgorica the titles and the dedication shown by the former franchise player in BARCA for four seasons.
That debt could be repaid this Friday when the player returns to Palau in the clash between the Blaugrana and his current team, the Armani Milan (20:30 hours), an important battle between two teams to enter the first positions in Euroleague.
Barça recently announced his withdrawal from the match against Armani Milan in Alex Abrines after suffering a intestinal subocclusion which is why he remains admitted to Barcelona Hospital in recent days. The Mallorcan player was released from hospital this Friday afternoon and “his evolution will determine his availability” for the team’s next commitments.
The positive note is the return of Dario Brizuela somewhat earlier than the 2-3 weeks predicted when he suffered a tear in his iliac psoas during the Baxi Manresa court match on December 1.
Good afternoon! Welcome to the live narration of Barça-Armani Milan corresponds to the day 15 of Euroleague basketball.
The game will be played at Palau Blaugrana from 8:30 in the evening.
The great incentive of the battle is to return to Nikola Mirotic for the first time since his controversial departure from the Barça team a year and a half ago.
Mannion’s long triple misses and another from LeDay. The punter points from three and there are changes in Armani with 9 seconds left so that the people of Palau can admire Mirotic. The Montenegrin returned to the applause of the stands. And from the applause we continue with the whistles where Palau bids farewell to his team.