Barcelona defeated Olympiakos in Catalonia, the Spaniards tied the series at 1:1

The basketball players of Barcelona defeated Olympiakos on their court with a score of 77:69 and thus tied the game at 1-1 in the quarter-final series of the Euroleague.

The Greeks reached the break two days agothey tried to reach the second celebration in Spain, they had their chances, but they Catalans broke the tie in the fourth quarter and came to a settlement in the series.

The most deserving of the victory was Jabari Parker with 24 points, Willy Hernangomez added 11, and Jan Vesely ten. Nikola Kalinic finished the match with five points and three rebounds. On the other side, Alec Peters scored 20, while Shaquille McKissick and Nigel Williams-Goss were in double figures with ten each. Filip Petrushev despite the injury, he played in this match, and scored six points, with four rebounds, while Nikola Milutinov did not register in the scorers.

It seemed that Roger Grimaud’s team would have an easy victory, as they were already 13 points ahead in the first half. (27:14), carried by a great edition of Parker. However, Oli did not allow the game to be decided already in the first halfso they reduced it to 43:37 over Mexico.

The Greeks managed to completely return to the match, with Williams-Goss’ three-pointer they even took the lead, but they did not have the strength for another victory. The Spaniards made four three-pointers in the last quarter. and in the end managed to routinely reach the triumph (77:69).

The series now moves to Piraeus, and the third match is scheduled for Tuesday (8:30 p.m.).

Nemanja Nedović in conversation with Miško Ražnatović and Aleksandar Džikić

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