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Sarunas Jasikevicius compared Oscar Da Silva with legendary Dennis Rodman after the German forward grabbed 9 rebounds in the first half alone.

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Oscar da Silva played a big part in FC Barcelona's victory against Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, and head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius gave a vivid comparison about his player.

Player of the Game EFF 14 Nicolas Laprovittola Points 13 Accuracy 5-10 Rebounds 3 Assists 6

In a 79-68 victory, Da Silva finished the game with 5 points (2/4 2PT, 0/2 3PT, 1/2 FT), 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block, and 12 PIR.

9 of those rebounds came in the first half, which impressed Jasikevicius.

"Oscar has given us a lot of energy in the first half," Jasikevicius said in the post-game conference. "We came out cold, and he already grabbed 9 rebounds in the first half. He almost finished with Dennis Rodman's numbers. We need this from him: energy and desire. We see him doing it more and more every day."

Asked about the game, Jasikevicius was pleased with the overall performance and was happy about ending the 2-loss streak.

"It wasn't pleasant at all, but in these situations, you have to stay calm because, with 90 games to play, we will have losing streaks for sure," Saras said. "The boys have had a very good mentality for a long period. In attack, we have played good basketball."

"If we play like this for 40 minutes, we will be a difficult team to beat," Saras concluded.

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