Unbelievable first half scoring helps Barcelona dismantle Gran Canaria / News - Basketnews.com

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FC Barcelona (19-4) dominated against the visiting Gran Canaria (11-12) in the Spanish Liga ACB, defeating them 98-80 (28-16, 33-12, 19-27, 18-25).

Nikola Mirotic scored 13 points in the first quarter, kickstarting Barcelona's offense. They had an incredible first half, scoring 61 points and more than doubling Gran Canaria's score going into the break (61-28).

Gran Canaria managed to cut their deficit to under 20 points (65-82), but there were never any doubts about the winner of the game, as Barca came away with an 18-point victory.

Alex Abrines was hot for the hosts, finishing with 20 points (2/3 2PT, 5/6 3PT, 1/1 FT), 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 turnover, and 24 PIR. Sarunas Jasikevicius used all 12 players, with Sergi Martinez playing a team-high 21.5 minutes.

Aleksander Balcerowski led Gran Canaria with 16 points (5/7 2PT, 2/3 3PT), 1 rebound, and 14 PIR in just 14.5 minutes.

Barcelona: Alex Abrines 20, Nigel Hayes-Davis 15, Nikola Mirotic 15, Brandon Davies 10, Rokas Jokubaitis 10 (6 AST), Rolands Smits 9.

Gran Canaria:Aleksander Balcerowski 16, Dylan Ennis 11 (9 REB), Artem Pustovyi 10.

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