Perfect Mirotic goes off for career-high as Barca blow out Baskonia / News - Basketnews.com
Credit Rodolfo Molina/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images After two defeats in a row, FC Barcelona (7-2) returned to victorious way as Nikola Mirotic made all eight shots from the field and played one of the best games of his EuroLeague career.
Player of the Game EFF 37 Nikola Mirotic Points 25 Accuracy 8-8 Rebounds 8 Assists 2
The Spanish powerhouse 93-67 (32-15, 23-16, 26-10, 12-26) blew out Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz (3-6), which suffered the fourth defeat in a row.
Mirotic finished the game with 25 points (4/4 2PT, 4/4 3PT, 5/6 FT), 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 4 drawn fouls, 1 turnover, and 37 PIR in 18 minutes of action.
Mirotic had 37 PIR back in 2013 in a game against Zalgiris Kaunas. He also scored 31 points in the very same game.
Barca put the game to bed in the first quarter already. Nikola Mirotic made a jumper, Nicolas Laprovittola, and Sertac Sanli sank two 3-pointers, Nick Calathes added another basket, and after a 10-0 run, the hosts were leading 20-10.
That run was extended to 18-0, and after Sergi Martinez’s free throws, teams were separated by 18 points (28-10).
In the second quarter, Barca didn’t stop. Brandon Davies scored four points in a row, Kyle Kuric added a 3-pointer, and after a 10-2, the hosts extended their lead to 25 points (44-19).
The second half was a bare formality. Barcelona’s biggest lead was 41 points in the fourth quarter (84-43).
Steven Enoch was the only positive for Baskonia as he accumulated 22 points (7/8 2PT, 0/1 3PT, 8/8 FT), 8 rebounds, 6 drawn fouls, 1 block, and 35 PIR.
Barcelona: Nikola Mirotic 25 (18 MIN, 4/4 2PT, 4/4 3PT, 8 REB, 37 PIR), Brandon Davies 11 (5/9 2PT), Nicolas Laprovittola 11 (3/5 3PT).
Baskonia: Steven Enoch 22 (7/8 2PT, 8/8 FT, 8 REB, 35 PIR), Rokas Giedraitis 14 (3/4 3PT), Matthew Costello 8.
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