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Euroleague: Higgins scored 0.5 seconds to go, Barcelona beat Milan 82:84 on the way to the final
The second semi-final also ended in a huge drama: the Italians closed behind, but when it seemed like they would be a big surprise, Corey Higgins arrived and sniped a big jump.
Sharas and his players survived on the way to the final, where they will meet Anadolu Efes on Sunday
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Friday, 28 May 2021, 23:59 Updated: Saturday, 29 May 2021, 00:06
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What a winner!
Higgins (Photo: Reuters)
Barcelona vs Anadolu Efes - This will be the Euroleague final of 2021. Sharonas Jasikevicius' team faced pressure tonight (Friday) in the semi-finals of the Final Four in Cologne, beat Milan 82:84 after a big thriller and will look for a third win in its history in the factory, and for the first time since 2010.
Etura Messina's team, which returned to the peak status of European basketball for the first time since 1988, did not find in the opening a solution to the great talent in the rival squad.
Veteran Pau Gasol rose from the bench and mentioned oblivion, Nikola Mirotic and Nick Klatis contributed theirs, and in the second quarter the Catalans ran away with an 11-point lead.
When the story seemed closed Doug Kevin Panther made a big turnaround in the third quarter, but the last word was said by Corey Higgins, with a huge basket 0.5 seconds to go to seal that drama.
Wow.
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Some emotions.
Sharas (Photo: Reuters)
the progress of the game
Quarter 1:
Barcelona opened with Nick Clatis, Alex Abrins, Corey Higgins, Nikola Mirotic and Brandon Davis, Milan brought on Malcolm Delaney, Vladimir Mitsun, Shabon Shields, Kyle Haynes and Zack Lydie. Clathis and Higgins set up a quick 2: 7 and then 10:14, Delaney turned to 14:15, Sharas took a timeout and came back from it with Pau Gasol, who sniped a first three. The veteran inside player continued to set the tone, Mirotic joined but Positioning made sure the Italians stayed close. At the end of the first quarter -
24:27
to Barcelona.
Quarter 2: The
excellent Gasol reached 10 points and set 26:32, Brandon Davis joined with first points and Klatis sniped from outside to set a record lead until that moment of 38:49. For the locker rooms, Barça went down
42:51
, after being 65 percent
accurate
to 2, 54 percent to 3 and 87 percent from the line. Mirotic (11 points) and Gasol (10) stood out, Kevin Panther and Mitsun scored 9 each on the other side.
Milan is trying to come back. Lydie vs. Mirotic (Photo: Reuters)
Quarter 3:
Panther sniped a three and dropped to just 53:50, Delaney added one of his own, Shabon Shields completed the turnaround and raised Milan to 57:58.
Kyle Koric suffered a technical foul, Sergio Rodriguez took advantage of this to set a record lead of 59:67, Klatis sniped a big three and with the rise to the decisive quarter showed the scoreboard at
67:71
to Milan, after a third quarter of 16:29.
Quarter 4:
Mirotic returned the advantage to Barcelona with 71:72.
3:30 minutes to go Clatis injured his leg and limp to get treatment off the floor, Shields equalized to 78:78, Mirotic returned his team to 79:82, but Panther answered with a huge three and equalized back to 82:82.
The pressure spoke: Both teams swapped offense for offense, and after one of those Panthers, Higgins galloped to the other side and sniped a huge jump, 0.5 seconds to go.
Milan took a timeout, Panther tried another suicide shot - but in vain.
It ended in a
super-dramatic
82:84
for Barcelona.
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