{"id":434141,"date":"2025-03-21T22:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T21:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=434141"},"modified":"2025-03-21T22:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T21:40:22","slug":"barcelona-climbs-to-fifth-place-after-win-over-zalgiris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/barcelona-climbs-to-fifth-place-after-win-over-zalgiris\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona climbs to fifth place after win over Zalgiris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thanks to their 82-70 win over Zalgiris and a better overall point differential (+108), Barcelona ends the round in fifth place<\/strong> in the EuroLeague standings, ahead of Crvena Zvezda, Bayern Munich and Paris, all tied at 13-17. The head-to-head tiebreaker among these teams will only apply once all have played each other.<\/p>\n

At the Palau Blaugrana, Bar\u00e7a controlled a hard-fought game and closed it out strongly. Kevin Punter<\/strong> sealed the deal with a deep three-pointer from eight meters in the final minute. Chimezie Metu<\/strong> made a major impact with rebounds, assists and highlight dunks, while Dar\u00edo Brizuela<\/strong> caught fire in the second half to finish with 20 points. Justin Anderson<\/strong> was the standout in the first half, keeping Barcelona afloat during the toughest stretches.<\/p>\n

In the final moments, Jabari Parker<\/strong> attempted a highlight-reel dunk that missed, but it didn\u2019t affect the result. The Palau crowd voiced its frustration over several controversial officiating decisions, especially a non-unsportsmanlike call at the end of the third quarter that stood after video review.<\/p>\n

For Zalgiris<\/strong>, Ignas Bradzeikis<\/strong> and Sirvydis<\/strong> showed flashes, but a poor shooting night from deep (5-for-27) and 19 points allowed in the fourth quarter weighed heavily.<\/p>\n

Barcelona now looks to the final stretch of the regular season to solidify their playoff position. Among the stat leaders: Justin Anderson<\/strong> finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; Kevin Punter<\/strong> added 14. For Zalgiris, Sylvain Francisco<\/strong> had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists but also 6 turnovers, while Bradzeikis<\/strong> and Sirvydis<\/strong> scored 13 each.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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