{"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":"<article class=\"group\/turn w-full text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-60\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-[18px] px-6\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn @xs\/thread:px-0 @sm\/thread:px-1.5 @md\/thread:px-4\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fd83ae4a-7bc0-49d9-aec5-4182b14f906a\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Thanks to their 82-70 win over Zalgiris and a better overall point differential (+108), <strong>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<p>At the Palau Blaugrana, Bar\u00e7a controlled a hard-fought game and closed it out strongly. <strong>Kevin Punter<\/strong> sealed the deal with a deep three-pointer from eight meters in the final minute. <strong>Chimezie Metu<\/strong> made a major impact with rebounds, assists and highlight dunks, while <strong>Dar\u00edo Brizuela<\/strong> caught fire in the second half to finish with 20 points. <strong>Justin Anderson<\/strong> was the standout in the first half, keeping Barcelona afloat during the toughest stretches.<\/p>\n<p>In the final moments, <strong>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<p>For <strong>Zalgiris<\/strong>, <strong>Ignas Bradzeikis<\/strong> and <strong>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<p>Barcelona now looks to the final stretch of the regular season to solidify their playoff position. Among the stat leaders: <strong>Justin Anderson<\/strong> finished with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists; <strong>Kevin Punter<\/strong> added 14. 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