The Joventut Enjoy from this Tuesday the ‘prize’ of having reached the playoff series and will do so trying to rush their options to surprise the Barça in a series of quarters that, like the rest, will be played in the best of three games. The green and black, with all the equipment available except for Arturs Zagars, they arrive after nine days of work and recovery after their defeat in Bilbao and hope to take advantage of the rival’s situation, a Barça tired after wear and tear Final
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For all these reasons, the mentality with which the green-blacks face this first match at the Palau is ambitious. “We go with the mentality that you can win. They are a very tough, powerful team with a great squad, but they can lose and we see ourselves capable ”, said the point guard. Ferran
Bassas. “It is a difficult game, against a team that is more rolled than us, since we have not played for days, but I imagine they will come tired and wanting to recover from the defeat against them. Efes. We will have to think about ourselves: have intensity and bring the rhythm of the game to our field, and if we succeed we will have options ”, he added.
In the final classification there were 12 wins by difference between azulgranas and green and black, with victory for the former in the two regular phase matches played. “They have made us very uncomfortable throughout the season. They have very great players, men who defend our creators of the game very well, and shoot 3-pointers very well, “admitted the coach. Carles
Last. Anyway, the Penya seeks to show its best version now. “We have to try to be ourselves, pass the ball even better, not give gifts, try to force them to play five against five, and not see the best version of Barça, but that of Joventut.”