The Blaugrana fired on all offensive cylinders in a 101-92 victory on Friday night.
Barcelona lit up the scoreboard in beating ASVEL
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There was no stopping FC Barcelona on Friday night, and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco summed it up the best after the game.
"I am sad, because we played an unbelievable game against a team which also played unbelievable. They shot 65.4% on three-point shots," commented the Italian tactician.
Barcelona made 17 of its 26 three-pointers, led by Nicolas Laprovittola. The Argentine guard shot an incredible 8-of-10 from behind-the-arc, a new club record, including 6-of-6 in the second half en route to tying his career-best total of 28 points.
"I have nothing to tell my players. If you play offensively with such percentages, everything becomes impossible," Pozzecco explained.
A small group caused the damage
What was unusual about Barcelona's three-point feat is that only five different players connected from long range in this contest.
Jabari Parker went 3-of-3, while Oscar Da Silva, Nikola Kalinic and Tomas Satornasky each made 2 triples apiece.
In addition to all that magic from three-point territory, the hosts also converted on 69.0% of their two-point attempts behind big men Jan Vesely and Willy Hernangomez.
Even though Barcelona had balance, scoring 50 points in the first half and 51 in the second, the way it got to those tallies was different.
Barcelona was an outstanding 14-of-17 (82.4%) on two-pointers in the first half. In the second, the hosts were 11-of-15 from three-point range and made their first 6 attempts from deep in the third quarter.
Breaking the 100-point barrier
It all led to Barcelona reaching 100 or more points for the first time this season, and for the first time in a non-overtime game since November 2020. The home fans waited even longer, since October 2019, to see Barcelona score in triple digits.
And even though Barcelona's defense left a lot to be desired, the offense led to the team's ninth win of the season as we head into a busy December.