In an instant classic, FC Barcelona rallied from 20 down to force overtime and beat UNICS Kazan 111-109 at Palau Blaugrana on Wednesday. Barcelona improved to 15-2 in the standings and reached the regular season's halfway mark in first place, while UNICS dropped to 10-7.
Barcelona beats UNICS in OT instant classic, 111-109
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Nikola Mirotic led the winners with 28 points, including 3 free throws to tie the game with 15.5 seconds left in regulation. Kyle Kuric added 24, Rokas Jokubaitis had 15, Dante Exum 13 and Nico Laprovittola 12. Lorenzo Brown paced UNICS with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. John Brown III added 21 points, Isaiah Canaan 20, Mario Hezonja 18 and Tonye Jekiri 10. John Brown and Hezonja helped UNICS to a 37-46 halftime lead before Lorenzo Brown scored 13 points in the third quarter, during which the margin reached 20. UNICS led 73-88 with 4 minutes left in regulation, but Exum, Kuric and Mirotic rallied Barcelona to force overtime, 94-94. Kuric scored 10 points in the extra session to give Barcelona a 111-109 lead and Lorenzo Brown missed from beyond the arc at the buzzer.
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Mayo buried a three-pointer in transition early in the fourth quarter. Exum answered with a driving layup, igniting a 6-0 run that Jokubaitis capped with a fastbreak basket. Lorenzo Brown and Canaan stepped up for the visitors, but Jokubaitis and Mirotic each struck from beyond the arc to fuel Barcelona's comeback, 69-81. Canaan answered from downtown and Jekiri scored in the paint to give UNICS fresh air at 73-88 with 4 minutes remaining. Mirotic and Exum kept pushing Barcelona and Kuric sank a corner triple to make it an 8-point game. Mirotic hit free throws and Laprovittola scored off an inbounds steal to get within 84-88, with 2 minutes left. Jokubaitis erased Lorenzo Brown's steal and slam with a layup. Laprovittola and John Brown traded free throws and Kuric hit a triple to make it 91-92 Barcelona with 42.6 seconds left. Lorenzo Brown hit foul shots, but Mirotic drew a foul shooting a three and made the resulting 3 free throws to tie it at 94-94 with 15.5 seconds remaining. Lorenzo Brown missed a mid-range jumper at the buzzer.
Kuric gave Barcelona the lead early in overtime. Canaan swished a shot from beyond the arc and Hezonja buried a jumper, but Kuric and Smits gave Barcelona a 100-99 edge. After Jekiri dunked and Lorenzo Brown split free throws, Kuric struck from downtown to make it 103-102. Canaan hit free throws and banked in a close shot for a 105-106 UNICS lead with 27.6 seconds left. Sanli split foul shots and Jokubaitis took over with a driving layup that put Barcelona in charge, 108-106, with 18.0 seconds remaining. Canaan drew a foul while taking a three-point shot, but only hit one free throw. Jokubaitis and Lorenzo Brown were perfect from the foul line for a 110-109 edge with 6.1 seconds left. Kuric split foul shots and Lorenzo Brown missed from downtown at the buzzer, allowing the Barcelona fans to celebrate a win.
