2014-15Regular SeasonRound 3
October 31, 2014 CET: 20:45
Local time: 20:45 PALAU BLAUGRANA

Barcelona follows Doellman, Thomas into first place

FC Barcelona remained picture perfect in killer Group C by pulling away steadily all night to a resounding 86-67 victory over visiting PGE Turow Zgorzelec on Friday. The victory combined with Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul losing on Thursday gave Barcelona sole possession of first place in Group C with a 3-0 record, while Turow remained winless through as many games. Justin Doellman scored all of his 20 points in the first half and added 8 rebounds to lead the winners, but they had they still had Turow shadowing them until late in the third quarter, when it was 54-49. That's when Alex Abrines scored 10 of his points in 3 spectacular minutes that broke the game open for good. Deshaun Thomas poured in 17 points for Barcelona, while Ante Tomic scored 10 to go with 9 rebounds. Once again for Turow, the duo of Damian Kulig and Mardy Collins led the scoring with 19 and 15 points respectively, while Uros Nikolic came off the bench for 9 in 6 minutes.

Doellman lights the spark

Doellman and Marcelinho Huertas got Barcelona going with three-point strikes on their team's first two possessions before Ivan Zigeranovic dropped in a layup for Turow. Barcelona then went inside for a pair of baskets by Tomic that Collins answered himself, but when Huertas went behind his back to Thomas for a fastbreak dunk, Barca led 15-6 and Turow needed a timeout. Kulig got on the scoreboard with a triple, but Turow let Doellman follow his own shot and drill another three to make it 20-9. Collins sparked Turow's reaction with a fastbreak layup and dunk before Nemanja Jaramaz came off the bench and struck from downtown. Kulig went back to the arc for another blast and Vlad Moldoveanu got to the free throw line, cutting Barcelona's lead to 23-21 after one quarter.

Turow ties and Barcelona reacts

Mychal Chylinski opened the second quarter scoring to tie it 23-23 for Turow before Barcelona used free throws by Doellman plus baskets by Maceij Lampe and Brad Oleson to gain a new cushion. Despite Kulig's next basket, Tibor Pleiss entered and added to Barcelona's lead, which Doellman and Thomas soon pushed higher. Nikolic's 5 points in a row helped Turow stay within 36-31, and after a steal and dunk by Doellman, Kulig would do the same at 40-35. But a triple by Oleson started Barcelona on a 7-2 closing run highlighted by him feeding Lampe for a layup on the way to halftime and Barcelona's biggest lead yet, 49-37.

Abrines breaks it open

Collins sparked Turow with a triple on Turow's first shot after the break, while Tomic returned an offensive rebound for Barcelona at 50-42. Chylinski and Thomas traded baskets before Tony Taylor got his first for Turow and Filip Dylewicz drove to cut the difference to 54-46. Soon, Chylinski reappeared with a blast from the arc to force a Barcelona timeout at 54-49. The hosts responded with Bostjan Nachbar lobbing to Pleiss for an easy dunk and Thomas posting up to make it 58-50. Abrines came out of nowhere to block Kulig and raced the other way for a triple in transition before Thomas dropped another jumper to keep Barcelona safe at 63-50. Nikolic got 4 points back on free throws, but gave back to the hosts by getting tagged with a technical foul that turned into a four-point play for Barcelona when Abrines drilled a triple. Abrines was not done, either, as he popped off a screen for another three-pointer to finish the third quarter with Barcelona enjoying its widest lead yet, 72-55.

Barca guards big lead

Nachbar opened the final quarter with his own shot from the arc and Thomas busted loose for a fastbreak layup and the first 20-plus lead, 76-55. Soon, Huertas was left alone to bury his second triple as the difference kept climbing to 83-57. After a Turow timeout, Kulig worked on his team's scoring to get the visitors within 85-67 as Barcelona eased to the finish with its unbeaten record intact and exclusive hold on first place in Group C.

Deshaun Thomas - FC Barcelona - EB14
Friday, October 31, 2014
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Referees: CHIARI, ROBERTO; VOJINOVIC, MILIJA; JURAS, MARKO
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PGE Turow Zgorzelec21375567
FC Barcelona
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
5 DOELLMAN, JUSTIN 25:02 20 3/7 2/5 8/8 4 4 8 1 2 2     2 5 25
6 HAKANSON, LUDDE 2:59                              
8 HEZONJA, MARIO 11:52 3 0/1 0/1 3/4   2 2   1 2     2 3 2
9 HUERTAS, MARCELINHO 26:36 6 0/3 2/3     6 6 5 2 1     2 2 14
10 ABRINES, ALEX 21:19 10   3/5 1/1   2 2 2     1   2 2 13
13 SATORANSKY, TOMAS 10:25 1 0/1   1/2   1 1 3 2 1     3 2 3
21 PLEISS, TIBOR 11:25 4 2/3 0/1         1   1   1 4   -3
23 THOMAS, DESHAUN 27:04 16 7/12   2/2 3 1 4             1 16
24 OLESON, BRAD 19:45 6 1/2 1/3 1/1   1 1 5   1     1 1 8
30 LAMPE, MACIEJ 14:19 8 3/7 0/1 2/2 2 3 5     1 1   1 1 8
34 NACHBAR, BOSTJAN 11:25 2 1/3 0/3     3 3 3 1       2   2
44 TOMIC, ANTE 17:49 10 3/6   4/10 4 5 9 1   1   1   6 15
Team           1 1 2     1         1
Totals 200:00 86 20/45 8/22 22/30 14 29 43 21 8 11 2 2 19 23 104
        44.4% 36.4% 73.3%
Head coach: PASCUAL, XAVI
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
PGE Turow Zgorzelec
  Rebounds Blocks Fouls
# Player Min Pts 2FG 3FG FT O D T As St To Fv Ag Cm Rv PIR
1 COLLINS, MARDY 35:01 15 6/14 1/2   1 2 3 4 1 6     2   6
7 KULIG, DAMIAN 29:06 19 4/6 3/7 2/4 1 4 5 1 2     1 4 3 17
8 CHYLINSKI, MICHAL 25:00 7 2/4 1/2   1 2 3 1 1 3     3 5 8
10 JARAMAZ, NEMANJA 20:02 5 0/2 1/3 2/2 1 3 4 1   1       4 9
11 GOSPODAREK, MICHAEL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
13 DYLEWICZ, FILIP 17:12 2 1/2 0/3     1 1 4   1     3   -1
14 MOLDOVEANU, VLAD 15:47 5 0/3 1/1 2/2   3 3   1 1   1 4 2 2
19 NIKOLIC, UROS 6:00 9 2/2   5/5           1 1   3 3 9
21 TAYLOR, TONY 26:51 3 1/3 0/1 1/2   4 4 2         2 2 5
33 WRIGHT, CHRIS 12:58   0/3     2 3 5     1     1    
44 ZIGERANOVIC, IVAN 12:03 2 1/2               2 1   2   -2
Team             4 4               4
Totals 200:00 67 17/41 7/19 12/15 6 26 32 13 5 16 2 2 24 19 57
        41.5% 36.8% 80%
Head coach: RAJKOVIC, MIODRAG

Head Coaches

PASCUAL, XAVI
FC Barcelona
"We started the second half well, faster in transition offense and stronger in the defensive rebounds. We are not in a bad situation and are happy with this win. We will see what happens in the future, but this is an important win. We said in the preview that Turow was a much more difficult opponent than people expected. We saw their game against Panathinaikos, in which they were down by 2 points with 4 minutes left, and against Fenerbahce, in which they started 0-13 and got back in the game. We knew it was a difficult game against a team that opens the floor well. When Kulig plays at the '5' position, it is hard to guard him. We had 5 really bad minutes and the rest of the game was really good. We played a good game that we finished well. Our next two games will be very difficult, against Fenerbahce on the road and Panathinaikos at home. We are the only team in this group at 3-0 and are happy about it. We must try to finish the first round of games in a good situation."
RAJKOVIC, MIODRAG
PGE Turow Zgorzelec
"First of all, it is nice to visit FC Barcelona. For us, it is one more lesson, our third game in the Euroleague. We have to be ready to pay our price in the best basketball school, the Euroleague. I cannot say that I am happy how we finished the game, we lost by 20, but in general, I can say that I am glad the way we play for 25 to 30 minutes. In general, we have a lot of injuries and a small rotation. We are missing two players and a new guy who came two days ago, without practice, Chris Wright. Barcelona plays some of the most beautiful basketball in Europe. They are a very, very dangerous team."

Players

DOELLMAN, JUSTIN
FC Barcelona
"That's a good start for us. We have three victories already and I am very happy for it. We have to continue to get better and grow as a team. Definitely our defense stepped up in the second half. We had great hustle plays and Alex Abrines got hot, he hit a couple of threes and that was good for us. Every game is a difficult game. We have to continue to move on."
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