Barça opened their Liga Endesa season with an impressive 119-101 victory over Leyma Coruña at the Palau Blaugrana, completing a perfect week following their winning EuroLeague debut in midweek, also at home, against Anadolu Efes. 119 points is the highest score in the league since 2017/18 when 121 were recorded against Betis. Of those points 21 were scored by Balcerowski who made 100% of his shots to gain an ovation from the Palau.

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HIGHLIGHTS | LEAGUE | Barça v Leyma Coruña

Despite strong resistance from the newly promoted visitors, Barça led 52-47 at halftime, thanks to the playmaking skills of Juan Núñez and the inside dominance of Olek Balcerowski, who scored 12 first-half points.

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Tempo raised in second half 

The game remained close through the third quarter, with Barça holding an 85-79 advantage, before Aleksander Sekulic's side took full control in the final period. The hosts maintained a high tempo and offensive intensity, scoring 64 second-half points to pull away and secure a comfortable victory.

Balcerowski was the standout performer, finishing with 21 points, matching his ACB career-high and setting a new personal best performance rating of 30. Gibson, Tyrese Martin, and Justin Robinson also made important contributions as Barça showcased an exciting, fast-paced style of basketball.

The victory gives Barça two wins from their first two official home games of the season and offers further encouragement for Sekulic's new-look team.

MATCH STATS 

Barça: 119
Leyma Coruña: 101

Barça: Robinson (10), Punter (10), Minaya (2), Parra (12), Balcerowski (21) - starting five - Gibson (8), Martin (16), Brizuela (15), Ubal (4), Nkamhoua (10), Núñez (3), Umude (8).

Leyma Coruña: Verge (16), Jorgensen (13), Uleckas (6), Silins (3), Conditt (17) - starting five - Cuevas (10), Jou (10), Radoncic (4), Pacheco (11), Dimsa (-), Skapintsev (8), Diaz (3).

Quarters: 22-18, 30-29, 33-32, 34-22.

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