The Barça basketball team fought back from a double-digit deficit to beat Unicaja Málaga 89-92 and claim a fifth consecutive victory. After trailing by as many as 12 points and going into half time down 54-45, the blaugranes raised their defensive intensity in the second half to turn the game around.

Led by strong performances from Joel Parra, Kevin Punter, Jabari Parker Martin and Darío Brizuela, Barça erased the deficit in the third quarter and entered the final period level at 72-72. In a tense finish, a crucial three-pointer from Brizuela and two late free throws from Punter secured the win in Málaga.

The result extends Sekulic's side's winning streak to five games and caps an impressive comeback in one of their toughest tests of the season

MATCH STATS

Unicaja, 89
Barça, 92

Unicaja: Kalinoski (3), Noua (5), Hunt (16), Kravish (15) and Perry (15) -starting five- Barreiro (6), Brazdeikis (-), Pantzar (12), Hernangómez (11),  Lukosius (6), 
Barça: Martin (11), Umude (9), Robinson (6), Nebo (5) i Parra (17) -starting five- Punter (13), Brizuela (10), Ubal (2), Nkamhoua (8), Evbuomwan (8) i Minaya (3)

Quarters: 29-25; 25-20 // 18-27; 17-20

 

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