Overview
- Barcelona took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five semifinal by winning 100-67 in Game 1 and 97-89 in Game 2, a tighter contest on Thursday that saw Patty Mills score 36 points.
- Tenerife coach Txus Vidorreta was expelled by officials in Game 2, a turning point that coincided with Barcelona clearing late defensive and offensive runs from Jan Vesely, Wade Fall, Kevin Punter and Will Clyburn.
- Game 3 in Tenerife is scheduled for Saturday at 20:00 and will be shown on Movistar Plus+ as Barcelona tries to complete a 3-0 sweep on the road.
- Valencia Basket also leads its semifinal 2-0 after 118-117 and 90-76 wins and can close that series with a victory in Badalona, driven by a balanced attack that produced six players in double figures in Game 2.
- Tactical patterns explain the scores: Barcelona’s interior strength and deeper rotation have limited opponents on the glass, while Tenerife has relied heavily on Mills’ perimeter shooting and has shown signs of fatigue that weakened its consistency.