By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
After losing against Unicaja Malaga in the 2023 Copa del Rey, FC Barcelona finally got its revenge. Sarunas Jasikevicius’ team won Game 3 of the ACB Semifinals series 87-75 and advanced to the ACB Finals, where they will meet Real Madrid.
Nikola Mirotic led the way with 14 points, while Tomas Satoransky followed with 12 points and 4 rebounds. Kyle Kuric added 10 points and Jan Vesely went close to a double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds.
On Unicaja‘s side, Kendrick Perry was once again effective even on the last game of the season with Malaga, scoring 15 points and stealing the ball on four occasions. Tyler Kalinoski added 15 points as well, while David Kravish had 14 points and 4 rebounds.
With this victory, FC Barcelona will join Real Madrid in the ACB Finals for the third straight year. The Blancos, after beating the eternal rivals in the 2023 EuroLeague Final Four in Kaunas, advanced by overcoming Joventut Badalona 3-1 in Catalunya. In 2021, Barcelona won 2-0, while last year Chus Mateo’s team got a 3-1 victory in the best-of-seven series.
ACB Semifinals schedule and results
Real Madrid – Joventut Badalona, G1: 83-93
Real Madrid – Joventut Badalona, G2: 90-73
Joventut Badalona – Real Madrid, G3: 73-83
Joventut Badalona – Real Madrid, G4: 73-94
Barcelona – Unicaja Malaga, G1: 84-81
Barcelona – Unicaja Malaga, G2: 79-88
Unicaja Malaga – Barcelona, G3: 79-90
Unicaja Malaga – Barcelona, G4: 75-87
ACB Finals schedule
FC Barcelona – Real Madrid, G1 (16/06 at 21:00 CET)
FC Barcelona – Real Madrid, G2 (18/06 at 18:30 CET)
Real Madrid – FC Barcelona, G3 (20/06 at 21:00 CET)
Real Madrid – FC Barcelona, Eventual G4 (22/06 at 21:00 CET)
FC Barcelona – Real Madrid, Eventual G5 (25/06 at 21:00 CET)
PHOTO CREDIT: ACB