The Barça has lit the spark of the reaction in Valencia. Thanks to a fighter and energetic Joel Parra, the culers have taken the victory of a always complicated pitch: 62-66. It has been a duel of low scoring, where defensive work has also helped a lot to control a rival team accustomed to scoring many units. In this demanding scenario, the barcelonistas have left the negative streak in ashes and have returned to win. Joel Parra has presented himself accurately in the Roig Arena. Territory where each basket has cost and no team has been able to pull away from each other. The entry of Montero has spurred the locals, who have achieved a rent of three units (11-8, min 7). Distance sunk and, subsequently, reversed thanks to two triples of an active Marcos (15-18, min 10). The accuracy of the Argentine base has allowed the Xavi Pascual team to paint a blue and red first quarter of low scoring. A 15-26 (min 12) has silenced Valencia. No explosion has been heard, but the Barcelona baskets, capable of writing this hopeful +11 thanks to a triple of an inspired Clyburn. But there was still a lot of work to be done in front of an orange team that has concentrated all its efforts on scaling. And it has achieved it on the second quarter buzzer (33-35). A triple in the sunset that has erased the Barcelona advantages that had dominated the entire period thanks to the hands of culers like Clyburn, Parra or Cale. Also by the defensive energy of the Barcelona team installed in the Valencia court. Nothing more than starting the third quarter, the Pedro Martínez team has turned the scoreboard around, reaching its maximum of the game: a +3 that has not been seen since the start. Now, the Barça has not been scared in an exchange of baskets that has led to a seesaw of minimal advantages of orange and blue. No team has been able to impose its logic and the game has ended in the last quarter with a tight 52-53 thanks to the hand of Parra, the most scoring culer. The Barça has been waiting for a noisy sunset. With a Roig Arena that has given wings to its team, the Valencia has updated its maximum rent: 58-53 (min 32). There was still time to solve it. The Barcelona offensive rebounds and defensive mesh have continued to give air. Two positive arguments that have counteracted with the erroneous shooting percentages; the culers had only added two units when they had disputed seven minutes of the last quarter. The low-scoring Valencia has allowed the team to fight for the victory until the end. Vesely, Parra and Clyburn have put the spark of the reaction and of the victory. When there were a few seconds left for the conclusion, the Barça has put itself back in the lead thanks to a triple of the 21 after an offensive rebound of the Catalan: 62-64. A dominance of the marker that the FC Barcelona has not let go and much has had to do with the 44, which has rounded off its great game with a vital recovery to arrive at the hard-won victory: 62-66.
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Joel Parra leads the blue and red reaction in Valencia
·2026-06-09·2 min read