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Nigeria's Braimoh Suleiman was in action as Barcelona beat Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Barcelona recorded a 83-78 victory against Maccabi Tel Aviv in an EuroLeague fixture played on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
The Spanish side suffered a narrow defeat to arch-rivals Real Madrid in their last continental outing.
They would face Israel side Maccabi Tel Aviv in their next group game as they aim to return to winning ways.
Barcelona beats Maccabi Tel Aviv
It was a strong start for Barcelona basketball as they took the first quarter 20-15.
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The five-point lead established by Barcelona was destroyed as Maccabi Tel Aviv went on a run in the second quarter.
Barcelona were still able to maintain a four-point lead going to the halftime break.
In the third quarter, Maccabi Tel Aviv had the whole Arena in disbelief as with a 30-21 run.
In a battle between two top European teams Maccabi Tel Aviv had a five-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter.
Barcelona finally showed their quality making several shots in a row to erase the Maccabi Tel Aviv lead and take a five-point lead as they held on for victory at the end.
Braimoh shines for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Nnaji missing for Barcelona
Nigerian-American professional basketball player Suleiman Braimoh Jr was in action for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Barcelona.
The 33-year-old Benin City basketball veteran was named on the bench by Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach Oded Kattash.
Braimoh featured for 13 minutes and contributed four points and one rebound with immense energy on defense.
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While Braimoh featured for Maccabi Tel Aviv Nigerian youngster James Nanji was not part of the Barcelona team named by head Coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius.
Nnaji is expected to feature in Barcelona's next EuroLeague outing against Bayern Munich scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2023.
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