James Nnaji helps Barcelona beat Unicaja Malaga to tie series

Barcelona players took revenge for their shocking setback in Game 2 by defeating Unicaja in Malaga to regain the lead in the ACB semifinal series.

Barcelona defeated Unicaja convincingly, 90-79 in Malaga to avenge their shocking setback in Game 2 of the ACB playoffs. 

The team led by Head Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius has taken back control of the series with this victory, leading 2-1 and regaining the vital home-court advantage.

Four players—Nikola Kalinic, Nico Laprovittola, Nikola Mirotic, and Thomas Satoransky contributed 12 points apiece as the Catalan squad displayed a balanced offensive effort. Alex Abrines and Kyle Kuric each contributed 10 points as well.

Unicaja, on the other hand, found it difficult to establish consistent attacking firepower despite having three players score in double figures.

Unicaja led the game 43-40 after 20 minutes of a fiercely contested first half, but Barcelona took over in the third quarter.

Real Madrid also regained the lead in the second best-of-five semifinal series with an 83-73 victory at Joventut.

Nigerian professional basketball player James Nnaji had a monster performance for Barcelona against Unicaja.

Nnaji came off the bench and played for 11 minutes in the game. He contributed eight points and grabbed three rebounds.

The 18-year-old Nnaji made all three shots and two free throws with a perfect shooting percentage.

Nnaji recently trained with NBA legend Serge Ibaka as he continues to build his stock for the 2023 NBA Draft.