The Hiopos Lleida signed a weighty victory in the Barris Nord after imposing itself on Barça by 90 to 80, a result that reinforces the situation of the Lleida team in the ACB and allows it to reach ten victories so far in the championship.
Paulí leads the local triumph
The Lleida team found in Oriol Paulí its most decisive player. The forward closed the game with 27 points and a rating of 35, decisive figures to sustain the pace of Hiopos against a highly demanding opponent.
The local triumph took even more value due to the context of the match. Cameron Krutwig had to assume minutes in the paint before the situation of Diagne, who arrived touched to the clash and conditioned the team's interior rotation.
A relevant margin over the low zone
The victory allows Hiopos Lleida to maintain three games of margin over Andorra and Gran Canaria, the two teams that occupy the relegation zone. The result gives breathing room to the Lleida team in the fight for permanence and consolidates a more stable position in the standings.
On the rival bench was Xavi Pascual as coach of Barça, on an afternoon in which the azulgrana team could not stop the push of the local team nor the success of Paulí in a Barris Nord that accompanied its own until the end.
With this step forward, Hiopos Lleida strengthens its balance in the competition and keeps open a line of growth which, at this point in the season, begins to translate into margin and qualifying tranquility.