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EuroLeague 28/02/2013, 22.33

Barcelona downs Khimki, breaks Top 16 home record

Another win for Barcelona

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FC Barcelona Regal took another step towards the Euroleague Playoffs from Top 16 Group F by downing BC Khimki Moscow Region 71-69 at home on Thursday. Barcelona improved to 8-1, leads Group F and has all but mathematically sealed a ticket to the playoffs. Khimki dropped to 5-4 and keeps good chances to reach the playoffs for the first time in club history. Barcelona set a new Euroleague record for most consecutive Top 16 home wins with 22. Its last Top 16 home loss came against Unicaja on March 30, 2006. Scoring king Juan Carlos Navarro paced the winners with 19 points on 5-of-10 three-point shooting, Ante Tomic added 16 points and Erazem Lorbek tallied 11. Paul Davis paced Khimki with 18 points and 9 rebounds and Zoran Planinic and Vitaly Fridzon added 12 points apiece in defeat. Barcelona struck twice from downtown and got some help from Pete Mickeal and Lorbek in building a 21-16 lead after 10 minutes. Lorbek and Tomic took over late in the second quarter before a buzzer-beating basket by Marcelinho Huertas gave the hosts their first double-digit lead, 44-34, at halftime. Tomic kept pushing Barcelona after the break, as the hosts improved their defense and boosted their margin to 60-48. Khimki managed to get within 66-63 but Navarro followed a three-pointer with free throws to seal the outcome down the stretch. 

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