Navarro leads Granada win (78-85)

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Regal Barça recorded their second win in the ACB league with a 78-85 win over Granada. It’s always a special court for Navarro, who made his debut there 13 years ago and today he chalked up 24 points.

Juan Carlos Navarro again led Regal Barça to an ACB win - their second of the season and their first on the road - despite a strong effort from Granada who had Coby Karl, leading scorer Joe Ingles and Yaroslav Korolev to thank for their resistance.

Navarro, Ricky and Morris on song
With Barça playing at pace, they soon took a 16-22 lead thanks to some good play from Navarro, Ricky and Morris. Try as Granada might to close the gap, Barça always seemed to have the resources to keep a safe distance ahead, though in defence, Joe Ingles was causing problems. The teams went in at 36-42 at the break.

Granada hit back
However, Granada were prepared to take the European Champions on and with Paulo Prestes and Jon Stefansson giving valuable support off the bench they turned the score around to lead 57-52 on 29 minutes.

Navarro and Lakovic take control

Navarro and Sada led the fightback and the period closed at 57-58 and Barça maintained a minimal distance into the final quarter before a three pointer and four free throws from Lakovic together with a point from Navarro made it 78-85 to point the game well out of Granada’s reach.