Zurab Talakvadze

Toko and Barcelona demolished by Real

It was a day of real suffer for Barcelona. In the ACB League game of the week, Spanish giant was killed by the juggernaut Real Madrid. In a game played in Barcelona, Real destroyed the opposition 95:76.

A bad day for the star forward of Barca Tornike Shengelia, who finished the game with a modest 2 points, 3 dimes and 2 rebounds. Toko was not very active and he was mostly double teamed or defended with care. None of the star players from Barca had a game to remember.

The only one, who mostly had a decent stats, was ex-CSKA Moscow star Will Clyburn, who finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, but it was not enough to overshadow a great team effort from Real. Will has to wait for another clash against Real. If the opportunity comes.

And boy, the basketball of Real was piece of art.

5 players scored at least 11 points. Highlighted by 15 point effort from ageless warrior from Argentina Facundo Campazzo. Mario Hezonja was again ruthless from all around the court as he had 13 points and 5 boards in only 18 minutes. Trey Lyles contributed as well by giving his team 11 points and 5 boards. All in all, a great game from who is still leading the way by a bog margin.

Real is leading the way with 21 wins and only 2 defeats, while Barca shares the fifth and sixth places with Joventut. Both teams have 15 wins and 5 loses.

As for Toko, despite this bad game, he still is among the stat leaders of Barcelona. Georgian NT leader is averaging 9.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists. Barca just needs to improve in all areas before the play offs starts.