James Nnaji comes up big for Barcelona against Granada

Barcelona recorded a 70-55 victory away against Granada in a  Spanish basketball league fixture played late on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

After a 97-82 victory against arch-rivals Real Madrid at the weekend, Barcelona returned for another Spanish Liga ACB fixture in midweek.

Head Coach Šarūnas Jasikevičius made changes to the rotation for the matchday 28 encounter against Granada.

Barcelona started the game on fire holding Granada to just seven points as they put up 22 points to take a 14-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

Granada got going in the second quarter as they put up 16 points, held Barcelona to 10, and reduced the deficit to eight at the halftime break.

It was a back-and-forth third quarter as Granada responded to Barcelona's with just one point difference.

Barcelona with a nine-point advantage in the fourth quarter put up 22 points to close the game and stretched their lead to record a 15-point blowout victory.

Nigerian professional basketball player James Ugochukwu Nnaji was in action for Barcelona against Granada.

It was one of Nnaji's better performances of the season as he contributed three points and eight rebounds.

He made one of his two shots but struggled for one of six from the free-throw line in 19 minutes of action.

Nnaji returns to action for Barcelona when they take on Gran Canaria in their next league fixture scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2023.