For the decisive leaders, the physicality of Horton, for Milan (at the first success after 2 ko in a row) an extraordinary Leday. Tomorrow the Big Match Virtus Bologna-Brescia
Once the Euroleague issue has been archived, Milan is strong in the 26th day of LBA. At the forum, the Olimpia Crates Pistoia 95-80 thanks to an extraordinary Leday (24 points): it is the sixth defeat in a row for Extra, which sees its hopes of salvation fade more and more. At PalaShark the physicality of Horton (21 points and 6 rebounds) drags Trapani in the victory against Treviso (95-82): the Repesa team will keep the first place in the standings, waiting for tomorrow’s challenge between Virtus and Brescia to decide who will reach the Sicilians at the top.
Trapani-Treviso 95-82
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Guests frighten the first of the class for 20 ‘, but it is not enough: the Nutribullet will have to wait again to be sure of mathematical salvation. In fact, Treviso commands for most of the first half of the match thanks to an excellent defensive organization, combined with Macura’s danger. But when Vitucci’s team drops concentration, the Horton-Robinson axis drags the Sharks towards the comeback. The inertia is now overturned: the Nunetribullet continues to lose many – too many – balloons, while a partial of 8-0 at the opening of the third period definitively directs the race in favor of Trapani, which manages in looseness until the end.
Trapani: Horton 21, Galloway 19, Alibegovic 14. Treviso: Macura 22, Paulicap 15, Caroline 10.
Olimpia Milano-Pistoia 95-80
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Good performance by EA7, which relaunches in the championship after the defeats in Naples and Reggio Emilia. The Olimpia, dragged by the duo Bortolani-Leday, closes the first half a lead (47-45), but the extraordinary performance from the arch of Della Rosa and the flames of Allen keep the Extra standing. After the recovery Messina does not return to the field because of an migraine, but the real troubles experiences them Pistoia, who undergoes a heavy partial of 9-0 at the opening of the third quarter. Milan melts and Leday continues to grind points, while guests have to deal with the foul problem matured in the first part of the race: Okorn must experiment with his quintet and no longer finds the securities of the first half, and so Pistoia surrenders in the middle of the fourth period.
Milan: Leday 24, Mirotic 18, Brooks 16.
Pistoia: Allen 19, Della Rossa 15, Cooke 13.
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