In the second leg final of the fourth European cup, Caja’s team lost 16 points against the Turks after losing 3 in the first leg. Now the hunt for a place in the Italian playoffs
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Reggio Emilia’s dream of winning the Fiba Europe Cup is shattered in front of the 13 thousand of the Ülker Sports Arena. then it was driven to success by the energy of Sam Dekker and the class of Jamar Smith, elected mvp of the final. The collective of coach Caja still comes out with their heads held high from a competition in which they have always given their best, managing to avoid repercussions in the championship where they have a good chance of hitting the playoffs that have been missing since 2017.
WHITE FLAG
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Cinciarini and teammates tried in every way to fill the gap with a more equipped opponent and after falling even to -19 at the end of the first quarter (30-11), they had the strength to place a 20-0 break and put back the head forward (30-31 to 16 ‘). From that moment, however, the percentages from the field of the Emilians dropped terribly and the opponents changed gear and found their rhythm. After 49 seasonal matches between Serie A and the Cup, with heavy absences such as those of Candi and Olisevicius, Unahotels had to raise the white flag, without being able to give their fans another international success after that of the Eurochallenge, dating back to 27 April. eight years ago.
Bahcesehir: Smith 17, Jones 14, Dekker 12.
Reggio Emilia: Strautins and Thompson 19, Johnson 9
April 27 – 21:27
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