The Dolomiti Energia returns to the head on Lamb’s shoulders, for Milan a break of 12-0 decisive by keeping Trieste five minutes without scoring. At the OverTime the Campania put the sixth consecutive defeat
After the disastrous Turkish trip to Euroleague, Milan gets up. On the 17th day of LBA, the Olimpia returns to the forum with great hunger for redemption, and shows it by beating Trieste 87-74 thanks to a great defensive test in the last quarter who leaves the Giuliani dry for 5 ‘abundant. With a comeback in the final, Trento passes to Taliercio by beating Venice 74-70: Decisive Anthony Lamb, and the second victory in a row allows the Dolomites Energia to return to the top of the ranking with Trapani and Brescia, waiting for Virtus. In the queue, however, heavy success of Cremona, who beats Scafati 88-85 to the extra, with an excellent 22-point Payton Willis
Cremona-Scafati 88-85 DTS
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It was a very delicate challenge in a key seation key, full of balance and tension. In the end Esulta Cremona, who tears a very heavy success and leaves the last lonely place, hooking precisely Scafati: there are four now the teams that have appeared at the bottom of the ranking at 8 points. A game that is played on a very thin thread for all 40 minutes, and Cremona does not close: no basket for the hosts in the last 3 minutes. Gray takes advantage of this, which equalizes at 74 before the Error Festival in the final. And if Payton Willis is the Man of the match for Vanoli, with 22 points and 4/5 from 3, and Owens is fundamental with 20, he is Lacey not to tremble in the bezel at the decisive moment: his 2/2 at 8 seconds From the end, in fact, it sets the score on 88-85, forcing Scafati to force a triple. The ball is in the hands of Gray, until then better on the pitch with 30 points, and the defense of the hosts bar of the road forcing him to the exhaust: it is Anima to take the tie, but the conclusion ends up on the iron. Cemon, celebrate Givova, which inane the sixth consecutive defeat, celebrates Cremona.
Cremona: Willis 22, Owens 20, Akin 17
Scafati: Gray 30, Akin 17, Stewart 11
Venice-Trento 70-74
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Intensity to a thousand, physicality, frantic rhythm and many, many mistakes. Among the thousand emotions of Taliercio, it is Trento to go out with the two points, thanks to a furious comeback in the fourth period and the baskets of Anthony Lamb, decisive with 17 points and the triple of the advantage in the final. Match that, as mentioned, travels a thousand per hour from the beginning, with Lamb to open the dances, Ennis and an excellent Simms from the bench to respond to Reyer. In the second quarter, Venice increases the defensive intensity and flies on the counterattack, with Kabengele who puts himself at work in rebound. After the interval, the teams come out of the changing rooms with wet dust, and combine 9/30 from the field, but Venice manages to maintain the advantage. On 66-59 with 6’30 ‘to play, the hosts stop marking. Five minutes without finding the bottom of the retina, that’s enough for the L’Aquila comeback, which surpasses with Lamb and manages in the final thanks to the offensive rebounds. The Dolomiti Energia returns to the group at the top of the ranking, while Venice stops after four consecutive victories.
Venice: Kabengele 17, Simms 11, Ennis 9
Trento: Lamb 17, Ford 15, Ellis 9
Milan-Trieste 87-74
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Good victory for the hosts, who “avenge” the defeat suffered by Christian’s men at the opening of the championship. In the first half of the tender Trieste spends well – as usual – with offensive rebound and is also asserted by the arch with Brown, but when the double figure of advantage is touched, here comes the heavy response of Shields (15 points in the first half with 7/8 from the field). In the second half Ross and Valentine take the reins of the Giuliano attack, while on the other half the Olimpia rides the physicality of Gillespie. The guests resist the last quarter, when the EA7 raises the shutter: Trieste enters prolonged breakage and remains dry of baskets for 5 ‘abundant, Armani takes advantage of it finalizing the partial of 12- with Tonut and Caruso 0 that allows Messina’s men to administer without hitches to the siren.
Milan: Shields 17, Tonut, Gillespie and Leday 12
Trieste: Brown 17, Valentine 14, Ross 12
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