EA7 in comeback led by Brooks in attack and by Ellis-Nebo’s defense. Sunday race 2
Germani Brescia in the cage at PalaLeonessa. EA7 Milano uses the whip already in the second quarter, recovers from a deficit of 10 points, closes ahead at the siren at half-time and then puts the turbo in the second half driven by Brooks in attack and the Ellis-Nebo duo in defense, capable of nullifying the supporting axis of the hosts Della Valle-Bilan. Thus Olimpia wins game 1 of the first Lba semi-final with great authority: the final score is 88-72.
tired Brescia
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Milan was fresher after the 3-0 win over Reggio in the quarter-finals, Brescia appeared more tired after suffering a 3-2 defeat against Trieste. Germani’s first quarter was good (6 turnovers for Milan and a score of 24-16), then for the remaining 30′ only Ea7 was seen on the pitch. Bolmaro takes her by the hand in recovering the deficit with an all-round performance (8/13 shooting, 7 rebounds and 22 rating). The first half ends with the guests ahead 42-39, a partial signed by a triple from Brooks at the end. Milan escapes in the second half, break 10-0 and 6 turnovers forced on the opponents, whose reaction lies entirely in Della Valle (7/11 shooting and 4/6 from three), who however is alone, compared to the lackadaisical game of Burnell (3/8 shooting), Ndour (2 points and 1/5 from the field) and Bilan (4 turnovers). Milan reaches +16 in the third quarter with Ricci (3/4 from the arc), the maximum advantage becoming +26 with 3′ to go. Harsh lesson from coach Poeta to coach Cotelli, his second one a year ago in Brescia.
Milan: Bolmaro 20, Brooks 16, Ricci, Shields and Nebo 11.
Brescia: Della Valle 24, Bilan and Burnell 10.
