Basketball Serie A, matchday 24: Venice and Naples win. The results

Umana returns to success (69-61), after a real “battle” against Tortona, which saves the goal difference (+12 in the first leg), gala evening for Brooks (16 points). GeVi Napoli also returns to success, which on the day of coach Buscaglia’s debut in Fuorigrotta interrupts a black streak of 5 consecutive defeats (10 lost in the last 11) by beating Brindisi.

VENICE-TORTONA 79-69

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De Raffaele recovers both Theodore and Stone in extremis, out in the rotations Morgan and Echodas, Cerella sees himself on the bench, Vitali always out, Filloy is not well and does not play. Uphill start for Umana (0-7), Tonut forced to return to the bench for a fortuitous blow to the head. Very low score (4-7) after 6’28 ”, teams struggling in attack, excellent impact from Mazzola and Brooks, but the catch (13-13) comes with Tonut’s triple. During the first interval the curve displays the banner “Forza Luigi!”, In support of Brugnaro, the club owner and mayor of Venice hospitalized since Thursday evening in Padua. The orogranata defense continues to neutralize Tortona, De Nicolao and Brooks sign the +6 (19-13), Macura and Severini place the triples of the hook (19-19). Tearing match (24-19, 26-23), Watt and Cain sitting on the bench. It starts with Theodore who invents and Watt (8 points) who finalizes (43-34), Human who takes the pace away from Bertram, Brooks again decisive. Orogranata defense that suffocates the Piedmontese, three consecutive triples by Brooks and Stone (54-37), then Theodore sinks the blows (56-39) with the Umana scoring in a quarter as many points (28) as he had put in the first two quarters. Tortona tries to return, Venezia tries to repeat (60-47 at 3 ‘), two turnovers trivially by Theodore (60-51), Human who begins to disunite in attack, Macura’s show begins with 10 consecutive points that reopen the match (60-57) with 4’37 ”from the end, taking a 2-16 counter-break, interrupted by Bramos’ free throw. Teams in bonus, great reaction from Tortona. Umana runs away (65-57), Bertram doesn’t give up (65-61) with Cain, Theodore’s penetration and Bramos’ free pushes Reyer to success.

Venice Brooks 16, Watt 12, Tonut 10, Stone 8

Tortona Macura 22, Daum 7, Wright, Severini, Cain 6

NAPLES-BRINDISI 79-69

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The Apulians, without an injured Gentile, started well on the Harrison-Perkins axis, then better the hosts who at the beginning of the week will also present Arturas Gudaitis, the Lithuanian former Olimpia center, who has left St. Petersburg. The flare-ups distinguish the first quarter: Brindisi starts with a rocket that with Harrison and Udom immediately goes 8-2. Napoli returns to the new play-pivot axis formed by Rich and Zerini and passes to 14-12 with a triple from McDuffie, but the Happy Casa escapes again and closes the set ahead of 6. The GeVi goes back with a 10-0 which is worth 26-22 of the 13 ‘, Parks and McDuffie again keep it high and at the long interval it is 39-38, despite the excellent impact on Redivo’s match. Very high rhythms and many errors at the start of the second half, the first to free themselves from the impasse are the hosts who find a couple of precious baskets with Rich and at 27 ‘fly to +11 (59-48) with a devastating Parks. Brindisi suffers the blow, finds it difficult to organize a reaction and when he enters the 30 ‘minute he even ends up at -14 hit by a triple from the revived Marini (64-50). The Happy Casa relies on Perkins for the comeback, at 33 ‘it is at -9 (67-58) but the GeVi seems to have regained authority and confidence lost for months and with Rich and Marini it takes very little to get back in full control. The final is all from Naples, Vitali signs the +17 (79-62) at 1’58 and is the basket of the stirrup. It ends 79-69, for the GeVi two very important points for classification and morale.

Naples Parks 22, Rich 20, Zerini and McDuffie 11

toasts Harrison 18, Perkins 14, Redivo 10