Poeta’s team loses after seven victories in a row, Valli’s team relaunches itself in the hope of salvation with the usual Pullen
The first surprises are already arriving at the start of the 14th day of Lba. Brescia, tied on points at the top of the table with Trento, fell at the Palaverde 86-84 against a deserving Nutribullet, which put an end to Leonessa’s streak of seven victories. Now Treviso can continue to dream of the Final Eight, waiting for tomorrow’s matches. Bertram is also mocked, missing the opportunity to consolidate its place in the Italian Cup scoreboard: Napoli beat Tortona 92-83 and relaunched thanks to Jacob Pullen (28 points), the main protagonist of the change of face of the team Valli at the end of the first round of Serie A.
TREVISO-BRESCIA 86-84
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The streak stops here of seven victories for Poeta’s team: Treviso risks something in the final, but in the end emerges victorious at the Palaverde. Brescia is put in great difficulty by the burning start of Nutribullet (26 points in the first quarter). Mascolo is the main interpreter of the competitive ferocity brought to the pitch by Treviso right from the start, while on the other side Ivanovic tries to patch things up. The match turns upside down in the second half, with Della Valle leading Leonessa’s comeback from the arc, bringing his team within 1 (83-82) with less than 2′ to go. In the most complicated moment of the Nutribullet match, a glacial Harrison takes care of shooting the triple which is worth the knockout blow.
Treviso: Harrison 20, Mascolo 19, Alston and Macura 11
Brescia: Della Valle 25, Ivanovic 20, Dowe 10
NAPLES-TORTONA 92-83
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After the stop in Varese, Valli’s team immediately relaunched at PalaBarbuto, demonstrating a great desire to put the very unfortunate first part of the championship behind them. Tortona was caught off guard by Napoli’s decent running skills, as well as conceding points due to difficulties in reading blocking situations. Green puts the Campania team in command, while Strautins leads the run. The final defeat for Bertram comes in the second part of the match, when Jacob Pullen takes over, exalting Napoli and consolidating the double-digit lead. Baldasso and Vital try to trigger Derthona’s emotional reaction from long range, but it’s not enough: the hosts manage to manage until the siren.
Naples: Pullen 28, Green 20, Newman 11
Tortona: Vital 18, Baldasso 16, Strautins 12
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