Basketball, Virtus beats Olimpia 83-72: 19 points from Shengelia

Virtus reacts and after 3 defeats in the last three matches, between the Euroleague and Serie A, wins the Derby d’Italia at the Forum against Milan, 83-72. Shengelia was decisive with 19 points on the scoresheet, first victory for Dusko Ivanovic on the bench. Segafredo brought home the two points thanks to greater continuity in the 40′. This success earned the Emilians their eighth victory in 10 matches, thus continuing to trail Trento and Trapani in the standings. For Messina’s men it is the fourth defeat in this championship. 21 points from Mirotic are not enough.

more reactive virtus

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The start of the Derby d’Italia is lively. Milano attacks by taking advantage of the skillful direction of Mannion (one of the many exes of the evening), who guarantees the effectiveness of the pick and rolls and puts Mirotic and Shields into rhythm, and the hosts seem to be able to immediately take control of the match. However, Virtus came out at a distance in the first quarter, relying on Clyburn’s cuts from the corner and the great reactivity of the attacking rebound (6 in the first 10′). Segafredo builds the 24-22 at the first siren, thanks to the offensive transition, the result of a defense, which increases in intensity as the minutes pass. The tactical key of the V-Black match is the same and continues to bear fruit. Olimpia’s attack loses pace and relies on individual plays, decreasing in terms of productivity. Bologna reads their opponents’ negative moment and capitalizes on it, even reaching their maximum lead at 53-40 33” from the break. At 20′, Jakovljevic’s men are ahead 53-42. Same percentages for both teams from the arc (6/13), with the guests shooting better from 2 (12/21, compared to 7/13 for Messina’s men. It’s the rebounds that make the difference, 19- 10 for Segafredo. The Emilians distribute offensive responsibilities better, going to the break with several players close to double figures (Belinelli and Cordinier 7, Clyburn, Hackett and Shengelia 8), but especially with a super Zizic, author of 10 points in Milan, who scores 10.

more continuous Bologna

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When operations resumed, the Messina team immediately made a 6-0 break and raised the defensive intensity, which blocked the Juventus attack. The inertia seems to change in favor of EA7, but Segafredo reacts again and responds with a 10-0, which comes from the great work under the boards of the V-Blacks, by Clyburn, Shengelia and Zizic, who send Virtus on +15 (48-63 at 27′). At the third buzzer Bologna leads 66-53. Mirotic takes his teammates on his shoulders and with several moves gets Olimpia back into the game, with 9 points in a row and above all the triple to make it -5 in the last 5 minutes of the match. However, Shengelia responds to the Milanese number 33 as a true leader and closes the race again. In the last minutes Segafredo manages the victory already acquired.

Milan: Mirotic 21, LeDay and Brooks 10

Virtus: Shengelia 19, Clyburn and Zizic 12