Burnell’s 21 points are not enough for Germani to put the final back in a tie. Decisive for the V-Nere Shengelia and Taylor. The series now moves to Lombardy but the Felsinei have 3 matches points
Race-2 of the LBA finals is from Virtus. At the Segafredo Arena, the Vu Nere hold again in Bada Brescia 75-65 thanks to an asphyxiating defense, which limits Germani in the fundamental moments of the match. And so, despite Burnell’s 21 points (Best Realizer of the evening), Bologna carries out 2-0 in the series. Tuesday we will return to the field for Race-3 at the Palaleoness, where Ivanovic’s men will have the first (three) match point for the Scudetto.
so many mistakes
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Ready away and it is immediately a rain of triples: Hackett and Taylor light up the Segafredo Arena, Ivanovic and Rivers respond. It is a balanced race start, with Virtus who makes a big voice under the basket with his long and Brescia who flies with Burnell’s accelerations. In the second period, the Vu Nere continue to dominate the struggle in rebound, but they lack cynicism and cannot exploit the greatest volume of shots to dig the first furrow, the star percentages of the start of match seem to have disappeared. Germani also has something to reproach: in the moment of less offensive fluidity of the opponents, the too many balls lost allow the bianconeri to resume rhythm on the counterattack. And so, despite the difficulties of shooting (7/26 in the second quarter), Virtus produces the first mini-break that allows it to return to the changing rooms of 7 lengths (39-32).
Brescia gives way
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He starts playing again with the inertia still on the shoulders of the Segafredo, which maintains the advantage thanks to an excellent defensive organization. Brescia’s reaction comes at the end of the third period, with Burnell who asserts himself on both sides of the field and with the Dowe-Bilan couple who again credibility to the Lombard attack. But when the lioness returns to a single possession of disadvantage, here he climbs to the chair Shengelia. The poet’s team suffers the blow, he returns to losing bloody balls in the last quarter and this time it is the triples of Pajola and Taylor who makes the black vu fly again. Bologna lowers the gate once again, this time for the Leoness there is no escape: Virtus wins Race-2 75-65 and now he will try to close the series away from home.
Virtus: SHENGELIA 15, Taylor 13, Pajola 11
Brescia: Burnell 21, Ivanovic 12, Comv 10
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