In Milan, Messina’s men get the better of the Spaniards who have dominated the Euroleague up to now
Milan does the feat at home against Real Madrid, reigning champion and absolute dominator of this Euroleague. It ends 81-76 for Messina’s men who get back up after two defeats in a row in Europe. Shields was decisive, scoring 27 points and Mirotic scoring 23. EA7 won an important match to try to dream of the play-in again.
amazing start
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Milan started with difficulty, but emerged in the second part of the quarter, thanks to Shields (11) and Mirotic (8), who scored 19 as a pair. At 10′ it’s 23-19 for Olimpia. EA7 scores a sensational 21-0 run between the end of the first period and the first part of the second. Real Madrid misses many shots (8/27 from the field) and Messina’s men take advantage of it, taking advantage of the offensive transitions. Shields continued in the same vein as the beginning and finished the first half with 18 points. At the long break it was 48-29 for the home team. The Spaniards are down 26-13 in rebounding.
real return
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Olimpia managed the result in the third quarter, despite suffering a 7-0 break. The Lombards’ match drops in offensive intensity, but the defense holds up. At the stroke of the third siren it is 66-54 for EA7. Milan started badly in the decisive quarter. Five points scored and a bloody 15-2 run for Mateo’s men, who come back into contact. Messina’s men withstood the attack defensively (despite 47 points from the Spaniards in the second half) and managed to bring home a prestigious victory.
Olimpia Milan: Shields 27, Mirotic 23, Lo 8
Real Madrid: Musa 12, Hezonja 11, Deck 8
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