96-89 ends up in the Spanish house: Thursday’s challenge at the forum with Barcelona becomes decisive for Olimpia
Milan tries, but Real is stronger. The Olimpia falls 96-89 in Real’s house, which wins a fundamental race for the post-sixon race. Three days after the end, the Messina team is now eleventh at a game away from the play-in area. The reaction of the second half is not enough: the blancos escape at the start and resist in the final thanks to the 21 points of Musa and the physical domain of Tavares. For the EA7, Thursday’s challenge at the forum with Barcelona becomes decisive.
Real domain
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I start all uphill for Olimpia, who has no countermeasures for the Tavares-Garuba couple. The two long reals dominate in the area by marking 14 of the first 20 points of the blancos, which are the masters in rebound (7 offensive and 21 total against 12 of the EA7). Milan remains dry of Triple for over 15 ‘, Real escapes on +15 but the Olympia takes advantage of Tavares’ minutes of rest: the second lines impact well, Caruso puts energy and Shields unlocks, but Musa punishes from the arch before the triple of Llull, which marks at the end with a crazy shot on the scoreboard. The two teams return to the changing rooms on 54-41.
missed comeback
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Despite the difficulties of the first half, the Olimpia reaction comes. With Leday and Causeur, before Nikola Mirotic’s flame. Montenegrino creates seven consecutive points, Stoppa Hezonja, steals a ball, and Milan shortens until -4, reopening a game that seemed closed. And it is at that moment that the Real champions come out. Campazzo marks and directs, Hezonja finds two important baskets and Musa chastises the defense of EE7 several times. Real escapes again, also touching the +20, but detaches the plug too early: Causeur and Brooks try a desperate comeback but the weather is not there. Mirotic’s triple at the end, however, leaves the advantage in Milan in Milan.
Real Madrid: Musa 21, Tavares 19, Campazzo 11
Milan: Leday 15, Mirotic 14, Causeur 13
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