A storming Alba swept poor Armani Milano 83-63 in Berlin for Game 18 of the EuroLeague to move them to 6-12, making it their second consecutive win and forcing the Italian champions to their second straight loss since from three consecutive successes in the event.
Gondaleth’s players took an early lead, went +12 at halftime and went on a 7-0 run in the fourth quarter at +15 and +20 in the final minutes.
In this, Law contributed more with 17, Smith with 16 and Lammers with 12 points. For the Italians, Luvavu-Cambaro was rescued with 26 and Davis with 12 points.
The match
Armani “knocked” into the opponent’s racket at the beginning of the match and took a 4-0 lead over the Germans, but the home team found solutions with peripheral shots and took a 5-4 lead, with the lead then alternating for a few minutes between the two sides three points. On a 5-0 run, Alba led 13-9 and, on another 5-0 run, 18-10, with Blatt ending the first quarter at 20-12.
The Israeli international forward’s three-pointer made it +9 for the Albatross at the start of the second period, and Alba maintained +6 to +9 during that period. Thomas reduced it to 25-21 for the Italian champions, but a 6-0 run by the German champions brought the +10 with many attacking options. Armani’s Americans went on an 8-0 run to cut it to -2 for Ettore Messina’s team, but Alba’s went on an 8-0 run to make it 45-33 at halftime. The Germans excelled in rebounding and shooting and the Italians had good percentages in two-pointers.
Alba reached +14 at the start of the third period, Armani’s 4-0 run reduced it to -9 and the difference fluctuated between +9 and +11 with most of the solutions found by Gondaleth’s players. Hines cut to -8 and with a 4-0 run, Armani cut to 57-51, but Zusman’s 3-pointer made it 60-51 at the end of the quarter.
Baron’s three-pointer made it 60-54 at the start of the fourth period and the second from the American -5 for the Italians, who had raised their percentages from 6.75. However, Alba responded with a 7-0 run from the perimeter and racket and reached +12 with Zusman as the protagonist. Smith’s three-pointer brought +15 and effectively ended the “modest ceremony”, with the difference going back and forth to +13 to +15. Smith’s three-pointer brought +16, the American himself brought +20 and the match finally ended at 83-63.
THE DECADES: 20-12, 45-33, 60-51, 83-63
The statistics
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