He made it 2-0 and goes… full for the title Armani Milan!
Two days after its 92-82 win over Virtueshis team Ettore Messina held their ground again, bending the Bologna team harder this time (79-76), in the second Italian league final between them.
The game was a derby throughout the 40 minutes, with the lead changing hands more than a few times. Thanks to a burst early in the fourth period, the home team took the lead with +7 (72-65), five minutes before the finale. Virtus responded with one as well 8-0 streak took the lead (72-73) with 1:45 to go.
Somewhere there, Shields he took the situation upon himself and with five collected points gave the victory to Armani, with Teodosic on the other hand, to be… fatal for Virtus, after he missed a three-pointer in the final, with which he would have sent the match to overtime.
Leading for the winners was Shields with 18 points, with Baron and Napier to add 12 points respectively. For the guests, the first scorer was Sengelia with 18, with Belinelli to follow with 14 points.
Now, the series – judged on 4 wins – is transferred to Bologna and the home of Virtus, with the third game of the finals scheduled for next Wednesday (14/06, 21:30).
More in a while…
The quarters: 14-17, 38-35, 57-54, 79-76.
Source: Sport Fm
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