He celebrated a great victory over the pioneer Real Madrid and approached ten h Armani Milan!
Having an excellent night from Savon Shields and Nikola Mirotis, Ettore Messina’s team found themselves leading by as much as 21 points (41-28) just before the end of the first half and finally managed to beat the “queen” with 81-76returning to positive results after two consecutive defeats and improving her record to 11-15!
Leading for the triumphant ones Shields (27p, 4/8 three-pointers) and Mirotic (23 points, 6/7 three-pointers, 5 rebounds), while for Real, which fell to 22-4 but remains top within a safe distance of second-placed Barcelona, ​​they stood out Muse (12p) and Hezonia (11p, 3 rib).
The match
It was Real who came into the Mediolanum Forum game the better, with Tavares, Dek and Campacho giving them a 7-2 lead, before Shields hit his first three-pointer to make it 5-7. With Campacho doing everything Armani’s defense wanted, the visitors took a 12-5 lead, but somewhere along the line came Mirotic, who starred in an 18-7 Armani run to close the first period with a small head Start (23-19).
With Mirotic making 3/3 3-pointers, the hosts pushed their lead to +17 (36-19), while Real could not keep up with the frenetic pace, having low percentages in 2-pointers and 3-pointers. With Shields reaching 18 points, Armani extended its lead to +21 (48-27)before Tavares shaped it 48-29 at the end of the first half.
Real came back from the locker room trying to counterattack by finding rhythm in attack, but remained vulnerable defensively and Armani remained at a “safe distance” (64-45). The “queen” managed to score 25 points in the third quarter (having scored 27 in 20 minutes of the first half), dropping to -12 (66-54) entering the “final stretch” of the match.
Real’s pressure peaked in the fourth period, with Rodriguez hitting back-to-back 3-pointers to cut the deficit to 69-62 and the momentum clearly on the visitors’ side. Yule and Yabuselli brought Real within “breathing distance” (71-69), but Mirotic answered with a big three-pointer. Moussa kept Real close until the final seconds, but Armani protected their slim lead, winning with the final 81-76.
The quarters: 23-19, 48-29, 66-54, 81-76
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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