He threw a party in Barcelona and Armani is consolidating in the top eight! With an absolute protagonist Zach Lenday who scored 33 pointsEttore Messina’s team prevailed 94-81 of Barcelona and after 15 matches in the Euroleague rose to 6th placedeclaring himself present for the octave!
Sixth consecutive victory for the Milan team, which is preparing to come to OAKA for a match against Panathinaikos on Tuesday (17/12) in the first match of the “devil’s week”. Total decline for the “Blaugrana” who fell to eleventh place with a record of 8-7.
In the competitive part, Penaroja’s team entered the match dynamically, “building” significant differences, but LeDay and Shields kept Armani in touch with the score, with the first quarter ending at 24-16 in favor of the home team.
Mirotic was even more active in the offensive part in the second quarter, at a time when Barcelona was particularly misguided, as a result of which, two minutes after the start, the visitors were reduced to four (27-23). Gillespie and Brooks stepped into the equation by cutting to the basket for Armani, who stayed close at the break (43-40).
The match turned into a derby as Armani managed to get past despite Pander’s well-aimed shots with the score at 2:36 before the finale turns to 60-61. The streak of the Italians continued and even grew, after they entered the fourth quarter with a 16-point “air” (60-76).
The specific difference psychologically “collapsed” Barcelona, ​​who missed with irritating frequency, as a result of which Armani left… unscathed by “Palau” with a score 94-81.
The quarters: 24-16, 43-40, 60-76, 81-94.
Source: Sport Fm
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