Two 24 hours after her first defeat of the season, the Armani returned immediately to victories and good performances, prevailing with characteristic comfort 79-62 of the Red Star in Milan, a game that ended the 7th game of the Euroleague.
The Italians completely dominated the match, imposing their own rhythm from the beginning and from the very first ten minutes they had “cleared” the match with +20 (24-4). Somehow so easily and simply, the whole of Ettore Messina … unwrapped the gift of Barcelona, which was previously defeated by Maccabi, catching the “balugrana” in peak of the scoreboard with a record of 6-1.
Top for the winners was Shields with 18 points, while valuable help was offered by Troy Daniels (12 points) and Dinos Mitoglou (9 points, 3 rebounds). For the Serbs, he fought alone Luka Mitrovic with 17 points and 7 rebounds.
The match:
THE Armani came in determined to give answers after the defeat suffered on Tuesday by Bayern in Munich. Playing amazing defense and with Shields first “violin” in the executive part, the Milan team found 13 unanswered points at the beginning of the match, keeping the Red in zero for just over six minutes (13-2 in 6 ‘)! Two consecutive three-pointers by Daniels, but also a goal foul by Mitoglou shot the difference at +20 (24-4), with the quarter closing 24-6 with a two-pointer by Dobrich.
The explosive start brought a little complacency to the hosts, something that was exploited by the Serbs who with a long counterattack and with Dobric-Mitrovic offering important solutions in scoring reduced until 11 (36-25 in 18 ‘). With baskets of Mitoglou and Shields, Armani raised the difference to … initial levels, closing at halftime with 43-27.
The same scenario continued in the second half, with the Italians holding the difference in double digits with characteristic ease, pressing the “throttle” whenever needed. The third period is over at +12 (62-50), with the fourth and last ten minutes acquiring an early procedural character, when with a quick 8-0 they shot the difference in +19 (72-53 in 33 ‘), with the final score being 79-62.
The quarters: 24-6, 43-27, 62-50, 79-62.
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