Basketball Serie A, 27th day: Venice continues to win

Olimpia wins with 25 points from Alviti. In the replay of the 2019 championship challenge, the former Brooks decides for Reyer

Serie A on the field on Easter Saturday for the 27th day.

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Act of force of Milan that stretches Naples and maintains the home unbeatenness, 90-67. The GeVi resists until halfway through the race thanks to the verve of Rich and McDuffie, in the sparkling second half Olimpia that closes with 5 men in double figures, an evening as a mvp for Alviti top scorer at 25.

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Balanced start with Milan that takes advantage of the initiatives of Shields, McDuffie and the great former Gudaitis on the scoresheet for Naples, 5-4. The AX raises the defensive wall which forces the guest attack to be forced to several times, a triple from Alviti certifies the first break, 10-4. Rich is released but it is always Olimpia who lead the dance with the former Triestine still on the scoresheet, 14-6. Shuffles the cards coach Buscaglia looking for the energy of Lombardi, the impact of the other former luxury Luca Vitali is also positive, Rich brings Gevi back to only one possession, 16-14. Messina responds by giving space to the eternal Hines-Rodriguez, does not give up Naples which also finds the good initiatives of Uglietti, 21-18. Milan takes advantage of the greater power in the colored area, without fear Buscaglia’s troop widens the field with intelligence, four points by Zerini and dunk on the counterattack for McDuffie for parity at an altitude of 25. AX that clings to the usual attacking rebounds Melli, the former Pelicans catches McDuffie’s third foul but does not change the course of the match, Rich’s blaze and new draw, 33-33. A couple of star plays by Rodriguez and Shields keep the hosts ahead at half time, 43-37. After the long break, Olimpia tries the shoulder lead by Shields and Melli again, first red and white margin in double figures, 50-39. Winning abbreviation for the troop of coach Messina who bites in defense, the Milanese advantage extends with Hines overflowing in paint, 55-41. The fourth penalty arrives for Parks which complicates the task even more for the Neapolitans, the AX spreads with Grant also on target, 61-41. It sinks even at minus 33 Napoli that no longer finds confidence in attack, space for the second lines for Milan that closes 90-67.

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Milano: Alviti 25, Shields 12, Hines 1

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Napoli: Rich 14, McDuffie 11, Lombardi 8

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SASSARI-VENICE 63-66

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Reyer’s winning streak continues. Despite the absences, De Raffaele’s team conquers the PalaSerradimigni, guided by the precision of Stone and the work in Watt’s painting, even if Brooks – formerly on duty – decides the race. First part of the game in favor of the guests; in a very physical contest, to create the tear for Reyer is the defense of the orogranata, Sassari cannot find clean passing lines especially against the area, while Stone first and Watt then make the difference in attack by building the double-digit advantage .

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Dinamo clings to Gentile and Bendzius, but does not find continuity in the attacking phase, also paying dearly for several long-range shooting errors: 28-38 in the 10 ‘. After the long break comes the reaction of the hosts, which passes through Logan’s defense and offensive skills, Venezia does not find the same effectiveness in the area and, thanks to the difficult rotations due to absences and fouls management, he still finds in Cerella the resource to prevent completely losing inertia and keeping the lead in the race. Everything is decided in the final, after a very physical last quarter, see the duel between Bilan and Watt: the decisive break arrives at 49 “from the end, Brooks works well in the low post and finds +1, Sassari fails to replicate and again once Brooks finds a fundamental offensive rebound to take seconds away from the hosts, Tonut does the rest from the line for the final +3, which Sassari fails to equalize with Logan’s last shot: 63-66 the final.

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Sassari: Bendzius 19, Bilan 15, Logan 12
Venezia: Stone, Watt 15, Tonut 12

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