The Messina team suffers their thirteenth defeat of the season, despite the excellent performances of Napier and Hall. Mumbru’s Spaniards return to success thanks to a great second half: it ends 84-72
Second consecutive defeat for Olimpia, which collapsed at Fonteta against Valencia 84-72 at the end of a balanced match and decided by the Spanish team’s super second half. Mumbru’s team wins a fundamental direct clash to get closer to the playoff zone, condemning Milan to their thirteenth defeat in this Euroleague. The Messina team surrenders despite 37 points from the Napier-Hall duo and an 11-point lead at the start of the third quarter. Ex Brandon Davies leads Valencia’s comeback (52-32 second half score), while the other ex Kevin Pangos does badly.
defense and hall
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The start of the match is balanced and at a low pace: Valencia tries to exploit offensive mismatches, Olimpia only scores from the line in the first 5 minutes. After a mini-partial by Davies and Ojeleye, the Milanese attack gets into the game: Napier and Hall keep the Messina team in touch and the first quarter ends 21-19 for the Spaniards. EA7 raises the intensity in both halves of the field, and Devon Hall is once again the protagonist: first with the steal, then the triple for Olimpia’s first lead. The American guard ends the first half with 12 points, and the Italian champions go to rest with an 8-point advantage (40-32) despite the terrible percentages from 3 (3/12, 7/26 at the end of the game). It is the defense that definitely increases the number of shots, allowing Mumbru’s team just 11 points in the second quarter.
collapse
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The start of the second half suggests the best for Olimpia: Napier, Melli and Shields (with limited playing time) give Milan a double-digit lead, but a ball stolen by Davies launches Valencia’s comeback. The EA7 switches off, Davies and Ojeleye lead the run of 13-0: Reuvers’ triple gives the advantage to the Spaniards, who close the third quarter at 61-59. In the last 10′ errors increased for both teams, and Napier’s individual plays put Olimpia back ahead. For Valencia, however, Davies responds, capable of gaining 4 laps on the line before the +6 achieved by Ojeleye. Milan no longer has any, and Pradilla’s triple from the corner sounds like the knockout shot. In the last minute there was also glory for Robertson, the fifth player in double figures for the home team. Valencia returns to success after three consecutive defeats, while EA7 remains in thirteenth place.
VALENCIA – Davies 15, Jones 15, Ojeleye 14 OLIMPIA MILANO – Napier 20, Hall 17, Melli 8
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2024-01-19 22:06:17
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