Basketball, Serie A: Milan takes the “derby of Italy”. Venice finds a smile again – Sport
Milan, January 5, 2022 – 2022 begins with a successArmani AX Milan: in the recovery of the thirteenth day of Basketball Serie A – postponed for several cases of Covid-19 in the red and white group – the team of coach Ettore Messina has imposed itself for 102-99 on Virtus Segafredo Bologna after extra time. The emotions therefore, despite the many absences on both fronts, were not lacking and to put their stamp on the red and white victory they thought about it Jerian Grant (20 points), Devon Hall (18), Sergio Rodriguez (16 points and 9 assists) and Ben Bentil.
Virtus, however, was not enough 34 points of a Marco Belinelli able to match his career peak and Milos Teodosic’s double double (18 points and 10 assists). Milan started strong (14-4) and managed to resist the first return of Virtus, closing at +9 (54-45) a first half in which they shot with 10/17 from three. After the long break, the “Black Vu” held on to the flickers of Teodosic and Belinelli but Milan was not intimidated and continued to run up to +13 6 ‘from the end of the fourth quarter (84-71). All finished? Not even for a dream because always thecoupled Teodosic-Belinelli he kept alive the hopes of a Bolognese comeback. Hopes that took shape when, a few seconds from the end, Grant missed the free throws who probably closed the speech and Belinelli, the red and white defense and the baskets of Hall.
Venice regains victory
I also smiled for theUmana Reyer Venice who, despite the rotations still together with the bone, found the way to success after three defeats, beating GeVi Napoli 79-75 On the shields in the orogranata formation a Mitchel Watt towering under the boards with his 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. However, the contribution of Stefano Tonut, author of 15 points, is also valuable. The Neapolitans have long led the race with personality and thanks to the capital performances of Arnas Velicka and Markis McDuffie (17 points each) but, after also touching +9, they suffered the climb of Venice which in the final put the head ahead thanks to Watt and Sanders and then managed to carry the victory.
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