«The partials of the second, third and fourth period tell us that there was balance. To fill the gap serve the PalaCarrara », says Brienza

«Unfortunately we paid for the many turnovers. But the team never gave up. Net of the two defeats, I am happy with the evidence offered by the boys ». On the one hand the bitterness for the 2-0 in favor of Verona. On the other hand, the pride of playing also game 2 without until the last possession or almost. Nicola Brienza he is satisfied with his team, but he asks them for the last step to keep the series going.

«We both played a good match. The partials of the second, third and fourth periods tell us that there was balance. The ramer is for the start, with those five points granted to Pini – underlines the coach of Pistoiese basket – We can’t afford it against a team like Verona. It was still a good race. Grant made a great performance, but we played it, having in hand the ball of the possible draw in the final minutes. We are there and close again, even if the trend compared to race 1 was decidedly different“.

Without it JohnsonInjured in the first part of the match, and with various elements with problems of fouls, the Scaligera managed to get to the head of the GTG puzzle. «The difference between Verona and us is there, because they have such a long roster that they are able to overcome the problems and find resources from the bench. As for us, we left after a minute and a half with Skinny with two fouls, and we know that for us they are all indispensable“. The regrets, however, are already behind us: on the horizon there is race 3 at PalaCarrara. «I hope that our audience can guarantee us an extra push to fill the small gap that emerged between us and them in these first two games. I expect a lot of people, surely we will sell our skin dearly“.