On the opening day of the Regular Season of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, the one that sees opposites at the Mediolanum Forum was chosen as Game of the week Olimpia Milan e CSKA Moscow, protagonists of the final for the third place of last season (two ball at 20:30). Among other things, coach Ettore Messina is celebrating his birthday today, but everyone has only allowed themselves a small distraction with the coach’s birthday cake after having carried out the planned shootaround.
The shootaround ahead of the debut in @EuroLeague tonight against CSKA!
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In the Armani home, only one weightlessness, that of Troy Daniels injured. Two, however, but of little importance in the ranks of the Russians as per the injury report of the day. Shortly before the two-ball, Messina will communicate the twelve who will go on the field. Biligha and Alviti remain outside.
Before the duo ball, a minute of meditation was provided to honor the memory of Dusan Ivkovic.
1st quarter – Datome’s shot error, triple for Shved who opens the match. Bad news for CSKA with Milutinov coming out with the help of his teammates after a knee injury in 2’04 “. Gigi Datome’s triple unlocks Olimpia. From long distance he also hits Lundberg, while Shields scores 5 from the average -6. After a free throw from Shengelia, Delaney misses an open shot but after the offensive rebound Nicolò Melli shoots the advantage: 8-7. Kurbanov responds who then crushes on the counterattack: CSKA ahead 8-12. First points in the race for Hall, but CSKA places a mini partial with the points of Shved and the free throws of Shengelia: Milan under 10-18. Entrance for Hines who scores in transition leaning on the scoreboard. But Kurbanov on fire on the other side: triple from the corner of 12 -21. Rodriguez! From long distance the Spanish playmaker signs the -6. Mitoglou also scores. Clyburn’s line, 2/2. Nice final quarter: lucky action by the guests, with Hackett finding two points from the average in extremis. Rodriguez tightrope walker on the other side, easy support . Clyburn from three brings CSKA back to +10. Kyle Hines’ pad at the end of the time ends the first quarter: Milan under 21-29.
2nd quarter – Devon Hall scores two points on the iron. Bomb also for Bolomboy for CSKA, but Olimpia is there: Hines placed on an assist from Rodriguez, 25-32. Partial Milan: triple by Delaney, counterattack by Rodriguez and -2! After the CSKA timeout, the Russians rely on Clyburn who with a non-trivial half-hook unlocks the scoresheet of his team. But Hall’s four points are worth the draw, up to the advantage that bears the signature of Nicolò Melli. And it is the Olimpia co-captain himself who wins a foul on the three-point line: 2/3 for Melli, 38-36. Shved settles the score but still Devon Hall! Triple of 41-38. Lundberg captures the offensive rebound, blows the defender and leans on the iron. Pressing CSKA, Shields takes advantage of it and finds himself 1vs1 and manages to lean on the iron. But still Clyburn, triple of 43-43. Hines makes 1/2 while the game is stopped. Shved’s basket ends the first half: CSKA ahead 44-45 on Olimpia Milano.
3rd quarter – Voigtmann and Melli open the scoring. CSKA ahead and Milan immediately in contact. Olimpia presses, with some good pass in defense, five points in a row by Shields in the 25th minute are worth the overtaking 55-53 and the timeout. It starts with the free riders of Voigtmann and Melli, in great shape. Hines for +4, but the return Hackett shortens. The unsportsmanlike for Voigtmann is a 1/2 of Ricci in the line + two of Shields in action 62-57 with 3’09 “. Voigtmann again shortens, some action without baskets and the breakthrough of Mitoglou on Shengelia with 47 seconds at the end of the fourth At 30 ‘it is 62-59.
.@shields3uno with that strong putback dunk ????#7DAYSMagicMoment pic.twitter.com/0izLitsk4L
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4th quarter – It takes 2 ‘for Shields’ basket and another 30 seconds for the two-player game between Hines and Rodriguez. The 66-59 home +7 is worth a timeout for Dimitris Itoudis. Upon returning, Shved does not sting, and Ricci adds two more. It’s up to Lundberg to shorten. Hines and Lundberg at 35 ‘on the line are 70-63. Another tear of Armani, with Shields 2/3 to the free and the recovery with a basket by Rodriguez 74-63 with 4’32 “. Clyburn recovers two points, but Milan with Melli 1/2 in the line and a recovery hold high initiative. With 2’36 “, Hackett’s foul on Melli forces CSKA to another suspension. At 2 ‘from the siren, Rodriguez’s +13 triple seems decisive. Grigonis finds two free throws in the 40th minute, but CSKA’s forcing has no chance. Olimpia controls well and Rodriguez’s triple seals Armani’s victory. It ends 84-74.
Weight competition for two new players from Olimpia: Nicolò Melli (15p + 6r + 1as, 24 of evaluation) and Devon Hall (11p). The certainties come from Rodriguez and Shields (17 each) more ready for individual actions when the race has become really physical. The abandonment of Milutinov forced CSKA to suffer in the center of the area, the excellent performance of Lundberg (13p + 7r + 6as, 23 of evaluation), followed by Clyburn (12p).
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