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33-36 al 22′ – Milan opens with a nice basket from Hall in penetration. Barça replied with Davies on the 24 “siren after a great red and white defense and a triple from Mirotic from the corner.

28-34 START THIRD FOURTH – The first possession is for Barcelona. Milan returns to the field with Rodriguez, Grant, Hall, Melli and Hines.

MILAN STATISTICS – Olimpia shoots 8/19 from two (42%) and 5/8 from three (63%), has 10 turnovers and is at a disadvantage in the rebound fight (14-16 with 7 offensives allowed). Sergio Rodriguez is dominant with 15 3/4 points from the arc, followed by a very solid Ben Bentil (7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals), Nik Melli (5), Trey Kell (4, positive so far his debut in Euroleague), Hines (2) and Delaney (1).

STATISTICS BARCELONA – Barcelona shoots 8/16 from two (50%), 3/12 from three (25%) and suffers 11 turnovers, caused by an excellent red and white defense. Nikola Mirotic and Kyle Kuric are the Blaugrana top-scorers with 6 points each, followed by Davies (5), Jokubaitis (4), Laprovittola (3), Sanli and Smits (2).

28-34 END SECOND FOURTH – Triplona del Chacho from the dribble and Bentil’s basket in cut on an assist from Tarczewski. Time-out called by Jasikevicius on -7. Upon returning, Milan gives a triple from Mirotic from a loose ball on an offensive rebound after a clash between Bentil and Tarczewski. The second quarter ends with another canestrone in Rodriguez’s step-back on the siren.

25-27 al 18′ – Milan attacks the area again and goes to the line with Bentil (2/2). Hines stops Barcelona with two consecutive steals but Olimpia fails to take advantage of the good moment. Technician in Messina for protests after a foul in attack by Hines himself, administers Kuric from the line.

24-25 al 16′ – Milan comes back with a triple from Bentil’s tip that forces Jasikevicius to time out. Upon returning, triple in response from Kuric. Technical to Jasikevicius for protests after a lost ball, administers Delaney in the line, and counter-overtaking with an assist by Delaney for Hines in roll.

21-19 al 14′ – Barcelona still scored in the area twice with Davies, Olimpia responds with Kell from the average and a triple from Melli. Davies still digging in the area: second foul for Melli and 1/2 in the line.

16-14 al 12′ – Barça opens the fourth with a marvel of Jokubaitis in penetration. Delaney returns to the field for Milan after almost a month.

14-14 END OF FIRST FOURTH – Sanli hits from the average with a placed. Rodriguez surprises the Blaugrana defense in the back door and then overtakes everyone in penetration in the middle lane for four consecutive points. Barcelona respond with Smits approaching the basket and with a counterattack by Jokubaitis from Kell’s lost ball.

8-10 all’8′ – Overtaking Olimpia with a triple from Chacho’s dribble.

8-7 al 6′ – Moment of serious offensive break for Milan, Devon Hall is already back on the bench with two very quick fouls. Enter Kell and unlock the situation with a very elegant runner.

8-5 al 4′ – Two consecutive turnovers by Rodriguez hold back the red and white start. Mirotic hits the line (1/2) and Kuric overtakes on an attacking rebound. Milan returns to score with a fade-away from Melli, but Laprovittola burns the retina with a great triple coming out of the blocks.

2-3 al 2′ – Olimpia opens the game with a triple from Chacho. Barça scores its first points with Mirotic.

0-0 START OF THE RACE – The first possession is for Milan.

The starting five chosen by coach Sarunas Jasikevicius for Barcelona: Nicolas Laprovittola, Kyle Kuric, Nigel Hayes-Davis, Nikola Mirotic and Brandon Davies.

The starting five chosen by coach Ettore Messina for Milan: Sergio Rodriguez, Jerian Grant, Nicolò Melli, Ben Bentil and Kyle Hines. Confirmed the quintet with Melli as a small forward to face a Barcelona that loves to use a heavy set-up.

In the 12 on the scoresheet for Olimpia there is also Trey Kell, making his official Euroleague debut after wearing the red and white shirt for the first time this season on Sunday in the championship match against Tortona.

Coach Ettore Messina will not have the injured Shavon Shields, Gigi Datome and Dinos Mitoglou available, but recovers Malcolm Delaney, kept at rest in the two championship games against Virtus Bologna and Tortona due to the exacerbation of a knee problem. Even Barcelona, ​​however, finds again Brandon Davies e Sergi martinez, both negativized after missing Sunday’s championship match against Manresa. Long-term residents Nick Calathes and Alex Abrines are always out.

This is the 19th direct clash between Barcelona and Olympia in the modern Euroleague era. The Blaugrana are ahead 11-7 in the general account e 6-2 on the home parquet: Milan has not won in Catalonia for four years.