Luwawu-Cabarrot 5 – Messina gives him 25 minutes, not particularly repaid by his performance.
Hoarseness 6 – A mix of good plays (9 points and 3 assists), some errors and, strangely, some rejected shots.
Tonut 7.5 – The best note of the evening: the confirmation of a player capable of making a difference even at European level, on one of the most difficult pitches in the Old Continent.
Melli 7.5 – Another author’s performance by the red and white captain: 16 points and 7 rebounds. Hoping those last 3 minutes on the bench aren’t related to an injury.
Baron 6.5 – Eliminated by two very dubious fouls in the fourth period, a game in which he cleverly exploits the pressure from Real to fetch fouls and serve assists, rather than forcing from outside.
Napier 7 – He confirms himself as a player of the highest level: 17 points and 8 assists.
St. Ricci – Three fouls in the five minutes he stays on the pitch.
Alviti does not
Hines 5 – A game in constant difficulty, with 1/5 from the field and problems against the Madrid big men.
Voigtmann 5 – The air ball on the possible overtaking and, above all, that heavy ingenuity on the final throw-in punish a game in which the size of the Iberian big men suffers, but still tries to make himself useful.
Coach Messina 6 – A match that, if possible, increases regrets for what could have been and will not be. Olimpia plays on an equal footing, on the field of one of the great favourites, even without Shields and Hall. A race decided by details (as some boos say ‘questionable’).
