73-84: Valencia Basket suffers in Milan to match its best start in the Euroleague
He Valencia Basket achieved its seventh victory in ten Euroleague days after beating Olimpia Milan by 73-84. Xavi’s Albertwho wasted an 18-point lead, came back from an eight-point deficit in the final quarter with a spectacular 14-33 run. Kameron Taylor (17 points), Armoni Brooks (16) and T.J. Shorts (15) led a victory that allows the Taronja team to equal its best historical start in the competition.
He Valencia Basket started like a cyclone in Milan. The first five minutes were enough to establish a devastating partial of 2-20, with Kameron Taylor and the connection between TJ Shorts and Neal Sako as great protagonists. However, the Valencian rotations and the appearance of Leandro Bolmaro They completely changed the match. The Argentine led the Italian reaction until reducing the difference to 15-24 at the end of the first quarter.
The visitors’ advantage continued to disappear during the second period. The Olympia Milan came within just two points (26-28) against a Valencia without offensive fluidity and with problems maintaining its defensive intensity. The appearance of Armoni Brooks allowed us to regain some stability, although a three-pointer from Giampaolo Ricci At the horn he made it 37-40 at halftime.
The problems of Valencia They got worse after the break. The taronja team suffered especially in the direction of the game when TJ Shorts He was not on the court and conceded a 12-0 run to close the third quarter with his biggest deficit (59-51). But everything changed in the last ten minutes. The triples of Taylor and Brookstogether with the interior work of Sako, promoted a partial 0-11 that returned the Valencia to the party. He Olympia He resisted and managed to even the score (67-67), but the appearance of Shorts was decisive.
Technical sheet
Armani Milan, 73 – Valencia Basket, 84
73.- Armani Milan (15+22+22+14): , Cole (9), Mathews (-) Peters (5), Hall (3), Wright (6), -starting five- Burnell (2), Diop (11), Thompson (2), Ricci (10), Guduric (9) and Bolmaro (16).
84.- Valencia Basket (24+16+11+33): TJ Shorts (15), Saint-Supéry (2), Taylor (17), Osetkowski (6), Sako (14) – starting five – Cárdenas (3), Moore (2), Corbalán (2), Brooks (16), Puerto (5) and Rivero (2).
Referees: Nedovic (SLO), Kowalski (POL) and Peerandi (EST). No eliminated.
Incidents: match corresponding to the tenth day of the regular phase of the Euroleague played at the Unipol Forum in Assago (Italy) in front of about six thousand spectators.
The point guard assumed command of the Valencian attack and, although Devon Hall brought the Italian team within two points (71-73) with two minutes left, the Valencia responded with a connection between Shorts and Sako and a fundamental triple from Brooks. The defense finished sentencing a victory that ended with the final 73-84.
