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TOP SCORER – MILANO: Mirotic 18; BAYERN: Edwards 25
It therefore ends 78-79 for Bayern, who are moving higher and higher in the standings (11-7); 9-8 for Milan which remains in play-in limbo.
Mid-range stop by Shields who unscrews himself, tries a half-hook, but misses. Bayern wins, at the last shot, with a mocking turn of iron.
78-79 1/2 Weiler-Babb.
The review comes to the table now, to check who should shoot to the line, but it is clearly Weiler-Babb.
Edwards misses from a three, rebounding chaos, foul by LeDay, 11″8 to go. Weiler-Babb goes to the line.
Causeur stops Edwards with a foul, bonus also used up by Milan, 24″7 to play. And 14″ for action.
78-78 CAUSEUR'S PENETRATION RESPONSE! 35″ to go.
76-78 Edwards beats Causeur and supports, 50″ to go.
Voigtmann's normal foul remains, bonus used up by Bayern.
At -1'23” foul on Mirotic by Voigtmann, there is a review of the trio to understand what needs to be done with it.
76-76 Steal and support by Edwards, -1'35”.
76-74 Obst dump by Edwards, triple from -1'50”.
76-71 ZACH LEDAY! STILL THREE! And this time the minutes to go are 2'10”!
73-71 FABIEN CAUSEUR WITH THE TRIPLE OPEN FROM THE CORNER! And now it's Herbert who has to call a timeout with 3 minutes left!
70-71 Nice ball for Shields' layup, 4'25” to go.
68-71 Very quick transition with Booker's dunk, Messina's timeout arrives immediately with 4'44” to play.
68-69 What Voigtmann did. Scary, extremely violent slam, almost knocking down the Forum's irons.
68-67 Very quick reply from Weiler-Babb, 5'50” to go.
68-65 ARMONI BROOKS WITH THE TRIPLE FOR +3 MILAN!
65-65 NEBO! Voigtmann sweeps it away but they are two valid ones because the ball was on the rim.
Fourth foul by Mirotic who loses Voigtmann, 7'20” to go.
After the third foul (in attack) by Mirotic comes the timeout on the pitch. Foul in attack which, however, leaves him with some doubts.
63-65 Stop and shot by Mirotic, 18 for him!
The throw-in was awarded to Milan, and not the free throws to Mirotic.
However, there is a challenge from Herbert: according to him (and Yebo) the foul came first.
Mirotic tries to go towards the basket against Yebo, earns a foul and two free throws at -8'23”.
61-65 Mirotic with the correction to the basket after LeDay's error!
Normal foul confirmed.
Less than a minute and review for potential unsportsmanlike foul in Yebo's attempted transition on Bolmaro. Challenge requested by Messina.
The last quarter begins.
TOP SCORER – MILANO: Mirotic 14; BAYERN: Booker 21
Edwards makes a mistake in penetration, the third period ends and therefore we enter 10 important minutes, which could give an important victory to one side or the other.
59-65 2/2 Yes.
Rebound foul by Nebo on Yebo, free.
59-63 Three by Edwards in the corner.
Bolmaro remains linked with Booker, a foul by the Argentine and the bonus used up by Milan now, with 1'31” left to go in the third quarter.
59-60 1/2 LeDay.
LeDay earns two free throws, third foul by Booker who has to start paying attention.
58-60 2/2 Yes.
Mirotic's slap on Yebo's flying support attempt, free.
58-58 2/2 Mirotic.
Attempted quick transition by Mirotic, who struggles to receive, but is feared enough to have three of them running towards him: two more free throws arrive.
56-58 2/2 Shields.
Shields attacks Booker, draws a foul and free throws.
54-58 Edwards left alone from three and he punishes, less than 3' at the end of the third quarter.
54-55 Edwards pierces the entire Milanese defense and easily supports.
54-53 SHIELDS! Which he receives from Mirotic's exhaust!
51-53 Edwards puts Bayern back ahead.
51-51 Double trip to the line for Dimitrijevic, 1/2.
And now comes the television timeout, with 4 minutes and a little more left in the third quarter.
50-51 Edwards still entering.
50-49 Dimitrijevic with dribble, stop and shot!
48-49 Booker only three, scored. 19 for him.
We arrive halfway through the third quarter.
48-46 MIROTIC! Here's the triple, on the sixth attempt!
45-46 He collects a pair of Booker free throws, sending them both home.
45-44 Dimitrijevic with the stop and shot!
43-44 Booker makes a mistake, finds the ball in his hand and then manages to place it against the scoreboard. 2 minutes into the third quarter.
43-42 Booker with the half-hook.
43-40 CAUSEUR! With elegant support!
41-40 NEBO! And the dunk is worth Milan's advantage!
The third quarter begins.
10.01pm A few moments into the third quarter.
9.58pm One of Booker's numbers from the first quarter.
9.55pm Let's remember that the Euroleague, in fact, never stops: there will be basketball to watch even during Christmas, with matches on the 26th and 27th (Milan on the 26th, Virtus Bologna on the 27th).
9.52pm An Olimpia with two faces so far: the first up to 6-24, with a slow and often difficult pace even in defence, the second with a much better attitude and with the LeDay-Mirotic pairing to infuse adequate energy.
TOP SCORER – MILANO: LeDay 10; BAYERN: Booker 10
Bayern missed several shots at the siren, a second quarter ended 39-40 which definitely put things back in balance.
Infringement of the 24 with Napier keeping the ball in his hands, 37″1 at halftime.
39-40 NEBO! Dunked after Mirotic drew the defense onto himself.
37-40 Nice ball for Booker who manages to put it towards the basket.
37-38 Nebo arrives from the baseline for the comfortable support.
35-38 Edwards scores the front triple for +3 Bayern.
35-35 3/3 Mirotic, draw!
First, however, timeout called by Herbert.
Mirotic sees Booker fly towards him on the triple (after an admirable steal from Causeur), three free throws arrive which could mean parity 3'28″ from the break.
32-35 2/2 Mirotic.
Edwards stops Mirotic with a foul after Shields' beautiful ball from the tip, other free throws. Bayern who have long since exhausted their bonus.
30-35 2/2 Mirotic.
Voigtmann forced to stop Mirotic's penetration with a foul, free.
28-35 Bad defensive rotation by Milan who launches Voigtmann for the dunk.
We have reached the halfway point of the second quarter.
28-33 DIMITRIJEVIC! Another movement with a great feint and shot!
26-33 Nice ball for Nebo who has no problems scoring.
24-33 Quick transition closed by Bitim.
24-31 Pure garra basket by Da Silva who beats Milan's revved-up defense.
24-29 STILL CAUSEUR! Showtime for three! 7'30” until halftime.
21-29 Very prompt response from Obst.
21-26 CAUSEUR! And from 6-24 came a run of 15-2!
18-26 Dimitrijevic! Great basket off the dribble and there's a timeout now for Bayern.
16-26 2/2 LeDay.
LeDay attacks Bitim, gets the foul and the two incoming free throws.
The second quarter begins.
TOP SCORER – MILANO: LeDay 8; BAYERN: Booker 8
The first quarter ends, Olimpia limiting the damage after a first quarter that seemed to be going in a decidedly bad direction.
14-26 Triple by LeDay, tries to get a shock in Milan.
11-26 Fadeaway for Zach LeDay. Last minute of the quarter.
9-26 1/2 Nebo, and in any case this is an important moment for Milan given the return to the field of its center.
8-26 Extremely powerful dunk by Booker.
8-24 Milan is unlocked with Dimitrijevic.
6-24 Bad loss for Milan, Booker penetrates easily, 11/15 Bayern and Messina timeout. Very revisable attitude.
6-22 Another triple by Booker.
6-19 Triple by Weiler-Babb. It seems for Milan that they are reliving Athens, 3′ at the end of the first quarter.
6-16 Another not very beautiful defense from Milan, Weiler-Babb for Voigtmann and +10 Bayern.
6-14 Bayern is a spectacle right now, Booker's dunk arrives, Milan timeout.
6-12 Booker from Weiler-Babb's great ball.
0/2 Giffey.
Giffey is left alone to rebound, Shields has to sacrifice himself for the foul: free.
6-10 LeDay! Only in the corner: triple! 5'30” left in the first quarter.
3-10 Booker invents a fadeaway from the line area which follows the following route: first iron-backboard-basket.
3-8 He flies to the rim in Weiler-Babb penetration.
3-6 After more than 2′ Milan's first basket from the field and it is from Shields.
1-6 Giffey beats Causeur and supports.
1-4 1/2 Mannion.
Mannion tries to penetrate from the right side, foul on Weiler-Babb's shot, free throws.
0-4 Weiler-Babb reaches the end with support.
0-2 Runner scored by Obst.
9.03pm Let's go! First Bayern possession.
9.02pm Teams on the pitch, we're close to the ball!
21:01 QUINTETTI – MILANO: Mannion Causeur LeDay Shields Mirotic; BAVARIA: Weiler-Babb Edwards Giffey Voigtmann Booker
8.58pm Before the start, the two great former players of the day, Johannes Voigtmann and Shabazz Napier, who both left recent and excellent memories at EA7, are welcomed back. Now the actual presentation of Milan, there will be a few extra moments needed for the ball.
8.55pm The presentation of the two teams is underway.
8.52pm Final stages before the presentation of the two teams.
8.49pm We cannot help but point out what happened yesterday, with the terrible injury that occurred to Mathias Lessor during Panathinaikos-Baskonia. Broken fibula for the Frenchman, operation successful today and four months out for him due to one of the scariest injuries in recent times in the Euroleague.
8.46pm Of the matches taking place today, one has already concluded, with Anadolu Efes able to beat Partizan 86-77 thanks to Ercan Osmani's 25 points.
8.43pm Tonight's special evening, and not only because it closely recalls the playoffs of three years ago, but also because it is precisely a piece of the postseason that is being built (also) today, even if we are still quite far from the key dates .
8.40pm Good evening everyone, and here we are again for the end of the first round of Olimpia Milano and Bayern Munich.
Good evening to all OA Sport readers, and welcome to the LIVE LIVE of match of the 17th round of the Euroleague 2024-2025 between Olimpia EA7 Emporio Armani Milano and Bayern Munich. To close the first round there is a challenge with particularly important recent history.
In fact, any Olimpia fan can well remember what happened three years ago: in times of Covid, with the Forum closed to the public, Milan played the quarter-final series against the Bavarians which could have been worth the Final Four for the first time after 29 years. A series with an uncertain, almost dramatic outcome, but which ultimately won for Olimpia in game 5. And then, in the Final Four, the Milanese club came within nothing short of an incredible final.
For the moment at Bayern level the only certain absence is that of Vladimir Lucic, expected to return in January, while it is not clear what has become of Oscar da Silva. What needs to be understood is the availability of all the players, for which Messina, as we will see, has opened up some opportunities. The two best attacks in the Euroleague are facing each other, but for EA7 the task is complicated by the fact that Bayern at home, in Europe, has not yet lost.
As Ettore Messina on the eve from the company website: “We had one more day than usual to recover energy and understand if Leandro Bolmaro and Josh Nebo can help us in this match against Bayern. We were very happy after the victory in Barcelona and obviously we are not happy with what happened in Athens. But this is a very long and complex season, so we only have to look at this match in which we will face a team that has an excellent attack, balanced and well organized by Coach Herbert. We are also happy to see two special players again, Shabazz Napier and Johannes Voigtmann, who were the protagonists of two championships with us.”.
The tie between Olimpia Milano and Bayern Munich will be raised at 9pm. Have fun with OA Sport's LIVE LIVE!
