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Matteo Valente
The dark period continues for the lagoon players who fall at home: it is the fourth defeat in five matches. The hopes of the Final Eight of the Italian Cup have faded
A Christmas without gifts. Continue the black period of Umana Reyer in the championship: the orogranata receive another knockout 89-90 at home against the Germani Bresciascoring the fourth knockout in the last five games.
A defeat that definitively closes the hopes of remaining in the running for the Final Eight of the Italian Cup, and which confirms the problems and limitations of the Orograna team.
The fatal errors
The image of the lagoon evening can be summarized in two pictures: i nine missed free throwsand especially in the last and unfortunate one lost ball Of Enniswho failed to put the icing on the cake on a performance from 26 points and 6 assists. I'm him and Parks the extra men for Spanishwho then had little or nothing from the rest of the roster, in which he only saves himself Wiltjer.
Brescia conquers Taliercio with a bit of luck, but also legitimizing the advantage had for a large part of the challenge, with the Lombards enjoying a Miro Bilan sumptuous 23 points and in fact devastating for the Venetian big men. Right from the tap-off the team Poet had the best possible impact on the match, closing the gap to 14-24, in front of a stadium that was silenced also by the protest from the curve: «We half a game without singing, you half a season without fighting», the words on the displayed banner.
The chase
Reyer's attempt to get back into the game results in a super second quarterwith Venezia managing to patiently place important baskets and find the right defensive alchemy: the comeback reaches 43-41 with Wiltjer to give new hope.
In the second half, however, the script of the first quarter is revised, with Brescia at first tread and Venice to chase. There is also a suspension due to a HIGHLANDS of a fan in the parterre, who was promptly helped by the medics present on site. In this surreal scenario Brescia runs away, 63-74, but Venice doesn't give up and gets back in its wake once again.
They are the many errors from the bezel to slow down the new orogranate comeback.
Thus we arrive at a sprint finishwith Brescia losing the ball with 7 seconds left. The last possession is by Enniswho however gets the ball stolen by Della Valle. For Venezia it is the eighth defeat in twelve matches in the championship.
And who knows, maybe some help from the market might arrive under the tree, such as the return of Tucker which radio market now takes for granted.
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December 22, 2024
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