Olimpia falls behind. False step in Madrid. Real still leads and drops in the standings

Nothing to do for Olimpia Milano: the defeat arrives by 96-89, the guests are twelfth and today out of the play-in. There is not even time for the initial illusion in a game that Real takes control from the beginning by relying heavily on its big men. In the end, with a feat by Mirotic with 0.8" to go, at least the difference in baskets remains intact and could be very valuable in the standings. Tomorrow is the key match at the Forum with Barcelona with the aim of reaching the Catalans in the standings. The night of Mirotic's 4.000 points in the Euroleague, who scored 14, is not brilliant for the Serbian with the exception of 3 dominant minutes in the 3rd period. The biggest problem was limiting Tavares' 222 cm, with the Cape Verdean dunking everything that came into his hands (24-9), practically mortgaging the game at the 7th minute. In the 2nd quarter, Olimpia finds citizenship in the game by reaching -9 several times, but the bomb on the buzzer by Llull is very bad (54-41). At the beginning of the second half Mirotic suddenly lights up with 9 consecutive points for the 63-59 that reopens the game at the 26th minute. It's an illusion because Real immediately takes off, flying away 75-61 with Hezonjia. This is enough to put the game back in safety for the blancos who in the last quarter manage the advantage, until Brooks' darts suddenly rekindle it, then giving Mirotic the chance of the final -7.

REAL MADRID-ARMANI MILAN 96-89 (31-16; 54-41; 78-63)