L'Aquila's report cards. Cusin puts his heart and soul into it, Panni never finds the spark. Fantinelli and Bolpin live a day in the shade
Aradori 5 (in 10' 1/2 from two, 0/3 from three, one rebound). He shoots, doesn't see the basket and finishes prematurely...

Fortitudo Bologna Basketball
Aradori 5 (in 10' 1/2 from two, 0/3 from three, one rebound). He shoots, doesn't see the basket and ends the game early due to another problem with his left ankle that prevents him from playing the entire second half.
Gabriel 6 (in 25' 2/2 from two, 6/14 from three, 5/6 from free throws, 4 rebounds, one turnover, one assist). Stopping at 27 points scored after two months of absence would be modest, taking up a recent maxim of the coach. Because between angry gestures to Nikolic, provocations, flopping and a passive defense in Avellino's moment of momentum, one begins to think that the road is still long from a team perspective.
Battistini 5 (in 10' 1/2 from three, one rebound). It can be seen from long range, but it's a shooting star.
Bolpin 5 (in 25' 1/4 from two, 3 turnovers, one assist). Certainly recovering from the fever, certainly not centered, but between turnovers and a shaky defense he never manages to get into the match. The foul on Mussini with 17" to go curtails an already complicated comeback.
Clothes 5 (in 28' 0/2 from two, 2/2 from free throws, 3 rebounds, one turnover, one steal, 3 assists). Another all-round match, this time without praise: especially when he has to try to contain Mussini, who often takes him for a walk.
Cusin 6,5 (in 23' 4/6 from two, 10 rebounds, one turnover, one recovery). Sportella on the rebound, some flashes of experience and he is among the best of a very bitter evening.
Mian 6,5 (in 33' 3/9 from two, 2/5 from three, 1/2 from free throws, 1 rebound, 2 assists). He leaves immediately for fouls, for the rest, perhaps thanks to the many shots of his colleague Gabriel, he seems like a shadow of the positive player of the last few months. But he is the architect of the comeback.
Fantinelli 5,5 (in 31' 4/8 from two, 5 rebounds, one turnover, one recovery). He doesn't produce assists, which is already impressive news. But he can't put in the usual energy, which is another news.
Freeman 5 (in 15' 3/6 from two, 7 rebounds). He is the last to recover from the fever and fails to emerge except for a quarter of an hour.
Giacomo Gelati
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