Olimpia Milano beats Scafati 100-72: Causeur returns, Nebo shines

Olimpia Milano fulfills the expected task by winning against the already relegated Scafati by 100-72. The novelty is that the Frenchman is back on the field Conversationalist (8 points in 19') after almost two months of absence and leaves out the bomber Brooks due to turnover. If this will also be the choice in view of the playoffs, we will find out at the end of the week: "We have not yet decided on the 12 for the playoffs, we will train and then evaluate", he concludes Messina. Under the planks Or (pictured) responds with an almost “double-double” performance that bodes well for the future (12 points and 9 rebounds).

In the quarter-finals Armani will find Trento and will have to immediately overturn the home field advantage, while the news is that Milan's 5th place and the 1st of the Virtus Bologna (winner in overtime with Trapani for the lead) creates a scoreboard where the two championship battleships can clash already in the semifinals, thus certainly changing the composition of the final after 4 consecutive years of Olimpia-Virtus. After an uncertain first quarter (Mannion gets hurt and leaves after 2'), the red and whites push on the accelerator in the final part of the 1st half where with Causeur and Diop they reach +11 (48-37). In the second half, Milan immediately closes the accounts with the energy of Nebo and a positive Flaccadori (11 points) for 60-45. It is the signal that closes the game prematurely in favor of Olimpia.

EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILANO-GIVOVA SCAFATI 100-72 (23-22; 50-39; 77-52).

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