Euroleague: Tavares unstoppable, Real kills Olimpia (who at least saves the basket difference)

Madrid (Spain) – The feat on the field of Real Madrid does not arrive for Olimpia Milano, on the contrary the red and whites lose 96-89, even more clearly than the final score suggests. In reality this is a good thing for the red and whites who, at least, save the basket difference in your favor with a triple from Mirotic made with 8 tenths of a second remaining after a timeout by coach Messina.

Thursday, at the Forum, the key challenge with Barcelona with the aim of reaching the Catalans in the standings after today's 101-102 defeat at home against Bayern. 

The night of Mirotic's 4.000 points in the Euroleague, author of 14 points, is not brilliant except for 3 dominant minutes in the 3rd period, but the last basket could be an important wild card, while the top scorer was LeDay with 15.

The biggest problem was limiting the 222 cm of Tavares, with the Cape Verdean who crushes everything that passes through his handsni (24-9) already effectively mortgaging the match at the 7th minute.

In the 2nd quarter, Olimpia finds citizenship in the match reaching -9 several times, but Llull's buzzer-beater bomb 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 26'. 

It's an illusion because Real immediately takes off flying away 75-61 with Hezonjia. This is enough for make the game safe for the blancos who in the last quarter manage the advantage, until Brooks' darts suddenly rekindle it, then giving away the chance to Mirotic for the final -7. So at least half the vase has not been broken and Olimpia can return to Milan with its qualification chances still intact.

Real Madrid-Armani Milano 96-89 (31-16; 54-41; 78-63) 

Madrid: Abalde 3, Campazzo 1, Gonzalez, Hezonja 8, Musa 21, Deck, Garuba 11, Fernando 6, Tavares 19, Llull 8, Felix 9, Ndiaye ne. Mateo Coach

Milan: Dimitrijevic 6, Mannion 7, Causeur 13, Tonut 2, Bolmaro 2, Brooks 9, LeDay 15, Ricci, Caruso 7, Shields 13, Mirotic 14, Gillespie 1. All. Messina