Olimpia Milano, Ettore Messina explains the reasons for the knockout.

Ettore Messina explains Olimpia’s defeat in game-3

While lavishing compliments on Virtus Bologna following the 69-61 win that allowed the Felsinei to shorten the gap in the Scudetto Final (1-2 after the first of two consecutive games at the Segafredo Arena), Ettore Messina did not hide in explaining what, for him, are the reasons for Olimpia Milano’s knockout.

“I give compliments to Virtus, pushed by a great Teodosic – said the coach of the Red Shoes -. We, on the other hand, struggled, we were always in tow. We hope to do better in the next game, we have to prepare even better.”

“We suffered Shields’ foul problems, and on offense we need to help Napier more, who suffered Hackett and Pajola tonight. Fatigue? I don’t think so, I would say more tension, apart from Belinelli, whose story we all know, they all struggled to get unblocked,” Messina added.