Milan tops Trento, Ettore Messina praises the offense
The words of Ettore Messina after the success in Game 3
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Olimpia Milano beats Dolomiti Energia Trentino again and moves ahead 2-1 in the quarterfinal series of the LBA playoffs scudetto. At the 'Il T quotidiano Arena', in fact, the red and white team è imposed itself with the final score of 83-68.
Coach Ettore Messina commented on the success in Game 3 as follows: "We played a game of great compactness and determination in which everyone in the attack did important things. Maybe one remembers more easily the two triples with which Voigtmann split the game, but those of Napier, the first half of Hines, Mirotic’s start when we were struggling, Melli in the second half etcetera" were also fundamental.
"We passed the ball well against a very aggressive defense and as the minutes went by we passed the ball better and better – added the coach of the Red Shoes -. The’beginning è was a bit shy, also because’ for the third time we had to change set-up because of the problem suffered by Shields. Soì Hall è started in the quintet, the others had to change a bit’ role the rotations were different and this caused us some difficultiesà".
"Now we have recovered the advantage of the court, we will try to close the series in Trento, it will not beà easy, but if it is not we will still have another chance’at home on Tuesdayì" concluded Messina.