Brescia beats Trent and remains alone in the lead
Brescia beats Trento and remains alone in the lead
At the Palaleonessa, Germani Brescia beats Dolomiti Energia Trentino 83-77 in the game of the fifteenth day of the LBA and wins what in soccer would be called “platonic title of champion of’winter”, although in basketball of course, since there are playoffs, è even more platonic.
Ready, go and Niang decides to step up to the plate by posting five consecutive points, interspersed with a support on the glass by Rivers. The Dolomiti Energia plays openly expressing its fluid and dynamic basketball, touching soon, the ten lengths of advantage, thanks to a collective test in the offensive zone bordering on perfection. Germani, harnessed by the Trentino plot, struggles seven shirts in both fronts of the court and the trend of the challenge forces coach to suspend time. However, at the resumption of hostilities, the music does not change and the guests dilate the tear with Pecchia and Forray, skilled in not forgiving anything to their direct competitors. The white-blue try to stay afloat dragged by individual solutions and the energy of Burnell and Dowe, but with a delay of sixteen points.
The second quarter saw a Germani return to the parquet, as to be expected, with a different attitude. The hosts, in fact, in addition to raising the volume of the defensive intensity, making themselves ready also on defensive rebounding, manage to affect with more continuity also on offense, signing a partial of 7-1, forcing coach Paolo Galbiati to spend a timeout. Brescia believes in it and, along the axis formed by Rivers and Ndour, goes up the slope, shortening the discrepancy to three points, for the second timeout asked by coach Paolo Galbiati. Dolomiti Energia, with Ellis and Ford, responds present, re-alonging on the eight-point gap. Brescia is not è absolutely tame and, roaring with grit, gets back to breathing down the rivals’ necks at the long break.
The third fraction of the game è inaugurated by a dry 5-0 of Brescia plate, with Bilan and Della Valle to give the first overtake of the game to Germani, which seems to have brought on its side the inertia of the dispute, even stretching on the six-length lead. Accomplicated by the defensive intimidation of Ndour, a factor on both sides of the court, good at sealing the small of the court. Trento, in spite of excellent conclusions, seemed to stand firm at the post, but in the blink of an eye, thanks to the initiatives of Ellis, Ford and Pecchia, made the new HCL overtaking, rekindling a challenge constantly in the balance, as expected. The guests, in fact, took advantage of the back line and evened the score in anticipation of a crucial and exciting fourth period.
The last ten minutes are scattered by a Forray triple, to which Burnell responds with overpowering basket. The game turns sour and is played over individual details, where every possession weighs like a boulder and can’make the difference in the economy of the final result. The Eagle tries to take flight, but Ivanovic, by means of a frontal triple, clips the foes wings, first reducing the gap and then restoring parity. The Germans pull out the hatchet and with Burnell’s slashes close the deal.
GERMANI BRESCIA-DOLOMITI ENEREGIA TRENTINO 83-77 (11-27; 31-16; 23-21; 19-13)
GERMANI BRESCIA: Ivanovic 13, Della Valle 10, Rivers 16, Ndour 18, Bilan 5, Burnell 15, Dowe 4, Cournooh 2, Mobio, Ferrero ne, Tonelli ne, Pollini ne. Coach: Giuseppe Poeta.
DOLOMITI ENERGIA TRENTINO: Niang 9, Cale 4, Pecchia 7, Lamb 6, Mawugbe 8, Ford 18, Ellis 13, Forray 10, Bayehe 2, Badalau. Coach: Paolo Galbiati.
REBITTERS: Attard, Bongiorni, Patti.
