Olimpia Milano sprints past Red Star and boosts itself in the playoffs

Euroleague: Red Star-Olympia Milan 80-82

At Belgrade Arena in Belgrade, Olimpia Milano won a heart-stopping game against Red Star. The lineup coached by coach Ettore Messina, in fact, è came out to beat Red Star in a sprint with a score of 82-80, thanks to a free throw scored by Nikola Mirotic with less than five seconds to go, which effectively secured the W for the red and white.

In the first quarter, the hosts started better dragged by Nedovic, who sealed the first eight points for his team. As the minutes passed, Olimpia managed to find the measures and close the partial to contact on the score of 24-23.

In the second quarter, it was the meneghini who got off to a rocket start, finding six points in a row. After the initial outburst by the reigning Italian champions, the balance returns, but in the final a three on three from the lunette by Shields allows Coach Messina’s boys to end the first half with a three-point lead.

In the third quarter, Red Star tried to mend the rift, but Olimpia è adept at keeping its head ahead until the end of the half, reaching the fourth and decisive half with a two-point lead.

The last quarter è decidedly heart-pounding with partials and counter partials and eventually the two teams arrive at the final minutes tied. Less than a minute from the final buzzer, è again Shields found a valuable two-point basket, forcing the Serbian team to call time-out. In the final seconds, free throws scored by Leday and Mirotic allowed the meneghini to get their 16th Euroleague victory of the season.

Speaking hot on the microphones of "Euroleague TV", Olimpia Milano head coach Ettore Messina said: "The details probably decided the game for us. In the last quarter, we both missed shots. We had more calm, we were able to stop them in some situations. A great win for us.

We continue to do well on the road. We have a tough schedule ahead of us, but we must and want to continue to do well".