Playoffs, Milan wins game-4 with Trento and goes to semifinals

At the Assago Forum, EA7 Emporio Armani Milano beat Dolomiti Energia Trentino 89-82 in game 4 of the playoff quarterfinals and qualifies for the semifinals where it awaits the winner between Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Umana Reyer Venezia.

After a sprint start by the hosts (5-0), the guests turned things around at 20-12 but ended the first quarter ahead only 22-20. Olimpia, however, at the beginning of the second quarter posts a 14-3 partial, the lead then increases to +13 with which the first half ends: 48-35.

After the long intermission, in the third quarter Trento slowly recovers and even gets to overtake at 64-63 when only the last ten minutes are left. First part of the last quarter point and with 60 seconds to go the score is 85-82 for Milan but a dunk by Leandro Bolmaro and a support by Shavon Shields give the Italian champions the semifinal.

The Italian champions are in the semifinals.

For Ettore Messina’s team a monstrous Shields finished with 27 points (5 of 7 from three), Bolmaro with 17, Nikola Mirotic and Armoni Brooks 14, for Paolo Galbiati’s team 19 by Jordan Ford and 16 by Anthony Lamb.