Bologna, 1 May 2022 – The penultimate day of the regular season of Serie A basketball led to some important verdicts: the first is the return to A2 after three years of Fortitudo Kigili Bologna that was 64-56 defeat by GeVi Napoli. The two teams were gripped by the pressure given by the importance of the stakes and it was Naples who managed to capture precious rebounds and seal the match with the games of McDuffie, best scorer of his with 15 points. Opposite moods, however, for the Bertram Tortona who hit the playoffs in his first year in the top league after beating Trieste 80-74 despite the absence of Macura: under 9 points 10 ‘from the end, the Piedmontese overturned the inertia of the match with a partial 18-0 that propelled them towards victory. Devastating Mike Daum with 20. In the playoffs, after a five-year absence, Unahotels Reggio Emilia is also back who disposed of the disappointment for the defeat in the FIBA Europe Cup final and bent Trento 77-69: the bianconeri finished 17 points ahead in the first half but then planted themselves in quicksand and suffered the return of the Emilians who, driven by Cinciarini (22 points and 10 assists) and Strautins (13 points), they changed pace in the second half by placing a 50-25 counterbreak.
Milan, Brescia and Venice win
At the top of the ranking Armani AX Milano filed the elimination from the Euroleague by overcoming Happy Casa Brindisi 92-87. Even under 13 points, the Milanese have relied on Troy Daniels (21 points) to get back on top. The 11-0 final was decisive which punished the Salento, who remained in the race without D’Angelo Harrison, knocked out by a tendon problem. No worries. Instead, for Germani Brescia who overwhelmed Openjobmetis Varese 102-71 with 22 points from Mitrou-Long and 14 each from Petruccelli and Della Valle. Impressive the change of pace of biancoblu in the second half, when a partial overall of 55-22 arrived. Seventh seal in a row for the Umana Reyer Venezia who beat Pesaro 85-75: Mitchell Watt on the shields with 22 points and Jordan Theodore with 20. A knockout that forces the Marche to defend the current eighth place in the last round. Finally, in Sassari, the success of Dinamo Sassari arrived, beating Vanoli Cremona 98-82, relegated for a few days.
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