Baskonia dominates the final. Sassari a bit burdened after Friday’s big win against Bayern Munich
SASSARI. The first is very good, the second a little less, but time is all on his side. Dinamo failed to complete their second Euroleague feat and after Friday’s victory against Bayern Munich, they lost the City of Cagliari final against Saski Baskonia 84-72. Coach Ivanovic’s Basques thus enter their name for the first time in the roll of honor of the Fip Sardegna event, now in its eleventh edition.
Less brilliant than Friday, less fluid and a bit heavy, the team of Demis Cavina suffered for almost all 40 ‘the physicality of Fontecchio and his teammates, confirming some good signs and also showing that, being the very first friendlies of the season, the work there is still a lot to do.
Cavina re-proposes the quintet on Friday, with Clemmons, Gentile, Burnell, Bendzius and Mekowulu, and confirms the rotations to nine, however granting a few minutes in the space of 40 ‘also to Chessa and Devecchi, and in the final to Gandini. The Basques of Vitoria-Gasteiz immediately put great aggression, Dinamo held up to 9-9 (Gentile’s triple), then took an 8-0 break and reached the first siren at 23-16, but still in the game. Both in the game that when they return to the field the biancoblù, dragged by Logan and Clemmons, break 10-0 in 1’15 ”and put their nose ahead for the first time, at 23-26. Cavina widens the rotations, inserting Treier, Borra and Chessa, the response of Ivanovic’s boys is a 20-4 counterbreak, with Peters, Fontecchio and Nnoko stretching up to +12, 43-31. Logan breaks the very long white-blue fast on action, but at the interval the Basques are at +12, 46-34.
Baskonia restarts strong and with a 6-0 run touches +18, 52-34, then Banco gets back on track, while Clemmons scores 6 consecutive points. Fontecchio and Baldwin immediately reject the Sassari (57-40), but Clemmons is very hot and a 3-point game by Borra puts the Banco at -9, 57-48 at 27 ‘. Dinamo are in the game, but every mistake is punished by a flaming Peters and at the third siren the gap is 13 points, 66-53. Bendzius sees himself again, yesterday a bit in the shade, but the Baskonia has now dropped its moorings heading towards a quiet victory: Baldwin still gives a show and Nnoko from below signs the 79-60 which effectively closes the games at less than 5 ‘ from the end. The Spaniards also touch +20 (82-62), then Dinamo gnaws something up to the final 84-72. It’s okay too: you can improve, you will improve, and then in the Euroleague you really play another sport.
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