The Prometey comes out at a distance and books the third place which is worth the playoffs
SASSARI. Only pains in the Champions League. Europe is still indigestible for Dinamo, who at the arena fell against Prometey for 79-87 and remained all alone at the end of the group A standings. In what was predictably the first play-off for third place in the “round of death” “, The Sassari of Cavina waste the +16 (36-20) of the first half by suddenly switching off the engine for at least 10 minutes between the middle quarters: at that juncture there is a break of 10-30 for the guests which compromises the race . Then the Sassari resume playing, but the little ones literally disappear from the field and after the 74-72 signed by Treier at 4’50 “from the end comes the last crush: a devastating 11-0 for the Ukrainians, a” naive “team from tactical point of view but full of talent, closes the games. It is a knockout that weighs on all points of view, four days after the very complicated trip to the Olimpia Milano field.
Good intentions. Coach Cavina modifies the starting five, inserting Battle in place of Gentile, the Ukrainians start with two baskets of the former Harrison from Brindisi, then Banco turns on the engine: Bendzius does everything, Clemmons places two bombs and Burnell in tap-in extends the break from Sassari at 10-0. Only 3 minutes have passed and the match is already in full swing, in fact Prometey reacts with a 7-0 counterbreak and immediately puts it back into the game. The referees have fun whistling infractions of steps to anyone (5 times in the first 6 ‘!), The great ex Miro Bilan enters, meanwhile Cavina fishes from the bench and fishes well, with Logan and Treier allowing the biancoblù to lengthen and close the period on 22-13.
Good signs. With big Mek out, Banco plays without a center of role, but Treier gets along just fine, and in the meantime the attack goes: Prometey attacks in a confused way, Logan is very hot and the gap widens again: just before mid-period Bendzius signs the triple of +16 (36-20).
He blackout. It all seems easy, however Banco slows down and Prometey first halves the disadvantage with Harrison (40-32), then from 44-32 even goes back to -6 with Stephens’ two triples closing the period at 44-38. The return to the field is bad: Prometey takes 65 ”to equalize at 44 with Bilan and another 30” to put the arrow with a Harrison bomb (46-47). After 2’17 ”at 46-50 and a break of 2-12 on the back Cavina finally asks for a timeout and Dinamo tries to shake up.
The reaction. Mekowulu finally does something good before committing his fourth foul, Burnell from the line brings Banco back forward, 57-56. We proceed point by point and at the third siren the Prometey is ahead 63-65. The Banco keeps afloat with the triples of Bendzius and Treier, with the Estonian who makes pots and lids against Bilan and 5 ‘from the end hits again from beyond the arc for 74-72.
Vertical collapse. The match is very hard but it is still playable, at least in theory: instead Dinamo has a vertical collapse and in the blink of an eye the Ukrainians place a partial 6-0, then stretching again to 74-80 at 1’59 “. For the Sassari it is pitch black, Logan and Clemmons are unable to take the team by the hand and no longer make the basket even by mistake. The Banco sinks deeper and deeper and at 62 ”from the end it is down by 9, 74-83, crushed by a break of 0-11. Clemmons scores from the outside to omelette already in the oven, with the credits sliding sadly on another defeat that is decidedly hard to digest.
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