Remuntada from cinema, the Old Wild West breaks Turin: the leaders wins again with a grand finale of Lacey

A crazy, incredible, photonic comeback. Udine plays badly, gives two quarters, maybe three to a Torino on the ball, then comes back and puts the arrow at the last minute with an extraordinary final by Tavor Lacey the star. It ends 74-72. And now Sunday Cantù, to have fun.

“Cappelletti one of ours”, shout the Turin fans. Only applause for the former play from a shovel Gianni Asti certainly not full for the big match, confirming how the heroic times of the great coach’s Auxilium are far away, and where the dozen fans of Sector D make a good impression arrived from Friuli. Double former coach Demis Cavina also takes applause. Relaxed climate. Basketball, sport, try to break the news. But how do you think of basketball, dunks, blocks, wins and losses when there is a madman in the world who plays on people’s lives and dribbles on the world with nuclear codes?

Let’s try: two triples in a row for Turin with Mirza Alibegovic, the former fury in front of dad Teo, and De Vico. Antonutti tries to show that Udine is there, but Cappelletti begins an out of tune game of the former, Scott is exalted with two dunks immediately making Walters a headache. Lacey’s got a cold hand. And even if the defense runs out of water, a time-out from Boniciolli is of little use. Pellegrino’s two unlikely conclusions from outside are proof of how the Friulians suffer as a scholar, but now at least they defend. Yet Ebeling’s great basket gives the first overtaking, 17-18 at sunset in the first quarter. A dunk by John’s son and a spring loaded Mussini where he broke his knee a year ago, make up the best Apu Fuoco moment of straw. Turin defends more, runs more and, above all, scores more from outside. Scott Walters only sees the license plate. This time Brandon does not have the dachshund band in front of him, but an honest pivot, of which by the way he is also a friend. Three fouls in 7 ‘. Come on Brandon come on. Davis and Alibegovic score, Giuri and the other maii. It is very hard. Udine goes to the long break under 39-31 “riding” a 1/10 of three, taking fewer rebounds and with only one American, Lacey, and in addition in the shade. You can recover. But changing register. First of all by defending, at least by not allowing an avalanche of second shots to rivals, and by making a basket. Come on, this Apu under the Mole is too bad to be true.

De Vico’s triple at the start and the lost ball for 24 ”in the second half are two terrifying blows. The faces of the Pawn boys say a lot. Esposito struggles, but crashes into Scott. He doesn’t have to do it himself. De Vico, the very wing that Pedone wanted in the summer, splits from the outside. Turin sails, almost amazed. “Udine, Udine” shouts the segment of sector D, but now after 3 ‘the 47-33 is a punch in the stomach. Lacey would be needed, instead there is Alibegovic on-fire. And even when Landi scores from three, they fear that the harvest will be of Barolo and not of Friulian whites. Attention, however, Turin is far from perfect even with the wind in its sails and triples on triples (over 40% at the end). Walters, even with 4 fouls, now plays well and at the end of the fourth the incredible happens: in 10 “, yes 10 seconds, Cappelletti scores from two, Ebeling recovers the ball and puts a triple on the table at the end of which all of a sudden they return everything at stake: 60-55. Not taking advantage of it would be a crime.

Udine starts again and wastes, grants rebounds in attack, does not score feet on the ground with Antonutti, loses two incredible balls but defends well with a decisive 1-3-1 in the comeback. And he has heart. He arrives at minus one (64-63) at 3’30, gets in two consecutive actions two triples in a row by De Vico and Alibegovic that would also kill a bull, but comes back down with two theatrical triples of Lacey, who has risen to the chair, 2 ‘from the end: minus one (70-69). And ball in hand with Giuri who misses for three. De Vico’s basket from below. Two free from Lacey, minus 1 to 40 “. Turin attacks: it is the decisive action. Lost ball. With 18 ”from the end, the APU is playing a game that it had lost at least three-four times. Udine is not in bonos. But he has Lacey, a great player, who plays bingo: cinema entrance, cinema entrance, in front of us. Foul and basket. Plus two 74-72 with 4 ”from the end. The perfect crime. Like a real team. From Serie A? We’ll see. “Udine, Udine” sings the dozen of Sector D. What an unforgettable return trip to Friuli.