A Robinson’s masterpiece a second and a half from the end gives Dinamo the victory On the day of Pozzecco’s return, the Sassari unleashed the best performance of the year
SASSARI. A great team performance to build an evening to remember, a rainbow a second and a half from the end to illuminate the finally full arena and sculpt a legendary victory in the annals. A hair-pulling Dinamo puts Olimpia Milano under the leaders for 92-90 and perhaps takes a decisive step along the road to the playoffs.
The artist’s brushstroke. The signature at the bottom is that of Gerald Robinson, who in the last possession of the match, on 90 equal, flies into the sky and sends a very high parable into the air: the ball kisses the board and ends up in the Milanese basket. On the siren, then, Delaney’s half-court prayer makes the 4000 in the building tremble but bounces off the iron, making the enthusiasm of the biancoblù world explode.
An afternoon to remember. On the day of Gianmarco Pozzecco’s return to Sassari as ex, greeted with an ovation that lasted several minutes, Piero Bucchi’s biancoblùs shine with their own light in front of the Armani stars and bring out an extraordinary performance. A dazzling start, with a long bombardment from beyond the arc, a great team test and many high-level plays by the leading players, allowed the biancoblù to build the most beautiful and intense 40 minutes of the season. Always ahead in the first 30 minutes, with advantages often in double figures (14-4, 47-37, 56-51, 67-53), the Sassari have made the real masterpiece holding a blow when Milan has returned by putting the arrow several times. At the time of the toughs, the biancoblù toughs had more, with Bilan making the Bilan, Logan raping the opponent’s basket and Bendzius key man on both sides. This success allowed the Banco to move up to fifth place.
The match. Kruslin is still in the pits, Chessa as well, while coach Messina rests Rodriguez, Melli and Daniels. Dinamo started as best they could: three excellent defenses, four bombs sent to target by four different players and a basket on the break. All together it makes a 14-4 start in 3 minutes. Meanwhile, Datome walked out of the camp limping. The Sassari are on fire and make a basket from every position, they touch 18-6 but are sucked (27-24) even before the siren. The percentages from the Sassari arc remain very high, Gentile, Logan and Robinson pack the new +10, 47-37, but that’s not enough: Bilan takes Tarczewski to school, Logan invents a 4-point game, Burnell puts himself in tractor mode and the building explodes. The +15 arrives for a moment, then Delaney limits the damage to 56-43 in the middle of the race. After the rest, a reaction from Milan is expected, but above all there is a sparkling Dynamo: three Bendzius bombs are worth +14, 67-53 at 6’36 ”.
The masterpiece. Messina is furious and after his timeout the music changes: Delaney takes Milan on his shoulders, Bentil from outside the door to 10-0 the Milanese partial for 67-63. The match becomes complicated for Banco, who tries to limit the damage with the area, finds precious points with Diop and Robinson and manages to tack on the last mark with the bow still ahead, 75-73. Milan takes a minute to put the arrow, with Baldasso (75-78), but Dinamo is good at not disuniting: Bilan and Logan bring it back, 85-81 at 6’40 “. Milan relies on Hall and Shields and puts the arrow for the second and last time (85-87), then Dinamo places at least four defenses from a great team and enters the last 2 ‘ahead 88-87. Nobody makes a basket for 2 minutes, then Bilan scores a masterpiece at 1’34 ”. Milan capitalizes on two offensive rebounds making 90-90 with Delaney’s triple. Then the building lights up for the Robinson masterpiece. Roar of the audience, curtain.