PAVIA
Pavia will try tomorrow at PalaRavizza (ball two at 20.30) to cancel the first of the two match points in Livorno. Libertas are ahead 2-0, having resolved game 2 in the final minutes with four consecutive triples. For Riso Scotti, regrets and a last flame of hope.
«It was a beautiful and intense game – observes coach Fabio Di Bella, who left his voice on the bench of the Modigliani Forum – compared to game 1 we reacted positively to the difficult situation that arose in the first quarter, when the Leghorns did not they were never wrong. We tried to fix what had bothered us the most and we did it. Of course, in a low-scoring game, 4 triples made a difference. On the part of our opponents they entered, on our part they did not, even if they were well built. Livorno is an excellent team, deservedly second in the other group because they have the ability to do the right thing when it counts. This made the difference on Tuesday too ». Pavia yesterday morning made a check up by the physiotherapists of Fisiosport to eliminate the toxins of two games in three days; in the afternoon, a relaxing session of stretching and shooting at the PalaRavizza, but first review of the things seen in race2. «In the end the difference was made by the more experienced, solid and calm team – says Di Bella – the percentages from three up to that moment were low for both. We had the opportunity to go up by 6 points and instead we went down by 3 with two bombs in a row. Everything we are doing now we have deserved it and we must enjoy it: I think of having gritted our teeth with those who should not have played, of the great efforts to keep the field for so long by those who had never done it (Rossi). I expect to sell my skin dearly in game 3, because we play at home and if this is the playoff formula, with two home games each, it is because we think that those who play within friendly walls have an advantage. We are inferior to them overall, as the championship and two playoff games have shown. We need to recover our energy and carefree playing our cards to the fullest to get to game 4 on Sunday, again at PalaRavizza. Should it go badly there is no regret, should it go well we will play it until the end ». –