Madrid defeated in Milan

Night Chachothis is a wonderful tribute from Olimpia Milan to the Canarian playmaker at half-time for his three wonderful years at the club (2019-22), It wasn’t a Madrid night (85-76, although we drove 80-58). The point guard entered Hall of Fame Italian enterprise, surrounded by his wife and four children, while Madrid showed their worst result of the season. This time, in the last quarter, he did not turn over: before that, he was already in a tailspin and in the first moments of the decisive action gave up the spinner. Without any choice in the last minutes, and it was as difficult as it was unusual. Fifth defeat on the road, where they still haven’t won in the Euroleagueand balance (3-5), which lowers it into the table, beyond playtransparent.

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Andres Feliz, Musa and Garuba are still missing and Yabusele has no reinforcements or replacements. Moreover, the bill for individual defense is very difficult to pay, impossible in an impulsive, indiscriminate attack full of very ineffective individual outbursts like Campazzo’s. (2 out of 10 and two defeats), Hezonja (3 out of 13 and two more lost balls), even Ratan-Mayswith better performance but questionable decision making. Mal Tavares (four defeats) and lazy Ibaka despite their final points (13) in advantageous situations. Armani has a good Fabien Coser (9 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals) Nikola Mirotic improved (knew how to add from personal: 7 without errors), Although night guards were Neno Dimitrievich (22 points) and Zach LeDay (17 plus 8 rebounds) with a strong debut from recently signed Nico Mannion (11).

The best thing for Madrid in the first half was that at half-time, after Dimitrijevic’s play in the second quarter with 10 points (he had 15 and finished with 22), was still alive after a bit of a push from Dec and a good finish from Ratan-Mays. He was barely alive, but alive after all, because he had done many things not to be. The highlight, without a doubt, was the defense of Ndiaye Mirotic.which started with him facing off in the mixed merengue zone, with four players in the diamond and him as an individual. The result wasn’t great, or maybe it was given what happened later individually as the local shooters shot when and how they wanted in the middle of a weak side collapse (opposite to where the ball was originally) as LeDay pointed out to your teammates during a timeout. Dimitrievich broke down easily in attack too White couldn’t find Tavares, and when they did, the center had trouble controlling the ball. Armani without fives (all three are wounded) There he used LeDay and closed well while Real didn’t pick his threes.

Ibaka, Hezonja, Campazzo…

The big hole, however, remained behind, even in the balls without an owner, with Ibaka suffering even more than the main onewith troubling problems in lateral mobility and reaction time catch flying balls. Hezonja also did not participate. Even Campazzo didn’t push, as usual. Messina was pleased with his team’s start, the bar was low after the 34-point defeat in Trento. And Coser, who entered the fight with five points in a row.

When restarted, the dynamics were preserved. The Ratan-Mayes triple narrowed everything (47-45) before a new local flood with the Canadian defender and Hezonja playing kicks school yardare inappropriate, especially if they fail because they are outside any system. Campazzo didn’t help control the skid as he went to extremes looking for the rim, but to no avail.

Armani continued to do his thing: punishing the weak white defense again and again. Poor in one-on-one play, poor in passing and rotation, and poor in free kicks on the weak side. There, in the corner, with two straight threes from LeDay, Olimpia went up 11-0 in the final quarter that ended Madrid’s game. Hemorrhage of nonsense (losses, inadequate and weak throws from behind) it spread until it was seen 22 below (80-58). Broken.

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