Basketball, quarter-final play-offs for the Scudetto: Virtus Bologna in the semi-finals, Trento goes 1-2 with Tortona

There Virtus Bologna is the first semifinalist of championship playoffs Of basketball. The Vu Nere closed the quarterfinal series on 3-0 with Toastsalso folding it at home for 95-100 despite the 33 points of reeds, top scorer of the match. Long under 6 lengths in the first half (closed on 53-49) the team of Scariolo changed gears after the interval flying on +11, lugged by Belinelli And Cordier. Brindisi proudly climbed up to -2 (88-90) with 3′ from the end but right at the climax it was betrayed by Bowman which, thanks to two turnovers, allowed Virtus to close the dispute prematurely. The Bolognese finished with 6 men in double figures: the best were Belinelli (18 points), Shengelia (17 with 9 rebounds), Mickey (15) and Teodosic (13 with 5 assists). In Brindisi, in addition to Reed, Harrison’s good performance (19 points) was not enough.

Trento folds Tortona and goes 1-2

In the other quarter of the evening, Trent came from behind (79-76) Tortona in game-3 and thus kept the series alive by shortening the distances (2-1). Molin’s team suffered throughout the first half, finishing down 28-39, but then woke up in the second half, led by Atkins and Flaccadori, who also scored the overtaking basket (53-50) in the 30th minute. In the last quarter it was a balancing act with Tortona saying goodbye to his last hopes of going early to the semifinals with 6″ to go when Christon missed the equalizing basket. Trento especially thanks Flaccadori (19 points), Spagnolo (16) and Atkins (12). Tortona didn’t need Harper’s 15 points and Christon and Macura’s 14 each. Race-4 is scheduled for Sunday evening, again in Trento.