Virtus Bologna beats Maccabi 78-73 in the Euroleague with super Teodosic and Hackett – Corriere.it

There Virtus Bologna overtakes Maccabi Tel Aviv in the sprint and returns i to the viewfinder playoffs Of Euroleague.

Sergio Scariolo’s formation folds the Israelis 78-73taking the second consecutive victory that takes it to two lengths from eighth place. The tactical move by the Juventus coach was decisive to overturn the match in the last 5 minutes by removing the opposing star Lorenzo Brown from the match, with whom as Spain coach he had won the European title in September.

With man-glued Cordinier on Brown (only 2 free throws in the last quarter after 16 points scored 16 to 30′) and the other 4 players deployed in the area, Virtus scores the decisive 13-0 run from 59-66 in the 35′ to 72-66 in the 39th minute ‘. Maccabi loses its bearings in attackand Segafredo relies on the class of Teodosic (15 points with 3/6 from 3 and 6 assists) and Shengelia (12 with 8/8 free throws) to exalt the nine thousand spectators of the Segafredo Arena.

Who had said goodbye before the match to Sinisa Mihajlovic, who died today. with a very long applause and a banner (“You will never be forgotten by the city you fought for”).

Virtus plays a brilliant first half in attack with a tonic Hackett (15), but fails to extend over 33-25 in the 15th minute, with Maccabi staying in line (44-41 in the 20th minute). In the second half Bologna no longer finds easy points inside the area after 62% from 2 in the first 20′. The Black Vu struggle to find rhythm from the perimeter (5/20 from 3) and remain stationary at 57 for over 5 minutes, paying for the absence of Ojeleye under the basket with the Israelis imposing their athletic supremacy. Then Scariolo’s box-and-one changes the face of the match: Bologna overtakes with free throws, and Di Bartolomeo’s anti-sportsman puts the seal on Hackett 10″ from the end to the race.