Last day of the regular season full of pathos and tension for the A league basketball and play-off grid defined. He finishes in first place Virtus Bologna who easily gets rid of Trento (109-61). Unwatchable game for the Eagles, buried by 48 points thanks to a fairytale second quarter from the Vu Nere (34-13). A Belinelli with 20 points and a Shengelia with 15 put the seal on a challenge without history.
Second place forOlimpia Milan who comes out short in Cremona (73-72). At the Pala Radi the blue and whites finished with 5 players in double figures (McCullough 16) but Mirotic (25) and Shields (15) dragged EA7 to victory. Third in the standings Germani Brescia which annihilates a Brindisi already in A2. The Apulians resist until the 30th minute then fall apart and the final 94-75 proves it. Della Valle (18) and Akele (16) are the top scorers of a Germani team that will have its say in the play offs.
Fourth place, therefore with the field factor in favor in the quarter-finals, for theUmana Reyer Venice which overwhelms Pesaro and condemns it to relegation to A2. Devastating Orogranata returning from the long break (35-11) with Simms (21) ruthless and Kabengele (10 points and 12 rebounds) with a double double. The wonder trio of Mcduffie (21), Wright-Foreman (20) and Bluiett (19) exceeded 60 points but was not enough for Pesaro to avoid relegation. Vicoria Libertas says goodbye to the top flight after 17 seasons in a row and is relegated to the field for the first time since 1997-98.
Save the Nutribullet Treviso, who deservedly beat Bertram Tortona 87-74, led by D’Angelo Harrison with 27 points. Unahotels Reggio Emilia concluded with a clear defeat in Sassari against Banco di Sardegna who greeted their fans with a very large 95-63 scored by 22 points from McKinnie and 17 from Tyree. Varese greets the season with a smile, beating Pistoia 78-96 away with their mind already on the playoffs. The program of the 30th round is completed by the Campania derby between Naples And Scafatiwith GeVi winning 102-92 over Givova and closing a season capped by a historic Italian Cup on a high note.
The results
Banco Sardegna Sassari-Unahotels Reggio Emilia 95-63
Gevi Napoli-Givova Scafati 102-92
NutriBullet Treviso-Bertram Derthona 87-74
Umana Reyer Venezia-Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 91-79
Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Dolomiti Energia Trentino 108-61
Estra Pistoia-Openjobmetis Varese 78-96
Germani Brescia-Happy Casa Brindisi 94-75
Vanoli Cremona-EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 72-73
Classification
- Virtus Segafredo Bologna 44 (in the playoffs)
- EA7 Emporio Armani Milano 44 (to the playoffs)
- Germani Brescia 42 (in the playoffs)
- Umana Reyer Venezia 38 (to the playoffs)
- Unahotels Reggio Emilia 32 (to the playoffs)
- Estra Pistoia 30 (to the playoffs)
- Dolomiti Energia Trentino 30 (to the playoffs)
- Bertram Derthona 28 (playoffs)
- Gevi Naples 28
- Banco di Sardegna Sassari 28
- Vanoli Cremona 24
- Givova Scafati 24
- NutriBullet Treviso 24
- Openjobmetis Varese 24
- Carpegna Prosciutto Pesaro 20 (in A2)
- Happy Casa Brindisi 20 (in A2)
Playoff grid
These are the pairings of the first round of the playoffs, game 1 is scheduled between Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May:
Upper part of the scoreboard (starts Saturday 11 May)
1. Virtus Segafredo Bologna vs 8. Bertram Derthona Tortona
4. Umana Reyer Venezia vs 5. Unahotels Reggio Emilia
Lower part of the scoreboard (starting Sunday 12 May)
2. EA7 Emporio Armani Milano vs 7. Dolomiti Energia Trentino
3.
Germani Brescia vs 6. Estra Pistoia
