To the “Palabigi” takes place on the penultimate day of LBA with the challenge between Reggio Emilia And Naples. This is a challenge with very important stakes for both teams with the Campania team playing for their last chances of accessing the playoffsWhile Reggio he wants to earn the security of a place in the next post season with a day to spare. The hosts arrive at this delicate match after losing in the last round on the pitch Virtus Bologna While Naples is fresh from the home defeat against Trent.
Unahotels Reggio Emilia – GeVi Napoli: analysis of the match
And of Reggio Emilia the delicate challenge playoffs against Naples with the men of Priftis who thus sanction their participation in others playoffs. Different situation at home Naples with the Neapolitans who, with this defeat, are mathematically out of the running for a playoff spot, thus ending their season.
The first period sees Reggio start strong and score a 5-0 partial Faye while the first points of Naples they will come with a 3/3 of the bezel signed Markel Brown. The game lives at a high pace with Reggio Emilia who continues to search Faye under the basket, putting the Neapolitan defense in difficulty as it was unable to contain the young centre. There GeVi he struggles to score consistently and tries to get points on the counterattack from recovered ball. In fact, there will be 4 balls recovered by the Neapolitan defense in the first 10 minutes of the game, thanks to a mobile and aggressive area. However, the match was held at a low score with many errors on both sides. It will then be the basket of Grant which will close the first period with Reggio Emilia forward one length.
The second quarter opens with an unsportsmanlike call ad Alexander Lever for a withholding against Uglietti and the subsequent basket of Weber for +5 Reggio Emilia. Will be Tyler Ennis to unlock Naples with a personal partial of 5-0 which will be followed by a triple Zubcic for the benefit GeVi. The game remains balanced with both teams exchanging baskets. Reggio Emilia she is very active in offensive rebounding, taking advantage of the difficulties of Naples in mating due to the use of the area. It will then be the triple of Sokolowski to close the quarter at the end of a throw-in performed perfectly by Napleswhich will bring the Neapolitans down by just two points at half-time.
Upon returning from the locker room it is Tariq Owens to open the fourth but, Reggio Emilia he runs the field very well and finds a great player Black under the boards, scoring a 6-0 run. Sokolowski will end the guest fast which lasted almost 3 minutes, with the team Milicic who didn’t find the back of the net despite even a few open shots. Reggio Emilia continues to grind out offensive rebounds, there will be 21 at the end of the match, continuing to create extra possessions to punish the Neapolitan defense. Naples continues to field the zone bringing help when the ball ended up under the basket for Faye but, the Senegalese center, was in his best version, achieving his maximum of the season 24 points with 10 rebounds.
The last period sees Reggio lengthen to +13 e Naples continue to struggle to find the way to the basket with continuity. It will be the usual Tyler Ennis to try to give his team a jolt, bringing the Campania team back to a 9-point deficit. There GeVi from there he will try quick conclusions to try to shorten the gap but will not find the bottom of the retina. In the last minute she will turn to Langston Galloway close the practice with two consecutive triples that will definitively kill the game, delivering to Reggio Emilia qualification for the playoffs and condemning Naples to close their season today.
The scoreboard of the match
Partial individual quarters: 16-15, 24-23, 23-15, 25-21
Progressive partials: 16-15, 40-38, 63-53, 88-74
Unahotels Reggio Emilia: B.Weber 4, T.Bonaretti ne, A.Cipolla ne, L.Galloway 16, M.Faye 24, L.Uglietti 9, D.Atkins 16, T.Black 7, M.Vitali 3, S.Grant 9, M. Chillo ne. coach: D. Priftis
GeVi Naples: J.Pullen 10, T.Zubcic 9, T.Ennis 17, G.De Nicolao 2, S.Sinagra ne, T.Owens 9, M.Brown 3, M.Sokolowski 23, A.Lever ne, M.Bamba ne , D. Mabor 1, M. Ebeling ne. coach: I.Milicic
