Brescia leads 2-0 in the series over Pistoia, but this evening (at 8pm live on DAZN and Eurosport 2) the match will move to the PalaCarrara parquet.
Tuscans will be able to enjoy the warmth, enthusiasm and contribution of their audience. Pistoia public who will return to see at least one playoff match on the friendly pitch.
Certainly Brienza and his boys will do everything to give their fans a second match, but in the meantime this evening’s match must be played against a Brescia team who will want to close the score quickly to catapult themselves head and body into the semi-finals.
Pistoia will sell their lives dearly and will be able to do so with the mentality of those who won the LBA Awards 2024. From coach Brienza best coach, to Massimo Capecchi best manager to Charlie Moore best scorer of the regular season.
And it is precisely the Pistoia elf that we are including in today’s Gameday.
Moore has always been the constant for this Pistoia team, one of the key men of the team as well as the biggest bogeyman for the opposing defenses.
In this series he is paid particular attention by Magro’s men and this is demonstrated by his 34 points (17 on average) in two matches. He still has high-sounding figures in line with those seen in the regular season, so much so that he remains – at the moment – Estra’s best scorer, shooting 54% from two and 43% from three.
On the other hand, he will have to deal with another great protagonist of the 2024 LBA Awards in our Gameday. This is CJ Massinburg, the best sixth man of the season and the most improved player compared to last year. Two not bad awards for a player who was labeled by everyone as a disappointment last season.
Alessandro Magro has carved out a specific role for him and the American seems to “dress” him to perfection. In fact, in this series he is Brescia’s best scorer with 36 points (18 on average) shooting 60% from two and 55% from three. It’s clear that two games perhaps aren’t average, but these are eye-opening figures.
The PalaCarrara theater will be the setting for this show this evening!
Eugenio Petrillo
Iconography by Stefano Arciero
