Nothing to do for the Germani Brescia who comes out defeated from the big match of the 29th day at the Mediolanum Forum againstOlimpia Milan. “I think playing such an important match in this setting confirms the progress made so far: we played it until the end. We paid for the absences, given that we were shorter: but playing matches of this type with this desire to compete I think cancels out Cremona’s last performance. We tried to execute what we had prepared: Milan made a lot of 3-point baskets in the first quarter when we wanted to remove references in the area. We continued to do so and it paid off in the second quarter. When it matters, Milan put a lot of weight and centimeters into defense and we struggled even with the energy that was waning to create good shots: however, I think that coming here to play a match like this, even if we are not happy with the defeat, should give us push and the idea that we must continue to work like this,” he commented coach Alessandro Magro at the end of the match. “We have removed the doubt about how we will get to the end of the championship: it is a shame in a season in which we have been at the top for so long not to finish first. Now we have to be ready, we have to hope to recover all the men: then regardless of who the opponent is, I expect the team to take the field with this attitude.”
Brescia remained there all the way. “It’s certainly one of the things I wrote on the poster before the match: the only way was to try to impose our game, made up of speed and passes. I’m also happy for large stretches of the defensive game: then there were some mistakes that were costly, like Bilan’s turnover which then led to Shields’ triple that created the gap. But we never fell apart and this is a sign: tonight I am proud of what my players did.”
Possible rematch in the semifinals in the playoffs. “Yes. The objective will be to honor the home games: we have practically always sold out and we want to make our fans proud. Even tonight, many followed us away: we want to give the city at least the passage of the first round”
