Bologna, 16 May 2024 – After a day of rest, the basketball Serie A playoff quarterfinals and it arrived at the PalaFerraris in Casale Monferrato the proud roar of Bertram Derthona Tortona who, for the first time in front of his audience in this series, canceled the first match point available to Virtus Segafredo Bologna by beating them 91-81. The Piedmontese team, driven by 17 points from a talented Tommaso Baldasso (17 points and 4/9 from long range), was the protagonist of an excellent ballistic performance – as demonstrated by the 15/36 in the three-point shot – and in fact remained in the lead for the entire 40′, managing to repel every assault from Virtus, who had to deal with the absence of Iffe Lundberg and with a Toko Shengelia not in top form, but also with a Marco Belinelli – fresh winner of the MVP title of the season -, who for a long time argued with the three-point shooting percentages (2/9 from beyond 6.75 metres). In addition to Baldasso, on the Tortona front, Retin Obasohan (13 points), Arturs Stratutins (11 points each) and the former evening player Kyle Weems also guaranteed an excellent qualitative contribution. Bertram Yatchs immediately tried to channel the match along tracks that suited it and, after starting 11-2, gradually increased their lead by closing the first quarter ahead by 12 points (27-15). Despite the difficulties from long range (1/9 from initial threes), Virtus managed to stay in its wake by clinging to offensive rebounds, reaching -5 on Zizic’s dunk (39-34), but returning to the locker rooms on the new -9 due to the baskets by Dowe and Weemes (43-34). Thanks to an 8-0 at the start of the second half, Bologna tried to get back on track and come back but at the best moment they missed the attack and so Tortona kept the lead in the match, closing the score with a fourth quarter with six triples made. He will also go to game fourThe quarter-final between Unahotels Reggio Emilia and Umana Reyer Venezia: to score the point of the 2-1 in the series was the Emilians who, in front of the friendly crowd at the PalaBigi, defeated the lagoon players 78-66. In great evidence, in the red and white chessboard, Jamar Smith with 18 points and Matteo Chillo with 16, while in the Venetian home there are 15 on the scoresheet for Rayjon Tucker, 12 for Marco Spissu and 10 for Aamir Simms. The hosts raised the revs in the second quarter with an 8-0 inspired by Smith, which brought them up to +14 (37-23), a gap that remained virtually unchanged until the long break (41- 27) and reached the culmination of a 23-11 run scored in the second quarter alone. After the break, thanks to the excellent offensive work of the team, the Emilians increased their advantage to +20 (60-40), but with a 13-0, which became 19-2 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Reyer powerfully raised his head and tried to reopen the game, returning to -5. However, Reggio was able to hold her nerve and, driven by Chillo and Smith, got her hands on the victory.
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