Olimpia Milano wins Game 3 of the 2024 LBA Finals against Virtus Bologna at the end of a match in which they were in the lead for a long time and takes a 2-1 lead. Quite a different match compared to the first two: the attacks are more inspired and the scoring is more consistent. Olimpia Milano finds the most inspired men in the first half in Flaccadori, Mirotic and Shields, but Virtus, despite being practically always behind, manages to stay in contact. In the third period the Milanese team failed at least two opportunities to push the match, allowing Virtus to largely remain in the game.
Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna | The match
The game opens with a basket Shieldswhich is followed by that of Belinelli. Mirotic on target, but Dunston he signs the 4 all. Shields And Melli they bring theOlimpia Milan at 8-4, but the answer arrives Belinelli And Dunston. Lanyard And Melli they exchange dunks in a balanced start. Mirotic with a three-point play he brings his team to +4, but Shengelia he responds with the triple. The attacks get the better of the defenses in this first quarter: Flaccadors scores the triple to make it 26-22, but Lundberg responds with the same coin. The first quarter ends with a triple Hall on the mermaid: 29-25 Olimpia Milan. The second quarter opens with a triple by Absbefore the basket of Hall. The attacks continue to have hot hands: Flaccadors he steals the ball and scores the basket with a foul on the counterattack which gives Milan +6. Napier scores the triple to make it 41-34, forcing coach Banchi at timeout. Belinelli responds with the triple of -4, but theOlympia finds the +7 again with Mirotic. Mickey brings his team back into contact, before the response of a solid Flaccadors. Pajola with the triple at the siren he closes the second quarter of Game 3 between Olimpia Milan And Virtus Bologna at 46-44.
The second half opens with a basket by Belinellibefore the triple of Tonut. Mirotic with a three-point play he scores 52-48, but Mickey continues to be loud in attack. Mirotic scored from the arc, but the Virtus he is not impressed and stays in touch. Voigtmann scores a heavy triple for +4 in the middle of the third quarter, but the shoulder still doesn’t arrive and Pajola brings his team back to -2. Flaccadors scores 62-57 on the break. The third quarter ends at 62-59. The fourth period opens with a basket Hackettwhich is followed by that of Dunston. Virtussino closed out a mini-partial of 6-0 Napier with 5 points in a row and brings his team back to +4. Napier scores 71-65, Abs however, he scores from the arc and the Virtus still stay in contact. Lundberg scores -1 with 5 minutes to go, but Shields with 4 points in a row he brings back Milan on +5. Still Mickey to rebound in attack and to score -3, but Mirotic from the bezel it is 2/2. Napier scores a great basket for the new +5, but he responds to him Shengelia. The Georgian scores again for -1 with 40 seconds to go, Shields wrong but Mirotic with the offensive rebound and fighting he wins a fundamental extra possession. He goes to the bezel Mirotic and it’s 2/2 for the +3 at 12 seconds. There Virtus he misses the shot twice to equalize, the throw-in after seconds of confusion is Milanese. L’Olimpia Milan wins Game 3 against Virtus Bologna by 81-78 and takes the lead 2-1.
Olimpia Milano-Virtus Bologna (29-25, 46-44, 62-59,
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Olimpia Milan calendar | Next appointments
L’Olimpia Milan will return to the pitch on Thursday 13th at 8.30pm at the Unipol Forum for Game 4 of LBA Finals 2024 against the Virtus Bologna.
