Still and always Teodosic, again and again Virtus: Trieste falls into overtime

After the 48-35 of the first half, the home team reacts to the partial 13-0 of the Virtus, misses the shot of victory with Cavaliero, and surrenders in overtime only to the plays of Milos Teodosic.

And it is then of the Serbian the great signature on the ninth success in nine races of the leader, more and more alone.

85-89 the ending.

CHRONICLE

A race in which Trieste shows courage, 20-16 at the end of the first quarter with 3/5 from 3 to mask the 4/13 from 2, 9 of Elmore. Virtus with 1/6 from 3 and 5 from Markovic. And the second quarter rewards Dalmasson's team, 48-35 of maximum advantage at the end of the first half, with 14 from Elmore and 13 from Cavaliero with 3/3 from the arc. Virtus held up by 10 points from Hunter and the first signs of Teodosic, then the third quarter puts everything in question, with the partial 13-0 for 48-48.

Trieste has the merit of not losing heart, and if at 6.21 from the end of the fourth quarter Teodosic places the bomb of 64-65, the plays of Da Ros and Elmore open to the partial 7-0 which keeps everything in question. The Virtus pays the bad percentage to the shot and the day difficulties of players like Ricci. In fact, Virtus does not score for 3 minutes, and only at 1.53 Julian Gamble can appear in the line. Not a capital fault, with Elmore losing the ball on 71-69 to 1.19. Teodosic misses the triple of the +1, Cavaliero misses the ball badly in attack, Julyan Gamble makes the second 1/2 from the line in line and, after winning offensive rebound, Ricci misses the triple only from the corner.

And then, at 21 ", it was Cavaliero who appeared in the line on 71-70. 1/2 for him, then the great Trieste defense on Teodosic is punished at 9 for a foul by Peric to help. Teodosic impacts from the line, Cavaliero misses the shot of victory and is overtime.

OVERTIME

Gaines brings Bologna forward from the line, Jones responds from 3, will always be sprinted anyway. You enter the last minute, when Teodosic finds the +1 jumper and Peric retrieves a ball. And then, the Serbian takes the +4 bomb.