Olimpia Milano: solid lesson in Trento

EA7 MILAN-DOLOMITES TRENTO 107-79

24-19; 56-47; 83-58

MILAN : Mannion 4, Causeur 5, Tonut ne, Bolmaro 2, Brooks 20, LeDay 15, Ricci 10, Flaccadori 8, Diop 6, Caruso Shields 22, Mirotic 15. Coach Messina

TRENTO ; Quinn 13, Cale 10, Ford 10, Pecchia ne, Niang 13, Forray 1, Sylla, Mawugbe 4, Lamb 24, Bayehe 4, Badalau, Hassan. Coach Galbiati

Milan, May 22, 2025 - Armani Olimpia finally unlocks its full potential , bites the bullet with Trento and, winning 107-79, scores the 2-1 point , now earning the first match point in game 4, which will be played again on Saturday in Milan . Against Aquila, this time it wins by a “goleada”, it takes only 26' to reach the 70 points it averaged in the first two games, then it runs riot, 20 three-pointers make the difference (6 more than the total of the first two matches), Milan finally finds a Shields determined to attack the rim (22 points), finds a deadly Mirotic (3/5 from 2 and 3/5 from 3) and a surgical bomber Brooks (6/9 from 3), all expertly stitched together by a warrior version of Ricci. Milan starts with Shields, then involves LeDay and takes the lead 16-11 at 7', but Ford keeps Trento attached to the train (21-19 at 9') so much so that at the beginning of the 2nd quarter with two triples by Ellis and Lamb they overtake 24-25. It is captain Ricci who pulls the team out of the quicksand with 10 consecutive points for 35-29 at 13', then it is Mirotic's turn who scores 3 bombs in a row even if Trento never dies (46-42). At the restart Olimpia runs away with 5 points by Shields , while Mirotic sets the +16 (63-47). From three points it is a festival for Milan, when it is Brooks' turn it is time to close. The American scores two in a row for 75-53 with still 12' to go. From that moment on, Armani never looked back and began to think about Game 4 (Saturday at 6 pm at the Forum).