The Happy Casa continues its winning streak by liquidating Effe in advance of the fourth day
Brindisi-Fortitudo Bologna 105-93
The match between Happy Casa and Fortitudo is not only news for the third consecutive victory of the Apulian team obtained with seven men in double figures, 64% from 3 (16/24) and 105 points scored. To hold the bench before the two-man ball was the crowding in the infirmary for both teams. To the absence of Gaspardo stopped by a sprained ankle, Brindisi had to add an hour before taking the field that of Chappel who tested positive at Covid. On the Bolognese front, the usual Fantinelli, Groselle and Captain Mancinelli should also have been added to that of Gabriele Procida, who was stopped by a flu attack this week, but still present in the 10 on the scoresheet.
The race
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Brindisi takes a while to fuel before coming out to the distance with the plays of Visconti and Redivo (5 ‘, 15-7). Then, he pushes on the accelerator again up to +11 (25-14) with Adrian inspired by the three-point line. On the other hand, Durham, on his debut with the shirt with the F, is damned to leave his mark in the game. A couple of his baskets seasoned with well-made assists, allow Bologna to get back in the slipstream at the end of the first quarter (28-24). There is also the debut of Wes Clark thrown into the fray by Vitucci after a long period of stoppage due to muscle problems. In the second quarter, the hosts return to the field even more determined by making a partial 8-0 thanks to the triples of Udom and Adrian, useful to consolidate the 10/12 from the arc in the first 17 ‘of the game. The precision from the distance allows Brindisi to engineer a new escape (18 ‘, 51-37). The only ones to get noticed for the guests are Tote and Benzing: they fight without sparing themselves, but preaching in the desert. Kigili tries to change the inertia after returning from the long interval (55-51) with Aradori rising to the chair: it is just a timid attempt swept away by Nik Perkins (in the shade for the whole first half) and by the continuity of Visconti and Redivo from 6.75 (26 ‘, 72-60). The race travels fast with the Happy Casa in control, albeit with some burrs never properly exploited by the Bolognese. At 34 ‘Zanelli’s two consecutive triples (89 -74) dig the furrow again and definitively leaving little hope for the opponents who must also note the -18 (94-76) 5’ from the end.
Brindisi: Zanelli 18, N. Perkins, J. Perkins 17
F. Bologna: Benzing 23, Aradori 18, Totè 16
October 15, 2021 (change October 15, 2021 | 23:12)
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