Euro League
Zalgiris Kaunas – Armani Milano 70-74: The Italians avoided the… banana peel
Armani Milano “survived” in Kaunas with a thousand tries to beat Zalgiris 74-70 and move on towards four goals and home advantage in the EuroLeague playoffs.
She didn’t have her best performance this year, she didn’t even have a notable one, but at this stage of the season wins are important, results are important and Armani got what he wanted in Kaunas on Tuesday evening (08/2) in Kaunas ).
Milan beat bottom-seeker Zalgiris 74-70 to move on with their goal of a top-four finish in the regular season, offering home advantage in the EuroLeague playoffs.
At 16-7 Armani (9-3 home and 7-4 away), at 3-20 Zalgiris (3-8 home and 0-11 away) who will not avoid finishing last in the tournament in his worst year modern history.
The game was difficult for the Italians from the start as the Lithuanians had a desire to defend but also to win. However, Delaney wasn’t in the mood for trouble. The American set up a three for 55-59, set up a new shot for 64-67 in 36′ and from that point the Italians didn’t look back.
Lekavicius and Cavanaugh were the top hosts who didn’t have Kalnietis and Strelnieks in their lineup, Dilleni put on an impressive 20 point show followed by Hines – Rodriguez – Daniels.
THE REFEREES: Pereth, Difala, Semes
THE TEN MINUTES: 18-17, 35-35, 51-53, 70-74
The next games of the two teams: In the 26th game, Zalgiris will play Monaco in Monte Carlo (2/10 at 9:00 p.m.), while Armani host Baskonia in Milan (2/10 at 9:30 p.m.).
Jessica Martinez is an author at Sportish, a publication dedicated to sports news and analysis. She covers various topics related to sports and provides insightful commentary on the latest developments in the world of sports.