Badalona has to work harder than expected to be able to snatch the victory from Trento. The Dolomites arrive at the race with the absence of Caroline (positive) at the last minute, in addition to the confirmed one of Saunders.
The beginning of the game, however, seems to say the opposite. Badalona manages to make the ball spin very well in attack, finding almost no opposition from Molin’s team. The distance in talent and physicality between the two teams is too great, especially in the long section, which in post manage to do whatever they want. It goes to rest on 43-24. In the second half, Trento comes out of the locker room with another spirit. Williams and Forrat load the attack on their shoulders, while in defense Trento raises the pace and manages to return even up to -8. In the last quarter Duran, in order not to risk, puts the starting quintet back on the field in order not to risk, and in the final the usual Brodzianky closes the race with three consecutive triples. Final results 82-65.
Badalona Youth
Busquets 6: inaccurate from the arc, he does not get noticed much during the match but on a couple of occasions he is good at exploiting the blind blocks created to free him an easy penetration line.
Paul 7,5: always on the move, he manages every time to free himself in the best possible way to exploit his abilities from the bow. Fearsome shooter.
No limits
Brodziansky 8: the best scorer of the team does not miss the appointment again tonight. He scores 21 points and in the final he closes the match with three consecutive triples.
Ventura 6.5: very revisable defense, but in attack he closes with a 2/3 from long distance scored in a fundamental moment of the match.
Bassas 7: it’s not his shooting day, but he joins the team effectively. He brings order and imagination by always finding the free man, he also has fast hands in defense and steals three balls.
Happy 5.5: when he is on the pitch the attack loses a bit of panache, also because tonight he can’t beat his direct opponent.
Willis 6,5: match without any burrs. 3/3 from two points, usually great work under the planks with 7 rebounds.
Birgander 6: he is ready when called into question, but in defense he struggles too much against Williams in the third quarter.
Parra 6,5: evening no shooting (2/7), but intelligence and the ability to exploit one’s body with total control are characteristics that he also shows off tonight.
Tomic 7,5: brings all the long opponents in post to school, with a pivot foot and a hook that are simply unstoppable.
Dolomiti Energia Trento
Bradford 5: very hidden in attack, he takes too little responsibility and is sometimes harmful with the 4 balls lost.
Williams 7: once again it is he who takes charge of the team in the most difficult moment, and in the third quarter he guides his team in the comeback. Closes with 15 points and 7 rebounds.
Reynolds 5,5: the period of inactivity has put him strongly out of rhythm and the evidence is all in this race, in which he begins to score and be incisive only in the last minutes.
Conti 5: it takes effort but it is not enough, in attack the defense of Badalona is too precise to give him something more.
Morina ne
Forray 6.5: the captain puts a lot of effort on us especially in the second half, after a bad start. His runners and defense work are always precious and risk getting Trento back into the race.
Flaccadori 6: he is relieved of the burden of carrying the ball by acting very often out of the blocks, but closes with a 1/4 to the three-point shot.
Midnight 5.5: part in the quintet for the various absences of Trento, but the physicality of Badalona is too much despite the former Treviglio trying to fight as best he can.
Of the Anna
Ladurner 6: he gives an important hand in rebounding and in defense, to report in particular one in the final against Tomic. Not really child’s play.
