A match with the intensity and nervousness of a playoff, as per tradition. Dinamo wins it 90-81, demonstrating that they haven't been affected by the two-week break. The sixth success in the last seven games consolidates the playoffs.
An ovation upon entering the field, one upon presentation, a third upon delivery of the celebratory shirt. PalaSerradimigni packed for the return of Marco Spissu.
Excellent start for Banco with Stephens who scores 6 points in a 10-2 victory against a Venezia capable of initially only scoring from the line. Reyer goes back with a triple from Granger and a basket from Watt from average (10-9) but the entrance of Diop and Kruslin restores vivacity to the attack and is the maximum advantage: +9 at the end of the quarter.
In the second quarter Chessa enters and Spissu is there too: Sassaresi against. Even with the substitutions, Dinamo held up and went on 34-23 with a bomb from Robinson in the 15th minute to which Spissu responded immediately. Kruslin is also hot on the two-point shot, but the referees continue to give Venice a flood of free throws that manage to float and when he adds a few triples he gets close to the minimum gap: 44-43 in the middle of the game.
In the third quarter the referee gives Venice something too much, making Bucchi and the public angry. Venice seems to spread: 49-58 in the 26th minute with a dunk by Willis.
Time out, Banco regains his attention in defense (he extends it to the full court) and with Diop and Robinson he gets back under, even surpasses at the siren with the American's triple: 62-61.
The biancoblù are galvanized, Gentile and Dowe give Dinamo wings and they reach +9 again with a cut from Diop in the 34th minute. However, the big man commits his fifth foul in the 37th minute. However, there is a Robinson on fire who even takes the offensive rebound for 83-76 in the 38th minute. Only gripe not being able to overturn the points difference.
The tables
Sassari: Jones 4 Robinson 24 Dowe 12 Kruslin 7 Devecchi ne, Treier, Chessa, Stephens 12 Bendzius 8 Gentile 4 Raspino ne, Diop 19 All. Bucchi.
Venice: Spissu 3 Tessitori 13 Parks 12 Ray 3 Bramos 17 Moraschini 2 De Nicolao, Granger 7 Chillo ne, Brooks 2 Willis 10 Watt 12 All. Spahija.