Valencia Basket defeated Olimpia Milan 84-73 at Unipol Forum in EuroLeague Round 10. Milan recovered from a disastrous start and entered the fourth quarter in front, but Valencia dominated the final period 33-14.
Olimpia opened the game poorly, falling behind 20-2 and committing six turnovers in the first six minutes, before responding behind Leandro Bolmaro’s energy to close the first quarter down 24-15. Milan completed the comeback in the second and went into halftime trailing only 40-37.
Peppe Poeta’s team improved further in the third quarter and took a 59-51 lead into the final 10 minutes, but Valencia completely turned the game around. Taylor, Brooks, Shorts and Sako powered the decisive run as Milan ran out of energy and offensive answers.
The 33-14 fourth quarter told the story. Valencia also dominated the glass 43-30, including 17 offensive rebounds, while Milan finished with 17 turnovers and shot 7-of-25 from three.
Bolmaro led Milan with 16 points and 5 rebounds, Diop added 11 and Ricci 10. Valencia was led by Taylor with 17 points, former Milan guard Armoni Brooks with 16, TJ Shorts with 15 and 5 assists, and Sako with 14.
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