After the sixth day of the regular season in Serie A of wheelchair basketball played on Saturday 23 November, the balance of power at the top of the standings is starting to emerge, with the confirmation of the pair S. Stefano Kos Group (still undefeated) e Unipol Briantea84 Cantù in the first two positions; behind them four teams enclosed in just two points, battling to finish the first round in the top four (sprinted in the last three matches before the Christmas break) and therefore gain qualification for the next round Italian Cup Final Four (scheduled for February 22nd and 23rd in Porto Torres).
The league leaders’ run doesn’t stop S. Stefano Kos Groupwho collects the sixth victory in a row at the start of Serie A, overcoming without too many difficulties theSBS Montello away to Bergamo: in the 83-48 final, extensive rotations and shooting percentages decidedly above 60% for the guests, among whom the 24 points of a positive stand out Andrea Giaretti (with 11/16 shooting, in just 20′ on the court). For the Bergamo players, the new good offensive performance from is not enough Domenico Miceli (15 points) and the Argentine’s 18 points Joel East to avoid their fifth defeat in the championship.
It remains in the wake of the top of the class Unipol Briantea84 Cantùwhich in the evening prevails in front of a sold out PalaMeda on a Self Group Millennium Basket with limited rotations: the 15-2 at the start of the first quarter immediately split the game in two, without the Venetians ever having the chance to come back into contact. In the end it will be 77 to 43, with yet another fan of Filippo Carossino (20 points with 8/14 from the field), for the fifth victory of a Briantea team that remains just two points from the top.
Precious the victory of Reggio Calabria Pellicanò Pharmacy at home on Menarini Florence Volpi Rossein the intersection between two of the surprises of this start of the season: the Calabrians made up for the bad slip in Treviso last week by winning 69 to 62 in a match that was practically always led in terms of scores, which allows them to join the Tuscans in the standings at 8. Starfighter he is Kwanchai Pimkorn who with 24 points (and with three triples on seven attempts) leads an attack that has returned to scoring percentages above 50%: Clemente Marcondes adds 19 points with as many as 17 rebounds and Reggio can thus resist the comeback attempts in the second half in Florence, among whose ranks the other Brazilian once again stands out for his offensive effectiveness Luciano DaSilva (24 points and 17 rebounds for him too).
Also at 8 points is theAsinara Waves E-Ambientewho wins the Sardinian derby on the pitch of Dinamo Lab Banco di Sardegna (still stuck at one victory this season): the couple Efeturk-Luszynski combines for 42 points, confirming itself among the fittest tandems in the championship, making the super performance of the Dinamo Swede in vain Joakim Linblomauthor of his season high with 29 points with 12/18 shooting; at the siren it was 66 to 57 for the guests thanks to the decisive break that came between the third and fourth quarters.
Finally the winner Deco Amicacci Abruzzo at home against Crich Pdm Trevisoa success that allows us to continue dreaming of a place in the top four: a match that definitively goes towards the hosts from Abruzzo during the second quarter, won 17 to 7. Double double for Gabriel Welcome with 13 points and 11 rebounds, another 13 points come from a good one Galliano Marchionniwhile the double digit of Joel Boganelli (10 points also against Treviso) is no longer news. For the coaching team Di Giustowhich will reunite the Australian couple Brown-Leard returning to Italy after commitments with the under national team, the crossroads of this first round will be the next away match on the Briantea84 pitch; The Crich Pdm Treviso loses 57 to 39 and fails to repeat last week’s feat against Reggio Calabria.
FIPIC Wheelchair Basketball
6th DAY
Dinamo Lab Banco di Sardegna – Asinara Waves E-Ambiente 57 to 66
Reggio Calabria Pellicanò Pharmacy – Menarini Volpi Rosse Florence 69 to 62
Deco Amicacci Abruzzo – Crich Pdm Treviso 57 to 39
SBS Montello – S. Stefano Kos Group 48 a 83
Unipol Briantea84 Cantù – Self Group Millennium Basket 77 to 43
CLASSIFICATION
12 points: S. Stefano Kos Group
10 points: Unipol Briantea84 Cantù
8 points: Reggio Calabria Pellicanò Pharmacy, Asinara Waves E-Ambiente, Menarini Florence
6 points: Deco Amicacci Abruzzo
2 points: SBS Montello, Self Group Millennium, Dinamo Lab Banco di Sardegna, Crich Pdm
on the cover Sabri Bedzeti, captain of the league leaders S. Stefano Kos Group
