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EA7 Emporio Armani MilanEA7
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet BelgradeCZV
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Messina blamed himself for Zvezda's late rally
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It’s not very common that a head coach speaks so loudly and so clearly against himself when his team celebrates a win. But that was the case of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan head coach Ettore Messina after the game Milan won against visiting Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade on Thursday night.
"In the second half, in the last quarter, we were tired, and I think it’s my responsibility," he said in the press conference. "It’s my fault because I decided to cut the rotation, especially because I thought we needed three ball-handlers against their aggressive defense, so it was a result of this."
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Milan dominated 45-32 at halftime and entered the last period leading 59-49, but was limited to just 6 points in the last 5 minutes of the game. As such, Zvezda rallied to within 4 points in crunch time, something that Messina considered to be a consequence of having pushed his team too much.
"I probably had a tired team in the last 5-6 minutes. It was my mistake and I will try to get back to using better our resources," he confessed.
His team has no need to regret, though, as a buzzer-beating layup coming off an offensive rebound by Kyle Hines with 9 seconds to play ended up securing the outcome for Milan. A key play full of energy that saved the day for a team that completed a perfect two-round week at home.