Marco Belinelli turned back the clock at the Astroballe

Virtus Segafredo Bologna downed LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 64-77 at the Astroballe in Round 23. Virtus was without Milos Teodosic, but Marco Belinelli stepped up to remind everyone why he is a legendary scorer.
Belinelli came off the bench and immediately missed his first shot, allowing Youssoupha Fall to score at the other end for a 14-13 ASVEL lead. However, that proved to be the hosts' last lead in the game, as Belinelli took over right after that. He had 4 points in a 0-10 run, capping it with a jumper. Belinelli soon added 3 shots from downtown and a jumper to make it a double-digit game, 27-37.
He remained a steady threat throughout the game, forcing ASVEL to change its defensive strategy. Belinelli led all scorers with a season-high 21 points, hitting 4-of-6 two-pointers and 4-of-8 shots from beyond the arc. "It is a very big win for us. We played well from the beginning until the end, together. Everybody was aggressive. We prepared the game in a good way. We knew that, for us, it was an important game to win, and we did that," Belinelli said after the game. "It is not easy to play on the road but we did. We bring the win to Bologna and just need to keep going and stay positive, for sure."