Milan escaped from Istanbul with a win, its third on the road this season
Shavon Shields heroics lift Milan in 2OT thriller over Efes
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Regular Season
Round 9 of 38
Regular Season
Anadolu Efes IstanbulEFS
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EA7 Emporio Armani MilanEA7
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A double-overtime rollercoaster had it all, and EA7 Emporio Armani Milan survived it all. A squandered 13-point fourth-quarter lead, a career night from an opposing guard, and an 11-2 run by Anadolu Efes Istanbul in the first overtime session that had Milan on its heels.
Milan also needed two defensive stands, o stay alive at the end of regulation, then again to extend the battle beyond the first extra period. Down three late in the first overtime, Shavon Shields rose to the occasion, drilling a tough three-pointer with 11.7 seconds left to force a second extra session.
When all was said and done, Milan pulled out a 93-97 win, its third on the road this season, to improve to a 4-5 record.
"We lost four one-possession games [this season], so it was about time one went our way,” Shields said in a EuroLeague TV interview after the win. "Everybody contributed."
Milan, indeed, had many big contributors. Zach LeDay, in his first game since Round 3, scored 25 points in 22 minutes on the floor but did not play in either overtime period due to an injury he sustained in the final minute of regulation.
Quinn Ellis scored 14 points, including 4 in the second overtime, and 5 of Marko Guduric’s 13 points came in extra sessions. Meanwhile, Leandro Bolmaro ran the offense, collecting 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
But it was Shields who had 24 points on a career-high 6-for-8 three-point shooting, along with 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, that lifted the visitors to victory. The secret?
“Just keep shooting, and they were going in. You gotta stay confident, and let it fly,” Shields said.
Let fly he did, and in the clutch no less.
Shields hit his fourth triple to open the first overtime, and made his fifth to tie the game at 84-84 with 11.7 seconds left in that extra session. Shields opened the second OT with his final three-pointer, giving Milan an 84-87 lead. From there, the visitors never trailed again.
Shield’s performance ended up overshadowing what PJ Dozier did for Efes on Friday night. Dozier finished with a career-high 34 points, putting on display a perfect first-half shooting performance as he had 17 points, going 7 for 7 on twos and making his only three-point attempts, along with 2 assists and just 1 turnover.
He dropped 17 more points the rest of the way, but all came in the clutch.
Dozier nailed a mid-range jumper and a triple in the final 45 seconds of the regulation to tie the game at 74-74 and send it to overtime. Dozier’s two jumpers also gave Efes an 84-81 lead with 27 seconds to go in the second overtime, only for Shields to tie the game. Dozier scored 5 more points in the second OT, but it was not enough.
Dozier was 10 of 13 on two pointers and 4 of 6 behind the arc, but the rest of the team just 6 of 26 (16.7%) as Efes dropped its fourth straight game as the home team.
