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Luwawu-Cabarrot, Napier’s performance gives Milan hope
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Coach Ettore Messina is a serious man and not one to give fans of his team false hope. With EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, even after Tuesday’s road win at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul, still two wins outside the playoff zone with several teams in front of it, he knows the odds are stacked against his side. Nevertheless, a few lines he shared in his post-game interview were enough to remind Milan fans that the hope is very much alive.
Milan never trailed in beating Fenerbahce 75-82. The team's stars on the night were Shabazz Napier and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. The former scored 21 of his game-high 26 points to spark Milan. Luwawu-Cabarrot started strong and finished with 19 points, which tied his season-high.
Asked about Luwawu-Cabarrot's contributions, Messina responded: "Tim [Luwawu-Cabarrot] had a good game, but he's had already some big games for us. It's not easy for anybody to arrive in the middle of the season and get into the team and understand how you can help and what you should do. So today he had a very good game on both ends of the floor, offense and defense, and I just hope he continues like this."
The idea that it's not easy to join a team in the middle of the season is a given. But to win when the two biggest stars of the night are mid-season arrivals suggests that maybe they have completed their adjustments. Perhaps Napier and Luwawu-Cabarrot are now poised to lead a late charge and carry Milan into the playoffs.
The players themselves also will not give false hope. "We want all the wins we can get," Luwawu-Cabarrot said after the game.
Game Videos
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Olympiacos Piraeus - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 5 | Highlights
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 4 | Highlights
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moments: Carsen Edwards's vision finds Johnathan Motley for the dunk!
- 03:36
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Olympiacos Piraeus | Playoffs Game 3 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes-Davis beats the buzzer!
- 03:32
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Olympiacos Piraeus - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 2 | Highlights
- 00:15
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes-Davis all the way
- 00:07
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Motley's dunk
- 03:34
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Olympiacos Piraeus - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Playoffs Game 1 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Guduric feeds Motley for a dunk
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Olympiacos vs. Fenerbahce preview: A 1-8 matchup involving two giants
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All-Access Istanbul derby: 'A lot of pride on the line'
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 34 | Highlights
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 34 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Flight time from Davies!
- 00:17
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes-Davis dunks!
- 03:28
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - FC Barcelona | Round 33 | Highlights
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hall does his magic for Davies!
- 00:10
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hines destroys the rim!
- 00:08
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Pangos feeds Hines for the slam!
- 03:14
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Anadolu Efes Istanbul | Round 33 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Motley's put-back dunk!
- 03:32
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Cazoo Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 32 | Highlights
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 32 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: What a block by Brandon Davies!
- 00:14
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Nebo reverse dunk!
- 03:32
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Real Madrid - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 31 | Highlights
- 03:31
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Anadolu Efes Istanbul - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 31 | Highlights
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Davies denies Zizic
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Runway opened for Hines
- 03:29
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - FC Bayern Munich | Round 30 | Highlights
- 03:23
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 30 | Highlights
- 00:13
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Jekiri's big block!
- 03:34
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 24 | Highlights
- 00:11
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Voigtmann attacks the rim
- 00:23
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Napier converts magical bucket
- 03:21
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Real Madrid - EA7 Emporio Armani Milan | Round 29 | Highlights
- 03:35
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Valencia Basket - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 29 | Highlights
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes-Davis with the block and score!
- 00:13
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Melli dunks by Tavares
- 00:14
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Booker denies Webb!
- 03:14
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Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul - FC Barcelona | Round 28 | Highlights
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Motley-to-Booker alley-oop!
- 00:16
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Hayes-Davis to Motley for the dunk!
- 00:09
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Higgins springs Kalinic for fastbreak dunk!
- 03:46
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan - Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade | Round 28 | Highlights
- 00:29
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7DAYS Magic Moment of the Night: Pangos, a great no-look pass for a perfect pick and roll!
- 00:19
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Napier nails a buzzer-beating triple!
- 00:20
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7DAYS Magic Moment: Melli dunks after a fine pass from Pangos!
- 03:15
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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv - Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | Round 27 | Highlights
"It was definitely a team effort," Napier said after explaining how things changed for him in the second half.
No promises or big statements. But none are needed. Milan will take things one game at a time. A win on Friday over FC Bayern Munich could take it another step closer to the playoffs. And that's all Milan needs, for now, is to go one step at a time.
And with Napier and Luwawu-Cabarrot having found ways to maximize their contributions, Milan fans still have reasons to believe.