Proven that Verona was a hiccup due to absences and bad shooting night (13% from three) the Sassari team resumes sailing safely as the fourth force in the championship. The success of Bucchi's biancoblù against Treviso 81-68 was matched by the defeat of Varese at home against Reggio Emilia.
Banco is alone in fourth place at +2 Varese which is actually +4 because it has a positive balance against direct matches, while Brindisi is 4 points away even if it has to play Scafati on Tuesday. Then a direct clash in Brindisi: if Devecchi and his companions make a coup, they will mortgage fourth place.
Dinamo have also improved their defensive strength, not just their attack, and are currently third in terms of difference between points scored and collected with +145 (average of 6 points more than their opponents per game) behind Milan who have +196 and Virtus Bologna with +158. However, if only the second round matches are taken into consideration, the difference is striking: 90.2 points scored against 78.5 conceded. And these figures demonstrate Sassari's exploits, which in theory could still try to snatch third place in Tortona, but the calendar doesn't help it given that the away matches are in Brindisi, Bologna and Milan.
