Hines, Melli and Voigtmann further cemented their place in history.
Milestone evening for Milan’s big men
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EA7 Emporio Armani Milan continued its recent improvement by overcoming ALBA Berlin, 82-76, at the Forum on Tuesday night, and it was a milestone evening for the Italian team’s three veteran big men.
Firstly, the veteran to end all veterans, Kyle Hines, dished 4 assists in a typically influential performance that also included 4 offensive rebounds and 1 steal. Those helpers took Hines past the mark of 500 assists for his EuroLeague career, and Milan coach Ettore Messina was happy to pile the praise on the 38 year-old four-time champion.
“Those things that he does, we take for granted sometimes,” said Messina. “Still, at his age, he’s making fantastic plays and really carrying the load for this team.”
Hines wasn’t the most important big man on the night, with Nicolo Melli shining from start to finish as he contributed a game-high 16 points – including 8 in the first 6 minutes – along with 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot.
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That steal allowed Melli to move up one place in the competition’s all-time list of ball thieves, putting him in 15th place alongside former Panathinaikos great James Gist.
The leading rebounder in Tuesday’s contest was Milan’s Johannes Voigtmann, who took 6 balls off the defensive glass and 2 more at the other end.
And that saw Voigtmann also move up the all-time rankings, now with 1,192 career rebounds – overtaking Kerem Gonlum (1,189) and moving level with Adrien Moerman in 18th place.
More important than those numbers, however, is that they helped Milan secure a third consecutive home win and move within one victory of the all-important top 10 – with another game at the fortress-like Forum to follow later this week against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.
And Messina was extremely happy with his team’s work, saying: “It was a very, very important win. The players put a tremendous effort, what they did is absolutely remarkable. It’s not easy to play ALBA. You need to be patient, to have good defense, to rebound. In the second half we also played better offense, with more spacing.
“Nic Melli was a pillar to sustain the team from minute one. And Devon Hall was absolutely crucial, like he has been in the last few games, for his decision-making, his defense, his personality. The whole team fought and competed in the second half.”