Regular Season Game 6 - November 29, 2006 CET: 20:45 Local time: 20:45 - PALALOTTOMATICA

Records

Ave.   Ave.
0-0 Final Four 0-0
0-0 Playoffs 0-0
0-0 Top 16 0-0
0-0 Regular Season 0-0
2-3 Overall 1-4

Referees

Crew Chief
JUNGEBRAND, CARL, Finland
Referee
OBRADOVIC, PETAR, Bosnia - Herzegovina
Umpire
MIKHAYLOV, SERGEY, Russia

Team Stats

Ave.   Ave.
68.8 Points 76.8
31.0 Rebounds 34.2
11.2 O. Rebounds 9.4
19.8 D. Rebounds 24.8
10.8 Assists 12.8
15.6 Steals 8.8
2.6 Blocks 2.0
12.6 Turnovers 16.6
43.2 % 2PT 56.4 %
31.1 % 3PT 34.0 %
76.7 % FT 66.2 %
69.8 Index 83.0

Player Stats

Ave.   Ave.
14.2 / BODIROGA, DEJAN Points 13.8 / Welsch
4.8 / ASKRABIC, O. Rebounds 5.8 / Pietrus
2.0 / Mavrokefalides OR 2.4 / Pietrus
3.2 / ASKRABIC, O. DR 3.4 / Pietrus
3.8 / BODIROGA, DEJAN Assists 2.8 / RODRIGUEZ, BERNI
2.4 / ASKRABIC, O. Steals 1.6 / Welsch
0.6 / ASKRABIC, O. Blocks 1.2 / Pietrus
3.3 / Hawkins Turnovers 3.4 / SANTIAGO, DANIEL
100.0 % / MARMARINOS, D. 2PT 78.6 % / Pietrus
50.0 % / ASKRABIC, O. 3PT 50.0 % / JIMENEZ, CARLOS
100.0 % / RIGHETTI, A. FT 84.2 % / Cabezas
16.8 / BODIROGA, DEJAN Index 12.0 / Welsch

THE TAKE

An early season battle with Top 16 implications will take place in the Italian capital on Wednesday when Lottomatica Roma hosts Unicaja Malaga in Group B. Both teams have struggled so far this season, but hope to start pick up momentum and move up the Group B standings. Roma (2-3) is coming off a 71-69 home thriller against Joventut, in which Alex Righetti started for the first time and came through with a season-high 16 points and center Ognjen Askrabic continued to improve with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Unicaja (1-4) suffered an 87-72 loss at Panathinaikos, despite a season-high 19 from center Daniel Santiago. Both teams have a key player that is still being worked into the lineup. Lottomatica signed former Euroleague assist champ Mire Chatman less than two weeks ago, while Marcus Brown the all-time scoring leader in Euroleague history, has seen limited minutes for Unicaja since returning from an injury that forced him to miss the start of the season. Roma hopes that Chatman will help rejuvenate an attack that has averaged 68.8 points per game and is shooting just 42% from two-point range. Where Roma has proven successful is with pressure defense, as it leads the league with 15.4 steals per game. Unicaja, which turns the ball over some 16.6 times on average per game, will need to be extra careful against Roma. On paper these teams match up quite well against one another, with a pair of true centers, well-rounded forwards and deep rotations at guard. Unicaja coach Sergio Scariolo will have to make a tough decision as to which player will take the daunting task of stopping Dejan Bodiroga (14.2 ppg., 3.8 apg.), with Florent Pietrus and Kostas Vasiliades among the candidates. Unicaja guards Carlos Cabezas (14.2 ppg.), Jiri Welsch (13.8 ppg.) and Berni Rodriguez (13.2 ppg.) are the team's top three scorers, with Pepe Sanchez, who won the 2002 Euroleague title alongside Bodiroga at Panathinaikos, starting at point guard. Vlado Ilievski (11.4 ppg., 2.2 spg.) will join Chatman and Righetti in the challenge of stopping the Unicaja guard corps, while trying to keep a slower pace, which is to Bodiroga and coach Jasmin Repesa's liking. This game represents the first meeting between these sides and a playoff atmosphere can be expected, as a loss for either will be a blow to hopes of finding a way back into Group B's race for the Top 16.
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Quotes Head Coaches

REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
“Both teams arrive to this match after a defeat in their national championship. If we want to reach the Top 16 we cannot lose when we play in Rome. Malaga is a very deep team with many good players. They are the champion in Spain and we have great respect for them.”
SCARIOLO, SERGIO
Unicaja
"It's an important game, but not a decisive one, since there are many games left, but both teams are fighting for the objective of entering into the Top 16. These are two teams that went through a lot of offseason changes and have had ups and downs to start the season, but have quality to offer - perhaps without much consistency so far - some good basketball. They also have players of the highest level, above all Dejan Bodiroga, one of the best players in European basketball history."

Players

GARRI, LUCA
Lottomatica Roma
“This is the most difficult game we play in Rome up to now. We have to forget right away what happened Sunday night with Benetton otherwise we would commit a terrible mistake in facing a team like Malaga. I already played against many players of Unicaja and I know they are a good team. They have Sanchez, a pure playmaker that doesn’t score much but creates assists, can see the game, make the team move and set the tempo of a game. Like many Spanish teams, they are good at fastbreaks, so we have to be really carefull."
DE MIGUEL, IGNACIO
Unicaja
"Historically, it is known that with seven victories a team can reach the next phase, so we have to win six of the nine games left. Lottomatica is a direct rival in the fight to be among the first five teams in the group standings and that makes this an extremely important game. This game gives us the chance to make up for the game we let slip away at home against DKV Joventut. And since Lottomatica has to come to Malaga later, this will be an important game in terms of morale. They have good players like Bodiroga and Ilievski, who is a very dangerous player, but as we often way, what is most important is to find ourselves, our game rhythm. If we do that and play at a good level defensively, we can pull out this game."
Berni Rodriguez - Unicaja L'Unicaja ha tenuto vive le sue speranze per qualificazione alle Top 16 prendendo la sua prima vittoria fuori casa nel gruppo B battendo la Lottomatica Roma per 65-71 nella capitale italiana mercoledi.Entrambe le squadre pareggiano per il sesto posto della classifica con record 2-4 ma possono andare al quinto posto se il Cibona batte la Joventut giovedi.Berri Rodriguez era il migliore dei vincitori realizzando 20 punti con 8 su 9 tiri liberi,includendo quello che ha sigillato il risultato a 17 secondi dalla fine.Daniel Santiago ha perso per poco il double-double realizzando 14 punti e prendendo 9 rimbalzi per l'Unicaja.Loukas Mavrokefalidis invece è riuscito a farlo per la Roma infilando 19 punti e prendendo 11 rimbalzi.Dejan Bodiroga ha aggiunto 13 punti mentre Alex Righetti ha realizzato 11 per i padroni di casa.Il vantaggio ha cambiato mani 10 volte durante la partita fino al momento che Mire Chatman ha dato per ultima volta il vantaggio alla Roma con il tiro libero del 61-60.Santiago,Carlos Jimenez e Rodriguez hanno combinato 9 su 10 tiri liberi durante gli ultimi due minuti,mentre Florent Pietrus ha sigillato il risultato con una grande schiacciata allo scadere del tempo.

Dimitris Marmarinos ha aperto la partita con un layup per i padroni di casa e subito dopo ha fatto una grande stoppata prima che Mire Chatman realizzasse la tripla del 5-0.Pepe Sanchez ha realizzato il primo canestro dell'Unicaja mentre Santiago ha pareggiato 5-5 con una tripla.Marmarinos ha infilato un jump hook mentre l'Unicaja cercava di attacare tramitte Santiago il quale ha fornito l'assist a Rodriguez per un canestro più tiro liberi aggiuntivo che ha dato il primo vantaggio agli ospiti,7-8.La Roma aveva difficolta nel segnare anche dalla linea dei tiri liberi mentre un layup di Sanchez e la nuova giocata di tre punti di Rodriguez hanno spitno l'Unicaja sul 9-13.Mavrokefalidis ha cercato di cambiare le cose con un layup ma Jimenez ha risposto da fuori tenendo l'Unicaja davanti sul 12-17.Mavrokefalidis ha realizzato un jumper e Bodiroga ha segnato in transizione durante un parziale di 6-0 per i padroni di casa chiuso dal tiro libero di Jacopo Giachetti che ha pareggiato 17-17 dopo i primi 10 minuti di gioco.

Nessuno ha segnato durante i primi due minuti del secondo periodo fino al momento che Erazem Lorbek ha realizzato un canestro dopo un rimbalzo in attacco per l'Unicaja.Chatman ha risposto con un layup mentre Righetti ha dato il vantaggio alla Roma con il jumper del 21-19.Kostas Vassiliadis ha risposto velocemente da fuori e subito dopo ha segnato i tiri liberi del 23-25 a favore dell'Unicaja.Righetti ha tenuto i padroni di casa in partita realizzando tiri liberi e rubando una palla che gli ha permesso ad Alessandro Tonolli di fare una schiacciata.Pietrus e Santiago hanno realizzato un tiri liberi ma Mavrokefalidis ha fatto lo stesso pareggiando 28-28 dopo 17 minuti.Rodriguez ha caricato una tripla mentre Santiago ha realizzato un tiro libero ma Mavrokefalidis e Righetti hanno iniziato un parziale di 7-0 per la Roma che ha messo i padroni di casa in vantaggio sul 35-32 prima che Jiri Welsch realizzasse un jumper senza equilibrio riducendo a 35-34 alla fine del primo tempo.

Rodriguez è rimasto caldo dopo l'intervallo realizzando una tripla dall'angolo mentre la Roma ha iniziato di attaccare tramitte Bodiroga.Lui ha segnato due volte da vicino ma tiri liberi di Rodriguez e Santiago hanno tenuto l'Unicaja in avanti sul 39-42.Vlado Ilievski ha realizzato un jumper dai 5 metri,il suo primo canestro della serata,ma Jimenez ha risposto con una tripla e Welsch ha dato vantaggio di sei punti all'Unicaja con un layup.Mavrokefalidis ha risposto ma Welsch ha chiuso un contropiede.Sanchez ha realizzato una tripla dando vantaggio di 43-523 all'Unicaja.Righetti ha segnato di nuovo e Bodiroga ha aggiunto un canestro forzando il timeout dell'Unicaja con il punteggio sul 47-52.Mavrokefalidis ha chiuso il parziale di 7-0 per la Roma con una tripla ed anche quando Santiago ha realizzato tiri liberi,Bodiroga allo scadere del tempo del terzo periodo ha infilato un jumper riducendo per la Roma a 52-54 dopo 30 minuti.

Welsch è rimasto caldo aprendo l'ultimo periodo con una tripla.Mavrokefalidis ha seguito un tiro libero con layup consecutivi pareggiando 57-57 per la Roma.L'Unicaja ha chiesto il timeout e gli ospiti hanno migliorato la loro difesa ma una tripla di Ilievski ha dato vantaggio di 60-57 alla Roma dopo un parziale di 8-0.Rodriguez ha realizzato un layup più tiro libero aggiuntivo ma un tiro liberi di Chatman ha tenuto la Roma davanto sul 61-60 4 minuti prima della fine.Rodriguez e Santiago hanno realizzato tiri liberi ma Chatman ha risposto allo stesso modo riducendo a 63-64 per la Roma 2 minuti prima del fischio finale.Bodiroga ha sbagliato tiri liberi dopo il quinto fallo di Santiago a 58 secondi dalla fine.Jimenez era il prossimo dalla linea dei tiri liberi realizzando 1 su 2 portando il punteggio sul 63-65.La Lottomatica ha chiesto il timeout ma ha perso la plla in difesa.Jimenez è tornato alla linea realizzando entrambi i tiri liberi 26 secondi prima della fine.Bodiroga e Rodriguez si sono scambiati tiri liberi mentre Pietrus con una schiacciata ha sigilato la prima vittoria fuori casa dell'Unicaja.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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Referees: JUNGEBRAND, CARL (FIN), OBRADOVIC, PETAR (BIH), MIKHAYLOV, SERGEY (RUS)
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Head coach: REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
5 GIACHETTI, JACOPO 12:00 1 0/1   1/2 1 1 2 2   1     1 1 2
6 ILIEVSKI, VLADO 27:00 5 1/4 1/2     2 2 1 2 4     2 1 1
8 TONOLLI, ALESSANDRO 11:00 2 1/1 0/1           2 1     5   -3
9 RIGHETTI, ALEX 21:00 11 2/3 1/5 4/4         3 1     2 3 9
10 BODIROGA, DEJAN 31:00 13 5/9   3/6 1 5 6 2         4 5 15
11 MAVROKEFALIDES, LOUKAS 31:00 19 5/9 1/3 6/8 4 7 11 2 1 1 1 1 3 6 27
12 MARMARINOS, DIMITRIOS 7:00 4 2/2       1 1   1 3     3    
13 GARRI, LUCA 5:00     0/1     1 1   1       1    
14 CINCIARINI, DANIELE 6:00   0/1             2 1     1   -1
20 ASKRABIC, OGNJEN 24:00 1 0/5 0/1 1/2 5 2 7 2 2   1   2 3 7
32 CHATMAN, MIRE 25:00 9 1/4 1/2 4/7   2 2 1 4 4   1 3 5 6
Team           1 1 2   3 2         3
Totals 200:00 65 17/39 4/15 19/29 12 22 34 10 21 18 2 2 27 24 66
43.6% 26.7% 65.5%
Min: Minutes played; Pts: Points; 2FG M-A: 2-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); 3FG M-A: 3-point Field Goals (Made-Attempted); FT M-A: Free Throws (Made-Attempted); Rebounds: O (Offensive), D (Defensive), T (Total); As: Assists; St: Steals; To: Turnovers; Bl: Blocks (Fv: In Favor / Ag: Against); Fouls: Cm (Commited), Rv (Received); PIR: Performance Index Rating
Head coach: SCARIOLO, SERGIO
Unicaja
# Player Min Pts 2FG
M-A
3FG
M-A
FT
M-A
Rebounds As St To Bl Fouls PIR
O D T Fv Ag Cm Rv
4 SANCHEZ, PEPE 25:30 7 2/6 1/4           2 2     2 1 -1
5 RODRIGUEZ, BERNI 27:00 20 3/3 2/5 8/9   3 3 3 3   1   1 8 33
7 VASILEIADIS, KOSTAS 5:15 6 0/2 1/1 3/3   1 1         1 1 1 4
8 CHYLINSKI, MICHAL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
9 WELSCH, JIRI 29:45 9 3/7 1/1   2 3 5 3 1 4   1 2 2 9
10 CABEZAS, CARLOS 14:30     0/3   1   1 1   2         -3
11 PIETRUS, FLORENT 13:30 4 1/1   2/2 2 2 4     2     3 1 4
15 DE MIGUEL, IGNACIO 0:45                              
20 JIMENEZ, CARLOS 26:45 9 0/1 2/2 3/4   4 4 1 4 4     3 3 12
21 LORBEK, ERAZEM 10:15 2 1/1 0/1   1 4 5 1         2   5
25 SANTIAGO, DANIEL 28:45 14 3/6   8/11 2 7 9 1 2 3 1   5 9 22
41 BROWN, MARCUS 18:00   0/1 0/3     3 3     3     5 2 -7
Team             1 1   6           7
Totals 200:00 71 13/28 7/20 24/29 8 28 36 10 18 20 2 2 24 27 85
46.4% 35% 82.8%
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Head Coaches

REPESA, JASMIN
Lottomatica Roma
"I was waiting from my team a great reaction after our loss in the Italian League with Benetton, but I did not see tonight pride and reaction. We should play hungry of a win, with the same spirit you go out to play on a playground, but it wasn't. I have nothing more to tell, just that I prefer go back home to sleep, think about the game, and tomorrow talk to my players. I think that nothing is impossible, and we can find a solution in the next weeks, trying to reach the Top 16."
SCARIOLO, SERGIO
Unicaja
"We lost two Euroleague games at the extra sessions and one at the last tenth of second, and those were bad losses, and our confidence went really down. Tonight we remained focused for all the forty minutes, and we shot better than Roma both on field goals and from the foul line, and we played a very good defense on Bodiroga, and this was one of the main goals of the game. I think our matchup zone defense was important, we switched defenses after losing a good margin, and we took away to them four-five streak attacks, and they lost confidence. After our loss on Sunday in the Spanish League we talked, saying we can have a bad moment on offense, but for this reason we have to increase our defensive performances. In the first half we gave big freedom to Mavrokefalidis, but we played a great defense in the second, and we turned over few balls."

Players

BODIROGA, DEJAN
Lottomatica Roma
"I'm disappointed for our loss, we tried to do all that was possible to get the win, but they shot better than us, and used an efficient zone defense late in the last quarter. They have a deeper roster and also more Euroleague experience than us, but we have all the time to recover and reach our goal."
SANTIAGO, DANIEL
Unicaja
"It was a very difficult game, but we won and we're happy for this win, we know that every game in the Euroleague is tough as tonight. I think our zone defense was decisive late in the fourth quarter, we did everything we could to get the win, and we are improving our play game-by-game, and I hope we will follow on this way. I'm doing all I can to help my team, and I'm happy to be here, but I think the victory is well deserved by my team because everybody did their job."
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