2021 LBA Playoffs
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | Italy |
Dates | 13 May–11 June |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | Reyer Venezia |
Final positions | |
Champions | Virtus Segafredo Bologna |
Runner-up | AX Armani Exchange Milano |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
The 2021 LBA Playoffs, officially known as the 2021 LBA Playoff UnipolSai, was the postseason tournament of the 2020–21 LBA season, which began on 26 September 2021. The Playoffs started on May 13, 2021 with the match Milano–Trento.[1]
Umana Reyer Venezia were the defending champions, from the season 2018–19[2] as the 2019–20 season was suppressed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Qualified teams
[edit]The eight first qualified teams after the end of the regular season were qualified to the playoffs.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2385 | 2099 | +286 | Seeded teams |
2 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2395 | 2212 | +183 | |
3 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2397 | 2168 | +229 | |
4 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2257 | 2142 | +115 | |
5 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 28 | 18 | 10 | 2527 | 2437 | +90 | Non-seeded teams |
6 | De' Longhi Treviso | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2353 | 2468 | −115 | |
7 | Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2253 | 2249 | +4 | |
8 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 28 | 13 | 15 | 2191 | 2228 | −37 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2021. Source: LBA
Bracket
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AX Armani Exchange Milano | 88 | 93 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dolomiti Energia Trento | 62 | 79 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
AX Armani Exchange Milano | 81 | 99 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umana Reyer Venezia | 79 | 65 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umana Reyer Venezia | 92 | 83 | 60 | 73 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 91 | 78 | 75 | 86 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AX Armani Exchange Milano | 77 | 72 | 58 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 83 | 83 | 76 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Casa Brindisi | 85 | 86 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 64 | 54 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Happy Casa Brindisi | 66 | 74 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 73 | 83 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 91 | 88 | 105 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
De' Longhi Treviso | 72 | 83 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit]- All times were in Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
The quarterfinals were played in a best of five format.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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AX Armani Exchange Milano | 3–0 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 88–62 | 93–77 | 74–65 | ||
Umana Reyer Venezia | 3–2 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 92–91 (OT) | 83–78 | 60–75 | 73–86 | 93–91 |
Happy Casa Brindisi | 3–0 | Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 85–64 | 86–54 | 79–77 | ||
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 3–0 | De' Longhi Treviso | 91–72 | 88–83 | 105–100 (OT) |
Game 1
[edit]13 May 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 88–62 (Series: 1-0) |
Dolomiti Energia Trento | Assago (Milan) |
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17:30 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 23–14, 23–17, 26–11 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Shields 16 Rebs: Moraschini, Hines 7 Asts: Rodríguez, Shields, Hines 4 PIR: Hines 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Browne 16 Rebs: Williams 6 Asts: Sanders 5 PIR: Browne 17 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Andrea Bongiorni, Gianluca Capotorto |
13 May 2021 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 92–91 (Series: 1-0) (OT) |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Mestre (Venice) |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 21–19, 27–20, 19–18, Overtime: 11–10 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Chappell 19 Rebs: Stone 8 Asts: De Nicolao 6 PIR: Stone 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bilan 19 Rebs: Bilan 11 Asts: Spissu 4 PIR: Bilan 34 |
Arena: Taliercio Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Fabrizio Paglialunga |
13 May 2021 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 85–64 (Series: 1-0) |
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | Brindisi |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–10, 14–17, 28–19 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Harrison 16 Rebs: Perkins 10 Asts: Thompson 6 PIR: Willis 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Doyle 12 Rebs: Alviti 6 Asts: Da Ros, Doyle 2 PIR: Upson 19 |
Arena: PalaPentassuglia Referees: Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Denis Quarta, Christian Borgo |
13 May 2021 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 91–72 (Series: 1-0) |
De' Longhi Treviso | Bologna |
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19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 21–26, 24–18, 19–11 | |||
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player | Pts: Gamble 17 Rebs: Ricci 8 Asts: Teodosić 9 PIR: Gamble 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Logan 17 Rebs: Mekowulu 8 Asts: Sokołowski 4 PIR: Mekowulu 19 |
Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Tolga Sahin, Mark Bartoli, Alessandro Nicolini |
Game 2
[edit]14 May 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 93–79 (Series: 2-0) |
Dolomiti Energia Trento | Assago (Milan) |
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19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 26–14, 24–18, 20–26 | |||
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player | Pts: LeDay 19 Rebs: Biligha 6 Asts: Rodríguez 7 PIR: Moraschini, Rodríguez 21 |
Boxscore | Pts: Morgan 17 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Browne 6 PIR: Browne, Morgan, Williams 18 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Roberto Begnis, Lorenzo Baldini, Martino Galasso |
14 May 2021 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 83–78 (Series: 2-0) |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Mestre (Venice) |
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18:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 16–23, 20–7, 26–24 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Tonut 25 Rebs: Watt 7 Asts: Stone, Watt 4 PIR: Tonut 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Happ 14 Rebs: Burnell, Bendžius, Gentile 9 Asts: Spissu 5 PIR: Happ 20 |
Arena: Taliercio Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Denny Borgioni |
14 May 2021 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 86–54 (Series: 2-0) |
Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | Brindisi |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 15–14, 28–16, 18–13 | |||
Eurosport Player | Pts: Perkins 17 Rebs: Krubally 10 Asts: Harrison 7 PIR: Perkins 20 |
Boxscore | Pts: Alviti 14 Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 4 Asts: Fernández, Cavaliero 3 PIR: Alviti 14 |
Arena: PalaPentassuglia Referees: Michele Rossi, Alessandro Martolini, Giacomo Dori |
14 May 2021 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 88–83 (Series: 2-0) |
De' Longhi Treviso | Bologna |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 25–15, 22–21, 25–29 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Belinelli 24 Rebs: Hunter 12 Asts: Teodosić 8 PIR: Teodosić 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mekowulu 23 Rebs: Sokołowski 8 Asts: Sokołowski 7 PIR: Mekowulu 35 |
Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Guido Giovannetti, Giulio Pepponi |
Game 3
[edit]16 May 2021 | Dolomiti Energia Trento | 65–74 (Series: 0-3) |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | Trento |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 13–16, 16–16, 20–22 | |||
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player | Pts: Williams 16 Rebs: Martin, Williams 8 Asts: Sanders 4 PIR: Martin, Williams 17 |
Boxscore | Pts: Punter 14 Rebs: Moraschini 9 Asts: Rodríguez, Delaney 4 PIR: Moraschini 24 |
Arena: BLM Group Arena Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Mark Bartoli, Christian Borgo |
16 May 2021 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 75–60 (Series: 1-2) |
Umana Reyer Venezia | Sassari |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 22–12, 24–14, 15–16, 14–18 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Spissu, Bendžius 13 Rebs: Bilan 7 Asts: Spissu, Burnell 4 PIR: Spissu, Happ 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tonut 17 Rebs: Stone, Daye 7 Asts: Tonut, Daye 3 PIR: Daye 18 |
Arena: PalaSerradimigni Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Andrea Bongiorni |
17 May 2021 | Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste | 77–79 (Series: 0-3) |
Happy Casa Brindisi | Trieste |
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19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 21–22, 18–16, 18–16 | |||
Eurosport 2, Eurosport Player | Pts: Henry 22 Rebs: Upson, Delía, Henry 7 Asts: Delía 3 PIR: Henry 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Perkins 19 Rebs: Willis 8 Asts: Thompson 5 PIR: Willis 30 |
Arena: Allianz Dome Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Alessandro Vicino, Alessandro Nicolini |
17 May 2021 | De' Longhi Treviso | 100–105 (Series: 0-3) (OT) |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Villorba (Treviso) |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 36–22, 9–22, 23–25, Overtime: 7–12 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Logan 25 Rebs: Mekowulu 7 Asts: Logan, Russell 6 PIR: Logan 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pajola 25 Rebs: Ricci 9 Asts: Pajola, Teodosić 7 PIR: Pajola 29 |
Arena: Palaverde Referees: Roberto Begnis, Denny Borgioni, Denis Quarta |
Game 4
[edit]18 May 2021 | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | 86–73 (Series: 2-2) |
Umana Reyer Venezia | Sassari |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–6, 11–29, 28–24, 27–14 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Bendžius 25 Rebs: Burnell 8 Asts: Spissu 5 PIR: Bendžius 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jerrells 14 Rebs: Chappell 9 Asts: Chappell 5 PIR: Chappell 19 |
Arena: PalaSerradimigni Referees: Michele Rossi, Alessandro Martolini, Guido Giovannetti |
Game 5
[edit]20 May 2021 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 93–91 (Series: 3-2) |
Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Mestre (Venice) |
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21:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 12–26, 27–28, 30–14 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport Player | Pts: Daye 20 Rebs: Tonut 7 Asts: Tonut 4 PIR: Tonut, Daye 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Bilan 26 Rebs: Bendžius 9 Asts: Spissu, Gentile 5 PIR: Bilan 27 |
Arena: Taliercio Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli, Denny Borgioni |
Semifinals
[edit]The semifinals were played in a best of five format.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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AX Armani Exchange Milano | 3–0 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 81–79 | 99–65 | 93–83 |
Happy Casa Brindisi | 0–3 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 66–73 | 74–83 | 75–78 |
Game 1
[edit]22 May 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 81–79 (Series: 1-0) |
Umana Reyer Venezia | Assago (Milan) |
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21:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 22–25, 22–17, 17–24 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Shields 25 Rebs: Hines 9 Asts: Hines 4 PIR: Shields 30 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tonut 18 Rebs: Watt 10 Asts: Daye 3 PIR: Daye, Watt 22 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Saverio Lanzarini, Alessandro Vicino, Andrea Bongiorni |
23 May 2021 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 66–73 (Series: 0-1) |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Brindisi |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 13–15, 21–21, 16–20 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Willis 15 Rebs: Willis 13 Asts: Thompson 4 PIR: Willis 30 |
Boxscore | Pts: Teodosić 24 Rebs: Gamble 7 Asts: Teodosić 4 PIR: Teodosić 20 |
Arena: PalaPentassuglia Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Fabrizio Paglialunga |
Game 2
[edit]24 May 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 99–65 (Series: 2-0) |
Umana Reyer Venezia | Assago (Milan) |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 31–22, 23–23, 22–13 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Delaney 20 Rebs: Moraschini 7 Asts: Rodríguez 7 PIR: Rodríguez 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Watt 15 Rebs: Watt 7 Asts: De Nicolao 3 PIR: Watt 26 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Michele Rossi, Guido Giovannetti, Denis Quarta |
25 May 2021 | Happy Casa Brindisi | 74–83 (Series: 0-2) |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Brindisi |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 20–20, 18–21, 18–23 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Harrison 16 Rebs: Willis 8 Asts: Thompson 5 PIR: Willis 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Belinelli, Teodosić 16 Rebs: Ricci 11 Asts: Marković 5 PIR: Ricci 20 |
Arena: PalaPentassuglia Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Lorenzo Baldini |
Game 3
[edit]2 June 2021 | Umana Reyer Venezia | 83–93 (Series: 3-0) |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | Mestre (Venice) |
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21:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 17–17, 14–24, 31–31 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Daye 22 Rebs: Stone, Tonut, Daye 5 Asts: Stone, Tonut, De Nicolao 2 PIR: Daye 23 |
Boxscore | Pts: Punter 19 Rebs: LeDay 7 Asts: Rodríguez, Delaney 5 PIR: Punter, Hines 21 |
Arena: Taliercio Referees: Roberto Begnis, Alessandro Martolini, Lorenzo Baldini |
2 June 2021 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 78–75 (Series: 3-0) |
Happy Casa Brindisi | Bologna |
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19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 24–23, 18–13, 23–22 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Teodosić 29 Rebs: Weems 7 Asts: Teodosić, Marković 5 PIR: Teodosić 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Harrison 15 Rebs: Harrison, Willis 9 Asts: Thompson 5 PIR: Harrison 21 |
Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Mark Bartoli, Denny Borgioni |
Finals
[edit]The finals were played in a best of seven format.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 |
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AX Armani Exchange Milano | 0–4 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 77–83 | 72–83 | 58–76 | 62–73 |
Game 1
[edit]5 June 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 77–83 (Series: 0-1) |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Assago (Milan) |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 20–25, 14–19, 24–16 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: LeDay, Rodríguez 16 Rebs: Hines 10 Asts: LeDay 4 PIR: LeDay 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Teodosić 19 Rebs: Marković 6 Asts: Teodosić 7 PIR: Teodosić 18 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Tolga Sahin, Carmelo Lo Guzzo, Guido Giovannetti |
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Game 2
[edit]7 June 2021 | AX Armani Exchange Milano | 72–83 (Series: 0-2) |
Virtus Segafredo Bologna | Assago (Milan) |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 20-24, 18-18, 13-25 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Shields 16 Rebs: Delaney, Datome 6 Asts: Delaney 4 PIR: Delaney 15 |
Boxscore | Pts: Teodosić 21 Rebs: four players 4 Asts: Teodosić 5 PIR: Teodosić 21 |
Arena: Mediolanum Forum Referees: Carmelo Paternicò, Beniamino Manuel Attard, Fabrizio Paglialunga |
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Game 3
[edit]9 June 2021 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 76–58 (Series: 3-0) |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | Bologna |
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20:45 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 17-16, 20-18, 15-18, 24-6 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Weems 23 Rebs: Weems 10 Asts: Teodosić 6 PIR: Weems 26 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shields, Datome 14 Rebs: Shields, Datome, Punter 5 Asts: Rodríguez 3 PIR: Shields 12 |
Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Roberto Begnis, Lorenzo Baldini, Mark Bartoli |
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Game 4
[edit]11 June 2021 | Virtus Segafredo Bologna | 73–62 (Series: 4-0) |
AX Armani Exchange Milano | Bologna |
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19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 19-24, 22-19, 14-8, 18-11 | |||
Rai Sport, Eurosport 2 | Pts: Belinelli 15 Rebs: Pajola, Abass 5 Asts: Teodosić 6 PIR: Pajola 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Shields 16 Rebs: Shields 10 Asts: Rodríguez 3 PIR: Shields 28 |
Arena: Segafredo Arena Referees: Manuel Mazzoni, Alessandro Martolini, Denny Borgioni |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Playoff, si apre con AX Armani Exchange Milano-Dolomiti Energia Trentino: 3 anni fa fu finale scudetto, Messina all'edizione numero 13 (62 vittorie su 95 gare)" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "2 anni dopo l'Umana Reyer Venezia torna sul trono d'Italia: Banco di Sardegna sconfitto nella 'bella'. Austin Daye è l'MVP" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Emergenza COVID-19: la FIP dichiara conclusa la stagione 2019/2020 del Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 7 April 2020.
- ^ "I verdetti per i playoff: entra la Dolomiti Energia Trentino che è ottava, l'Umana Reyer Venezia è quarta" (in Italian). legabasket.it. 10 May 2021.