2019 LBA Finals
# 2019 LBA Finals

The 2019 LBA Finals was the championship series of the 2018–19 regular season, of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), known for sponsorship reasons as the Serie A PosteMobile, the highest professional basketball league in Italy, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The third placed Umana Reyer Venezia possessed home advantage (with the first two, the fifth and the seventh games at the Palasport Taliercio) and the 4th placed Banco di Sardegna Sassari contested for the title in a best-of-7 showdown, from June 10 to June 22, 2019.

These were the second Finals for both Venezia and Sassari of their history.

Umana Reyer Venezia won their 4th title by beating Banco di Sardegna Sassari in game 7 of the finals.

Austin Daye of the Umana Reyer Venezia was named MVP in the league's Finals series of the playoffs.

## Road to the finals

| Umana Reyer Venezia | Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| - | - | - | - |
| Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 30 23 7 2609 2391 +218 2 Vanoli Cremona 30 20 10 2504 2360 +144 3 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 20 10 2440 2256 +184 4 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 18 12 2593 2436 +157 5 New Basket Brindisi 30 18 12 2454 2370 +84 6 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 17 13 2383 2410 −27 7 Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 30 16 14 2634 2527 +107 8 Sidigas Avellino 30 16 14 2470 2456 +14 9 Openjobmetis Varese 30 16 14 2385 2284 +101 10 Red October Cantù 30 16 14 2526 2571 −45 11 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 30 15 15 2387 2410 −23 12 Germani Basket Brescia 30 14 16 2408 2443 −35 13 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 9 21 2363 2493 −130 14 VL Pesaro 30 7 23 2382 2754 −372 15 OriOra Pistoia 30 6 24 2253 2511 −258 16 Fiat Torino 30 9 21 2492 2611 −119 Source: LBA 3rd best league record | Regular season | Regular season | Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD 1 AX Armani Exchange Milano 30 23 7 2609 2391 +218 2 Vanoli Cremona 30 20 10 2504 2360 +144 3 Umana Reyer Venezia 30 20 10 2440 2256 +184 4 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 30 18 12 2593 2436 +157 5 New Basket Brindisi 30 18 12 2454 2370 +84 6 Dolomiti Energia Trento 30 17 13 2383 2410 −27 7 Alma Pallacanestro Trieste 30 16 14 2634 2527 +107 8 Sidigas Avellino 30 16 14 2470 2456 +14 9 Openjobmetis Varese 30 16 14 2385 2284 +101 10 Red October Cantù 30 16 14 2526 2571 −45 11 Segafredo Virtus Bologna 30 15 15 2387 2410 −23 12 Germani Basket Brescia 30 14 16 2408 2443 −35 13 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia 30 9 21 2363 2493 −130 14 VL Pesaro 30 7 23 2382 2754 −372 15 OriOra Pistoia 30 6 24 2253 2511 −258 16 Fiat Torino 30 9 21 2492 2611 −119 Source: LBA 4th best league record |
| Defeated the 6th seeded Dolomiti Energia Trento, 3-2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Defeated the 2nd seeded Vanoli Cremona, 3-2 |
| Defeated the 5th seeded New Basket Brindisi, 3-0 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Defeated the 1st seeded AX Armani Exchange Milano, 3-0 |

## Series

### Game 1

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 19 | 3 | 2 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||

### Game 2

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 19 | 1 | 6 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||

### Game 3

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SG | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 6 | 8 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||

### Game 4

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 12 | 2 | 2 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 22 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||

### Game 5

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 10 | 3 | 4 |
| PF | 19 | Paul Biligha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| SF | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||

### Game 6

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| SF | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 11 | 3 | 4 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||
| Banco di Sardegna Sassari | Umana Reyer Venezia |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 11 | 2 | 6 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||

### Game 7

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PG | 0 | MarQuez Haynes | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| PF | 22 | Valerio Mazzola | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Michael Bramos | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| SG | 5 | Julyan Stone | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 14 | Gašper Vidmar | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| SG | 7 | Stefano Tonut | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PF | 9 | Austin Daye | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| PG | 10 | Andrea De Nicolao | 10 | 2 | 3 |
| C | 19 | Paul Biligha | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG | 21 | Marco Giuri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 30 | Bruno Cerella | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| C | 50 | Mitchell Watt | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Walter De Raffaele ||||||
| Umana Reyer Venezia | Banco di Sardegna Sassari |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| PG | 2 | Jaime Smith | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| PF | 25 | Rashawn Thomas | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| SF | 6 | Dyshawn Pierre | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 3 | Tyrus McGee | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| C | 45 | Jack Cooley | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| PG | 0 | Marco Spissu | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| SF | 8 | Giacomo Devecchi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 15 | Daniele Magro | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 21 | Justin Carter | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SG | 22 | Stefano Gentile | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PF | 33 | Achille Polonara | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| C | 35 | Ousmane Diop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Gianmarco Pozzecco ||||||
