Reyer Venezia must regain its aggression and control of the paint to win the series against Derthona Basket in the LBA playoffs. The team has more physicality, athleticism, and ability to defend the paint. To win the series, however, they must find their best version at home: aggression, transition, physical impact, and rhythm. The Taliercio factor only counts if the team returns to the basketball that made them competitive in the most brilliant part of the season. Cole, Parks, Wiltjer, and the orange big men will be crucial in providing offensive continuity, internal presence, and physical impact. Derthona Basket is a solid, recognizable, and disciplined team. They know what they want to do, have an evolved offensive system for spacing, field distribution, and quality in the use of spaces. The victory obtained at Taliercio in the last day of the regular season, 78-75, gives confidence and confirms that Tortona can take the series to their own ground. The key will be to expand the Venetian defense. With quintets capable of playing with the five open and with more peripheral sets, Derthona Basket can force Reyer Venezia to choose: follow the big men away from the area, opening internal holes, or stay more closed and concede space and timing to the shot. The performance of the big men will be a decisive node. Olejniczak, already important in the last confrontation with 12 points and 9 rebounds, can give weight and continuity, while Vital, Hubb, Baldasso, and the wings will have to maintain discipline, readings, and quality in possession. The series is a clash of identities: paint versus perimeter. Reyer Venezia wants to protect the rim, run in transition, and impose physicality; Derthona Basket wants to expand the field, move the defense, and build advantages with methodical execution. The penetrate and kick will be central to both, but with different forms. The game 1 of Reyer Venezia-Derthona Basket is played on Sunday, May 17th at 20.00 at Taliercio, with live broadcast on LBATV and Sky Sport Basket. Game 2 will be broadcast on LBATV. The series schedule includes game 3 in Tortona on Friday, May 22nd, and game 4, if necessary, on Sunday, May 24th.