Phenomenal Hatcher took Partizan NIS over Igokea
Partizan NIS stay in the race for the top positions in the league with fourth win in a row, against Igokea at home court in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall. Igokea defeated after three-game losing streak.
Adin Vrabac (Photo: Partizan NIS)
Partizan NIS stay in the race for the top positions in the league with fourth win in a row, against Igokea at home court in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall. Igokea defeated after three-game losing streak.
ABA League Round 13, Saturday, 10.12.2016:
PARTIZAN NIS – Igokea 87:64 (20:15, 7:18, 32:14, 28:17)
Game recap: Partizan NIS’ position in the battle to reach the playoffs is staying strong with fourth win in a row by the black and white, achieved at home against one of the major competitors for the top four, Igokea. Aleksandar Džikić’s orcherstra turned the game in their favour with monstrous performance in the third quarter. This is the first defeat for Igokea after three games, and the team of Aleksandrovac are currently on sixth position with 7 wins after 13 rounds, one less than Cedevita and Cibona, but one game played more than the Zagreb rivals.
Key moments: When Partizan returned to court after the big break, with a 6-point deficit, they immediately began to look like a totally different team. They won the third quarter by 18 points, while scoring no less than 32 in only 10 minutes and decided the game in their favour. Their lead was 12 points after 3 quarters and this was the point from which there was no return for the guests, towards the battle for two points.
Man of the match: William Hatcher shined for his Partizan to take them towards the victory with an amazing shooting performance from beyond the arc (6/7 or 86%). He finished the game with 21 points and a game high valuation of 22 in 31 minutes spent on court and is rightfully our man of the match.
Take a look at the lethal shooting performance by Hatcher:
Can't trick the stats: Partizan NIS prevailed in field goal shooting percentages (52% vs. 38%), but the true reason for their lethal execution was their teamwork – the black and white made 25 assists on the night, which gave them their 10th win of the season!
