EL: Zvezda outgunned Galatasaray for the second time

Thursday, 23. February 2017 at 20:42

For the second time in this EuroLeague season, Crvena zvezda mts have outgunned Galatasaray. After they were better than the Turkish side by two points in Istanbul, they have completely outplayed the opponents at home in Aleksandar Nikolić Hall.

(Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)

Crvena zvezda mts decided the game in their own favour no later than in the first half. They led by 3 points after first quarter, but increased their advantage to 19 points by half time, when there was a score of 48:29 on the scoreboard.

In the second half, Dejan Radonjić’s squad had no major difficulties controlling the flow of the game and its result, all until the final buzzer, when the score was 77:58. Branko Lazić was the top scorer for Zvezda with 17 points, while Ognjen Kuzmić followed him with 16.

This is the 13th win of the EuroLeague season for the red and white after 23 games played and this keeps them in fine position in the race for one of the spots in the competition’s Playoffs.

Euroleague Regular Season, Round 23, Thursday, 23.2.2017:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Galatasaray 77:58 (20:17, 28:12, 16:13, 13:16)
Lazić 17, Kuzmić 16; Micov 11, Fitipaldo, Daye and Guler 8.

STANDINGS:

Group Regular Season W L PTS+ PTS- +/-
1. Real Madrid 17 5 1898 1749 149
2. CSKA Moscow 17 6 2017 1828 189
3. Olympiacos Piraeus 16 7 1810 1693 117
4. Fenerbahce Istanbul 15 8 1753 1729 24
5. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 13 9 1662 1624 38
6. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade 13 10 1726 1699 27
7. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 12 10 1774 1747 27
8. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 11 11 1821 1815 6
9. Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul 11 11 1738 1735 3
10. Zalgiris Kaunas 9 13 1717 1771 -54
11. Brose Bamberg 8 14 1740 1748 -8
12. FC Barcelona Lassa 8 14 1594 1672 -78
13. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 8 15 1793 1908 -115
14. Unics Kazan 7 15 1685 1780 -95
15. EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 7 15 1813 1933 -120
16. Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul 7 16 1803 1913 -110
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