Novica Veličković shines as Partizan NIS beat Budućnost VOLI
Partizan NIS have defeated Budućnost VOLI after making a stunning comeback in the 2nd half!
Novica Velickovic (Photo: Partizan NIS)
ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 4.3.2018:
PARTIZAN NIS – Budućnost VOLI 94:83 (15:24, 21:26, 31:15, 27:18)
Game recap: The race for the 1st place might be over as Partizan NIS have defeated Budućnost VOLI in the 21st round of the 2017/18 ABA League regular season! Interesting enough, Partizan NIS have therefore helped their arch rivals Crvena zvezda mts, who now need to score just 1 win in their remaining 2 games to seal the top spot ahead of the Playoffs.
Key moments: Partizan NIS squad made indeed a stunning comeback in the 2nd half! The hosts were down by 14 points at the halftime – 36:50, but they scored no less than 58 points in the rest of the match and managed to get in front of Budućnost VOLI.
Man of the match: This was a special day for Novica Veličković. Just before the match, Partizan NIS captain received a special jersey with the number 400 on it, as he has recently become only the 3rd player in club’s history to play more than 400 games for the black & white powerhouse. And when the game started, Novica Veličković showed why he is a true legend of this club. He scored 28 points, had just 1 single miss for the entire game (5/6 FG2, 4/4 FG3, 6/6 FT), while his overall index rating was 36.
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS had 11 rebounds more than Budućnost VOLI, while 14 offensive rebounds just prove how much the home team wanted to win this match.
