Black and white night in Belgrade, Partizan beat Zvezda!
In a fantastic fantastic atmosphere, in front of packed Pionir Hall, Partizan NIS defeated Crvena zvezda Telekom!
In a fantastic fantastic atmosphere, in front of packed Pionir Hall, Partizan NIS defeated Crvena zvezda Telekom!
ABA League 21st round, Monday, 25.1.2016:
PARTIZAN NIS - Crvena zvezda Telekom 86:81 (23:21, 21:27, 23:18, 19:15)
Game recap: It was… SPECTACULAR! Two fierce rivals, full house and a fight until the last breath. At the end, the black and white side celebrates. Partizan NIS defeated Crvena zvezda Telekom and made a huge step forward in the ABA League. We have seen a very good basketball. Partizan NIS were excellent behind the 3pts line, while Crvena zvezda Telekom dominated the paint thanks to Maik Zirbes. Still, the visitors missed way too many long-range shots, while the black and whites knew how to punish that.
Key moments: Let"s say that the last two-pointer in the game definitely decided the winner. Edo Murić made couple of dribblings, then he pulled up for a two-pointer. It went IN - 86:81. The black and white fans celebrated that basket like their team scored a football goal. There were less than 20 seconds remaining on the clock, so Crvena zvezda Telekom simply had no time to change things in this match.
Man of the match: Aleksandar Cvetković had a bit better index rating than his teammate Kevin Jones, but the American player was amazing in crucial moments. He scored some key shots in the last quarter, while he also picked up several very important rebounds. Jones finished the game with 17 points.
Can"t trick the stats: Partizan NIS scored 9 three-pointers, while some of them came late in the first half when the hosts managed to return from -9. On the other side, Crvena zvezda Telekom made only 3 three-pointers for the whole match, and all three of them were made by a single player - Branko Lazić.
