EL: Unicaja too strong for Zvezda
Crvena zvezda mts suffered a road defeat against Unicaja Malaga in the 6th round of 2017/18 EuroLeague regular season.
James Feldeine (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
Unfortunately, Crvena zvezda mts will return from Malaga empty-handed, as they got defeated by Unicaja 79:65 in the 6th round of 2017/18 EuroLeague regular season.
It seems that Monday's Belgrade derby has exhausted the red & white crew, so it looked like they don't have enough energy to confront the Spanish powerhouse. Zvezda were down by 21 points already in the 2nd quarter - 39:18, while then they managed to bounce back in the 3rd quarter and to reduce the margin to just 6 points - 54:48.
However, then former Crvena zvezda mts player Nemanja Nedović made 7 points in a row and brought back a double digit lead to his current team Unicaja - 61:48. In the remaining time, Crvena zvezda mts did not succeed in making any major comeback.
2017/18 EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 6, Thursday, 10.11.2017:
UNICAJA MALAGA - Crvena zvezda mts 79:65 (22:12, 23:19, 18:19, 16:15)
Nedović 17, Salin 15 | Feldeine 10, Rochestie 10, Lessort 10.
| Group Regular Season | W | L | PTS+ | PTS- | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. CSKA Moscow | 5 | 1 | 529 | 467 | 62 |
| 2. Khimki Moscow Region | 5 | 1 | 497 | 487 | 10 |
| 3. Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 520 | 475 | 45 |
| 4. Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul | 4 | 2 | 455 | 411 | 44 |
| 5. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | 4 | 2 | 483 | 446 | 37 |
| 6. Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 2 | 429 | 425 | 4 |
| 7. Valencia Basket | 3 | 3 | 452 | 435 | 17 |
| 8. Zalgiris Kaunas | 3 | 3 | 487 | 479 | 8 |
| 9. Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens | 3 | 3 | 451 | 477 | -26 |
| 10. Unicaja Malaga | 3 | 3 | 430 | 457 | -27 |
| 11. Brose Bamberg | 3 | 3 | 444 | 478 | -34 |
| 12. FC Barcelona Lassa | 2 | 4 | 487 | 460 | 27 |
| 13. Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade | 2 | 4 | 465 | 483 | -18 |
| 14. Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz | 1 | 5 | 442 | 482 | -40 |
| 15. Anadolu Efes Istanbul | 1 | 5 | 458 | 509 | -51 |
| 16. AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | 1 | 5 | 462 | 520 | -58 |
