Partizan NIS beat Zadar at Filipovski’s debut
In the sixth round of the ABA League season, Partizan NIS have outscored Zadar at home in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade.
Nemanja Gordic (Photo: Partizan NIS)
ABA League Round 6, Saturday, 7 November 2020:
PARTIZAN NIS - Zadar 78:63 (19:16, 19:18, 22:16, 18:13)
Game recap: In the sixth round of the ABA League season, Partizan NIS have outscored Zadar at home in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Belgrade. The new coach of the black and white Sašo Filipovski has therefore done his debutant appearance at the bench of the steamroller well. This is the third win for Partizan NIS this season and the Belgrade powerhouse are now on a 50% record in the ABA League. On the other side, Zadar continue their struggle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings with only one win collected so far this season.
Key moments: Midway through the third quarter, the teams have still been separated by only a point (45:44). However, that’s when Partizan NIS went on a 12:2 run, which took them ahead by 11 points (57:46) with only a minute left in the third. With the teams separated by double digit number of points, it became clear which way the game would be heading.
Man of the match: Nemanja Dangubić had a fantastic game for Partizan NIS, as he collected 15 points, 2 rebounds, just as many steals and a valuation of 17. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: 35:24 in rebounding in favour of Partizan NIS is a fact with which they simply could not lose this game. This decided it’s outcome.
