Partizan NIS beat SC Derby and stay perfect after 3 rounds

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Saturday, 9 October 2021:

PARTIZAN NIS - SC Derby 79:57 (20:9, 17:14, 24:21, 18:13)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the third round of the AdmiralBet ABA League season, Partizan NIS have outgunned SC Derby at home in Štark Arena, Belgrade. It has really been a game in which there has been no doubt regarding its final outcome and in the end, Partizan NIS got away with a convincing win. This is the third win for the Belgrade black and white squad in three rounds played so far in the AdmiralBet ABA League season. On the other side, SC Derby are still keeping away from the very bottom of the standings, as they have one win on their record after three rounds.

Key moments: With 30 seconds having been played in the game, Kenan Kamenjaš made an aggressive dunk to take SC Derby 2:0 up. As it turned out, this has been the only lead for the visiting side in this game, as Partizan NIS replied with a 9:0 run, which put them up 9:2. By the end of the first quarter, their lead was already double-digit (20:9) and it became clear that a potential comeback would be extremely difficult for Podgorica squad. With less than 5 minutes into the third quarter, Zach LeDay scored to put Partizan NIS up for the first time with more than 20 points of margin (48:27). The battle for a pair of points was over at this point.

Man of the match: Partizan NIS newcomer Alen Smailagić had a fantastic performance in the game against SC Derby, as he led his team to the win with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 19. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS have outrebounded SC Derby 39:30 and that’s what gave them a huge advantage over their opponents this time around.