Partizan NIS edged out Cibona

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 17, Friday, 15 April 2022:

PARTIZAN NIS - Cibona 98:77 (27:16, 25:20, 19:21, 27:20)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the previously postponed game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Round 15, Partizan NIS have prevailed over Cibona at home in their Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in Belgrade. It has been a game, where the black and white have deservedly grabbed a pair of points, as they have been in front for the great majority of the clash. With this win, Partizan NIS have ended their 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League Regular Season with a 22:4 record and they are still in the race for the first place before the beginning of Playoffs. However, to achieve that, Crvena zvezda mts need to be defeated in all three remaining games until the end of the Regular Season. On the other side, Cibona are now on a 10:15 record with one game remaining until the end of their 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League campaign, in the bottom half of the standings right now.

Key moments: Partizan NIS have stared the game powerfully and kept increasing their advantage from the very beginning. In the 9th minute, their advantage reached the double-digits (25:14) and that’s when it became clear that a comeback for Cibona would be extremely difficult to achieve.

Man of the match: Mathias Lessort had a fantastic night, playing for his Partizan NIS against Cibona and leading them to the win, as he had 16 points, 5 rebounds, just as many assists, 3 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 26 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cibona had 22 turnovers and Partizan NIS no more than 12. That’s where the huge difference between the two sides occurred.