Partizan NIS bounce back and score their first win in the Finals

AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Round 3, Wednesday, 1 June 2022:

PARTIZAN NIS - Crvena zvezda mts 70:67 (21:17, 18:14, 8:23, 23:13) / * 1:2 in the series

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the third game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Partizan NIS have beaten Crvena zvezda mts and the score in the series is now 2:1 in favour of Crvena zvezda mts.After two games won by Crvena zvezda mts in the first two rounds of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Partizan NIS have extended the series to four games, as they have prevailed over Crvena zvezda mts in Game 3 and are now only 1 win behind the red and white (2:1). The fourth game of the series is coming up on Friday, 18:30, when Crvena zvezda mts will have another chance to secure themselves a trophy, while Partizan NIS will be looking to extend the series into five games.

Key moments: Partizan NIS have started the game in front of home fans all fired up and were up by 8 points at halftime (39:31). In the third quarter, however, Crvena zvezda mts made a major comeback and by winning the quarter 23:8 they came up by 7 points before the beginning of the final 10 minutes of the clash (47:54). Partizan NIS fought back again and as Dallas Moore scored a three-pointer, the black and white were ahead 63:61, with 3 minutes and 20 seconds remaining in the game. The two squads entered the final minute with a tie at 65:65, but immediately afterwards, Kevin Punter scored a three-pointer to put his team up by 3 (68:65). As it turned out, this has been crucial for the outcome of the clash, as Crvena zvezda mts did not manage to score until the final second, when they set the final score of 70:67.

Man of the match: Kevin Punter has put on a brilliant performance for Partizan NIS, as he led them to the win with 22 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and a valuation of 34. He also scored that crucial triple at the entrance of the final minute, that helped his team grab a win this time.

Can’t trick the stats: Since the two squads have only been separated by 3 points in the end, it is clear that it comes as no surprise, that they were similar in all statistical categories. However, Crvena zvezda mts did have 2 turnovers more than Partizan NIS (14:16) and that might have been crucial for the game’s outcome.