Crvena zvezda mts put up dominant performance in the 4th quarter to beat SC Derby on the road

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Sunday, 4 December 2022:

SC Derby  – CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 76:92 (21:26, 18:23, 28:19, 9:24)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have exteded their winning streak under the command of head coach Duško Ivanović as they defeated SC Derby in Podgorica in Round 9 of the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

Still, although the final score suggests that this was an easy win for the reigning champions, that was not the case this evening in Podgorica as brave SC Derby crew were a worthy opponents to Crvena zvezda mts for 3 quarters.

Only when Crvena zvezda mts improved their defense significantly in the last 10 minutes they managed to break their rivals. The visitors won the 4^th quarter by 24:9 to secure the victory in this match and continue their impressive winning run that started two weeks ago.

Key moments: Crvena zvezda mts were up by just 1-point ahead of the 4^th quarter – 68:67, but then the Belgrade team made the key 9:0 run at the start of the final 10-minute period to regain a double-digit lead – 77:67. After that, the red-and-whites had no problems staying in front until the end.

Man of the match: Nemanja Nedović was the top scorer of the winning side with 16 points, while he also had the highest index rating in his team (17), yet we will say that Stefan Lazarević deserved the MVP award today. Lazarević, who hasn't played a lot recently, scored two key 3-pointers in the 4th quarter to help his team regain a double-digit lead, while on top of that he was impressive defensively in key moments.

Can't trick the stats: Zvezda's strong defense forced SC Derby team make 14 turnovers tonight, with 4 of them coming in the 4th quarter.