NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Can Zadar stun another Belgrade giant?
In the first NLB Match of the Round in 2023, Partizan Mozzart Bet will host Zadar on Monday evening.
Zadar team (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 13, Monday, 2 January 2023:
Where? Štark Arena, Belgrade
When? 18:30
Story of the game: In the first NLB Match of the Round in 2023, Partizan Mozzart Bet will host Zadar on Monday evening.
The black-and-whites finished the previous year in style as they scored two consecutive wins in the Admiralbet ABA League and three wins in a row in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. And now they want to continue that winning run as they know very well that each game in the regional league will be extremely important in the race for the top spot at the end of the regular season.
On the other side, Zadar are coming to Belgrade with a hope that they might stun another giant from the Serbian capital. Recall that Zadar defeated Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road previously in this season and that result clearly showed that this white-and-blue team is definitely capable of achieving big things. After all, Zadar have won 3 out of the last 4 games in the league and they are in the Playoffs zone.
Match-up in focus: The duel between Ioannis Papapetrou (Partizan Mozzart Bet) and Luka Božić (Zadar) may decide many things in the upcoming game. The Greek forward is the 3rd best scorer of Partizan Mozzart Bet in the ongoing season, while he is also one of the most important players in the team when it comes to defense. And, it will be Papapetrou who will try to stop Zadar’s star player Luka Božić who is having an incredible season in which he is averaging 23.5 points. Only Daron Russell from Mornar-Barsko zlato has scored more points that Luka Božić in the 2022/23 season so far.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 24:12; In Belgrade 15:2
