Partizan Mozzart Bet put together a good team performance as they defeated Cibona
Partizan Mozzart Bet got their fourth straight win in the AdmiralBet ABA League as they defeated Cibona in the NLB Match of the round.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 14, Sunday, 8 January 2023:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Cibona 93 - 68 (17:19, 32:19, 25:19, 19:11)
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet got their fourth straight win in the AdmiralBet ABA League as they defeated Cibona in the NLB Match of the round. The black and whites improve to a 12-2 season record, while Cibona is still in the playoff hunt sitting at 6-8 after 14 rounds.
Cibona held their own in the first quarter against favorited Partizan Mozzart Bet, holding a 17:19 lead after the first 10 minutes of the game. Then the Lessort effect happened in the second quarter, the French center helped his team make a critical second-quarter run which gave them a lead and confidence that Željko Obradović's squad the confidence they were looking for in the first quarter. After the half, Cibona couldn't find an answer for Partizan Mozzart Bet's team play as the host lead continued to grow in the second half.
Key moments: Following Mathias Lessort hitting the court for the first time, this sparked a Partizan Mozzart Bet 12:0 run which gave them a comfortable cushion heading into the halftime break.
Man of the match: Alen Smajlagić was the man for Partizan Mozzart bet all game long, he finished the night with 20 points on 9/10 shooting from the field with a valuation rating of 19.
Can't hide the stats: Željko Obradović must've loved the ball movement from his squad tonight, collecting 26 assists compared to Cibona's 16 dimes.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vukčević T. | 23:27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Avramović A. | 23:02 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Papapetrou I. | 12:36 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Brodziansky V. | 18:05 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 33 | Anđušić D. | 16:22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vuković D. | 17:30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Radovčić K. | 21:59 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| 9 | Smajlagić S. | 10:32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 17 | Aranitović A. | 31:44 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 24 | Baković M. | 31:06 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | (offensive) | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 33 ANĐUŠIĆ D. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:21 (Q4) | 33 ANĐUŠIĆ D. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:25 (Q4) | 4 AVRAMOVIĆ A. missed 3 points (jump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Anđušić D. | 22 | - | 21 | Baković M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Anđušić D. | 22 | - | 16 | Aranitović A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Vukčević T. | 10 | - | 9 | Baković M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Avramović A. | 8 | - | 4 | Radovčić K. |
