EL: Big road win for Partizan Mozzart Bet in Kaunas
In the 23rd round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, Partizan Mozzart Bet have celebrated an important win on the road in Kaunas against Žalgiris.
Ioannis Papapetrou (Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
It is an extremely important win for the Belgrade powerhouse, which is now on a 12:11 record in the elite European club competition, a score that puts it on the edge of the Playoffs Zone after 23 rounds played.
The squad, led from the bench by head coach Željko Obradović started the game in an excellent way and pulled away by 11 points already in the opening quarter. By halftime, they have increased their advantage to 16 points already and it seemed like they were heading towards an easy win. However, Žalgiris had other plans and managed to cut the gap between the two squads by the end of the 3rd quarter to only 6 points. Partizan Mozzart Bet bounced back once more in the final quarter, pulled away again and celebrated a convincing win with the final score of 88:74.
For Partizan Mozzart Bet, Ioannis Papapetrou had 17 points, while Kevin Punter and Mathias Lessort added 14 apiece.
A day before, Crvena zvezda MeridianBet suffered road defeat in Milan by EA7 Emporio Armani.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season Round 23, Friday, 3 February 2023:
Žalgiris – PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 74:88 (15:26, 15:21, 24:14, 20:27)
Brazdeikis 17, Smits & Birutis 10 | Papapetrou 17, Punter & Lessort 14.
Thursday, 2 February 2023:
EA7 EMPORIO ARMANI MILAN – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 74:68 (22:18, 23:14, 14:17, 15:19)
Baron 15, Hall 14 | Bentil 17, Vildoza 11.
