Partizan Mozzart Bet pull off a major comeback to beat Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
Partizan Mozzart Bet scored a huge win toward their biggest rivals Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Monday, 13 March 2023:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Crvena zvezda Meridianbet 92:81 (13:24, 21:24, 29:18, 29:15)
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet will have lot of reasons to celebrate this Monday night as they defeated their arch rivals Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in this week’s NLB Match of the Round.
And the black-and-whites will especially pleased with the way they scored the win tonight as they managed to come back from a 20-point deficit! Partizan Mozzart Bet were down by 28:48, with just 2 minutes remaining in the first half, but then they pulled off a major comeback in the 2nd half to grab the precious win.
On the other side, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet can only be satisfied with the fact that they kept a better head-to-head score against their eternal rival as they won the first game in the season by a 16-point margin. Yet, that will be important only if the two teams have the same score at the end of the regular season, while currently Partizan Mozzart Bet have two wins more than Crvena zvezda Meridianbet, with the red-and-whites having one game in hand.
Key moments: The key moment in this game happened in the final seconds of the 3rd quarter. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had a 6-point lead – 66:60, while they also had the final ball-possession in the quarter. However, Luca Vildoza lost the ball, while Yam Madar managed to score a 3-pointer right at the buzzer to reduce the gap to just 3 points – 66:63.
After that, Partizan Mozzart Bet went on to win the 4th quarter by 29:15 and to win the game by 92:81.
Man of the match: Sometimes you do not need big numbers to be the hero. And, Yam Madar was definitely the hero of Partizan Mozzart Bet in this Belgrade derby. Madar scored that last-second 3-pointer in the 3rd quarter, but more importantly he brought some big energy to his team in the 2nd half that helped the black-and-whites complete the comeback. Madar finished the match with 7 points and 5 assists.
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet offensive performance in the 2nd half was simply brilliant as the home team scored 58 points in those 20 minutes. The 2nd half score in this match was 58:33 for Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 33:27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| 11 | Exum D. | 24:19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| 21 | Nunnally J. | 24:15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 26 | Lessort M. | 30:40 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 |
| 41 | Madar Y. | 18:01 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 28:22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 19:56 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 20 | Ivanović N. | 07:36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Marković S. | 19:25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
| 33 | Petrušev F. | 21:40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:01 (Q4) | MARKOVIĆ S. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:10 (Q4) | 92 : 81 | EXUM D. made 3 points (jump shot) |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 89 : 81 | 9 MITROVIĆ L. made free throw (2 of 2) |
| 00:16 (Q4) | 89 : 80 | 9 MITROVIĆ L. made free throw (1 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Lessort M. | 38 | - | 27 | Campazzo F. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Lessort M. | 27 | - | 21 | Campazzo F. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Lessort M. | 8 | - | 6 | Martin H. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Madar Y. | 5 | - | 5 | Campazzo F. |
