Partizan Mozzart Bet get the NLB Match of the Round win against Zadar
Partizan Mozzart Bet was in a good shooting rhythm tonight as they got the road win against Zadar.
(Photo: KK Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 26, Monday, 17 April 2023:
ZADAR - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET
Game recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet was in a good shooting rhythm tonight as they got the road win against Zadar. It was a special night for Zadar and their fans as before the game they regrouped the legendary squad the won the ABA League in the 2002/2003 season.
Partizan Mozzart bet opened up the game with a quick 7-0 and took control of the lead which they didn't let up throughout the game. The black and whites were feeling good shooting the ball tonight, in the first half they shot 64,5% from the field while shooting 14/17 from two-point range. Despite Partizan Mozzart Bet going up by 19 by the halftime break, Zadar did not let up, they rallied in the third quarter to cut the Partizan lead to single digits. Partizan in the final quarter calmly managed to close out the game and came closer to locking up the 1-seed heading into the playoffs.
Key moments: In the final minutes of the final quarter, Zadar was still lingering around looking to mount a comeback with the crowd supporting them. James Nunnally came clutch hitting back-to-back threes to give his squad another 14-point lead.
Man of the match: James Nunnally was shooting lights out tonight, he hit 6 threes on 8 attempts and finished the night with 18 points in Zadar.
Can't hide the stats: Three-point shooting is what stood out the most tonight, as mentioned earlier Partizan Mozzart Bet was shooting lights out tonight, they hit 15 threes while limiting the hosts to just 6 made threes.
Stats
Players on court
| ZAD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Davis Jr J. | 31:11 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | Klarica K. | 01:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 7 | Sikirić A. | 04:41 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Drežnjak D. | 19:00 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 29 | Božić L. | 37:24 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 07:55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Papapetrou I. | 16:26 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Exum D. | 24:21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 21 | Nunnally J. | 23:37 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 32 | Trifunović U. | 23:03 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:00 (Q4) | 24 DREŽNJAK D. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:04 (Q4) | 21 NUNNALLY J. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 29 BOŽIĆ L. assist | |
| 00:09 (Q4) | 78 : 88 | 7 SIKIRIĆ A. made 2 points (dunk) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Davis Jr J. | 27 | - | 19 | Lessort M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Davis Jr J. | 22 | - | 18 | Nunnally J. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Božić L. | 13 | - | 5 | Papapetrou I. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Božić L. | 9 | - | 3 | LeDay Z. |
