EL: Kevin Punter wins Game 1 for Partizan Mozzart Bet

What a game in Madrid! Partizan Mozzart Bet have defeated Real Madrid on the road in Game 1 of the 2022/23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs as Kevin Punter scored a game-winning 3-pointer in the final second of the 4^th quarter.

The black-and-whites have therefore taken the lead in this series and now they have home-court advantage, which means that they will have a chance to grab a ticket for the Final Four next week in Belgrade.

Before that, Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet will play one more game in Madrid, which is scheduled for Friday, April 28.

Game 1 was a true basketball spectacle and a battle of two world-class teams. And at the end, after 40 minutes of amazing basketball, everything was decided in a truly epic ending.

Partizan Mozzart Bet had a 2-point lead after Kevin Punter scored both free throws – 86:84, with 40 seconds left on the game clock. However, in the following play, Gabriel Deck scored an and-1 two pointer to put Real Madrid back in front – 87:86.

With only 21 seconds left to be played, Partizan Mozzart Bet head coach Željko Obradović called for a time out to create the final play in this game. You all know the rest.

Kevin Punter pulled up for a 3-pointer over Guerschon Yabusele and made the shot in the very last second of the game – 89:87 – to give Partizan Mozzart Bet the lead in this series - 1-0.

2022/23 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Playoffs, Quarter-Finals, Game 1, Tuesday, April 25, 2023:

Real Madrid – PARTIZAN MOZZART BET 87:89 (22:22, 22:26, 20:15, 23:26)   *0-1 in the series
Deck 24, Yabusele 14 | Punter 26, LeDay 13.

Game 2, Thursday, April 27, 2023:

Real Madrid – Partizan Mozzart Bet (20:45)