Partizan Mozzart Bet beat Cedevita Olimpija in Game 3 and joined Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the Finals

AdmiralBet ABA League Semifinals, Round 3, Tuesday, 6 June 2023:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - Cedevita Olimpija 90:71 (24:16, 17:14, 24:23, 25:18)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the decisive third game of the Semifinal series, Partizan Mozzart Bet have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija at home, in amazing atmosphere in front of 14,877 fans in their Štark Arena in Belgrade and advanced to the Finals, where they will be facing Crvena zvezda Meridianbet. Therefore, for the second season in a row, we will be following the Belgrade Eternal Derby in the Finals, as the black and white will be facing the red and white in the trophy series.

Key moments: Partizan Mozzart Bet pulled away immediately at the start of the game, as they have created themselves 15-point lead in the first four minutes of the clash (17:2), for which Alen Smailagić contributed no less than 8 points. The Dragons fought back and even tied the game with a bit less than 5 minutes to go in the first half, when the two squads were tied at 29:29. However, that’s when the offensive game stopped for Cedevita Olimpija, as the hosts managed to limit them to only 1 more point in the first half, went on a 12:1 run by the big break and departed to the locker room with a double-digit lead (41:30). As it turned out later in the game, Cedevita Olimpija simply did not have the necessary strength to return into the battle for the win all until the end.

Man of the match: Zach LeDay of Partizan Mozzart Bet has been leading his team to the precious win with 17 points, 4 rebounds, and a game-high valuation of 19 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet have been shooting from the field 54.2%, while Cedevita Olimpija have only been 40% from the field. Also, while the black and white had only 6 turnovers, Cedevita Olimpija had 13 turnovers. This, besides the fact that Partizan Mozzart Bet managed to balance rebounding this time (29:30), in comparison to the previous two games of the series, is what turned the flow of the game their way.