Crvena zvezda Meridianbet bounced back in Game 3
In the first game of the Final series on their home court, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have bounced back following the defeats in the opening two games of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, and cut the gap in the series to 2:1 in victories in favour of Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet team (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Emilija Jovanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Round 3, Sunday, 18 June 2023:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Partizan Mozzart Bet 91:78 (19:21, 19:20, 24:18, 29:19)
Game recap: In the first game of the Final series on their home court, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have bounced back following the defeats in the opening two games of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, and cut the gap in the series to 2:1 in victories in favour of Partizan Mozzart Bet. We have seen a game in electric atmosphere in front of 7,648 fans in the Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in Belgrade where the flow of the game could have gone either way all until the final quarter, when the red and white have finally broken the resistance of the visiting side, pulled away and eventually brought the game to a close with a positive sum of points, therefore forcing at least one more game of the Finals.
Key moments: It has been a close game in the opening half, after which Partizan Mozzart Bet have been in front by 3 points (38:41). Crvena zvezda Meridianbet fought back in the third quarter, taking a 3-point lead after 30 minutes of play (62:59). The hosts have, however, made a decisive step towards the win in the third quarter, when they have earned themselves a double-digit lead for the first time, thanks to their 7:0 run between 33rd and 34th minutes of the game, that put them up 75:76 with 6 minutes to go in the game.
Man of the match: It has been Nemanja Nedović, that has led his Crvena zvezda Meridianbet decisively towards the win in the Game 3, with the game-high 19 points scored for his squad, 10 of which he put in in the crucial last quarter, whilst adding 2 assists, 1 rebound, and a valuation of 15 to his stats. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: It has been assists/turnovers ratio, that worked in favour of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet this time. While Zvezda had 19 assists and only 6 turnovers, Partizan had only 11 assists and no less than 17 turnovers. With teams having similar numbers in all other major statistical categories, it is clear that this was the key to the win by Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 7 | Campazzo F. | 26:46 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Mitrović L. | 23:37 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Lazić B. | 15:21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Dobrić O. | 21:41 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Petrušev F. | 27:39 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 32:09 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Punter K. | 30:00 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 14:19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Anđušić D. | 17:06 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 41 | Madar Y. | 22:10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:26 (Q4) | (defensive) | |
| 00:31 (Q4) | 7 PUNTER K. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:49 (Q4) | SMAILAGIĆ A. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:53 (Q4) | 7 CAMPAZZO F. missed 3 points (pullupjump shot) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Petrušev F. | 23 | - | 13 | Exum D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Nedović N. | 19 | - | 16 | Exum D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Mitrović L. | 7 | - | 9 | Lessort M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Campazzo F. | 7 | - | 3 | Exum D. |
