Zvezda defended their home court and tied the Finals at 2:2

AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Round 4, Tuesday, 20 June 2023:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Partizan Mozzart Bet 68:56 (20:13, 12:11, 17:15, 19:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the Game 2 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have triumphed over Partizan Mozzart Bet, thus winning both home games against their city rivals and tying the Final series to 2:2 in victories. In an loud atmosphere in packed Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall in Belgrade, Zvezda have, just like in the game before, prevailed over Partizan Mozzart Bet. This way, both teams have used their home court advantages in each game and the Finals are, ahead of the decisive Game 5, tied at the score 2:2 in the series.

Key moments: It has been a close game all until 2 and a half minutes remaining in the first half, when Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have ben in front by a point (25:24). However, that’s when the red and white went on a 12:2 run over the next 4 and a half minutes, which put them in front by 11 points (37:26). As it turns out, the visiting side did not manage to turn the game upside-down after this blow all until the end of the game.

Partizan Mozzart Bet did manage to cut the gap to only 5 points in the finish of the game, but it has been Facundo Campazzo, that has scored key 3-pointer at the entrance to the 39th minute, that pulled his team away to 8 points again with less than 120 seconds to go (62:54). It was game over at that point for the visiting side.

Man of the match: He did not only score a the crucial buckets for Crvena zvezda Meridainbet this time, but has also led the red and white to the big win in the end with game-high 21 points, while adding 4 assists, just as many rebounds, and a valuation of 18 to his stats. Facundo Campazzo is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had 14 turnovers and Partizan Mozzart Bet 19. This is what pushed the flow of the game Zvezda’s way in the end.