Crvena zvezda Meridianbet beat Borac Mozzart in packed sports hall in Čačak

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 3, Sunday, 15 October 2023:

Borac Mozzart - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 87:93 (20:24, 15:19, 20:22, 32:28)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have seized a precious road win in Čačak as they defeated Borac Mozzart after a big battle.

The Belgrade troops have been in front throughout the whole game, but they had to give their absolute best until the very end in order to keep their lead from the persistent Borac Mozzart squad.

Finally, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet’s point guard tandem Shabazz Napier & Miloš Teodosić made the difference in the 4^th quarter. Two of them scored 14 points combined in the final 10 minutes of the game and they delivered some key assists to help their team stay in front until the end.

Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore improved their overall score to 3-0, while Borac Mozzart are now at 2-1 as this was their first defeat in the season.

Key moments: Borac Mozzart have managed to reduce the gap to just 5 points – 71:66, with a bit over 6 minutes left the be played in the 4^th quarter… And that is the moment when Napier and Teodosić started their show. Napier scored a big 3-pointer for 74:66, while then Teodosić made a stunning assist to Rokas Giedraitis for 76:68.

Napier and Teodosić continued to impress in the rest of the match to definitely seal the win for the Belgrade troops.

Man of the match: Shabazz Napier showed this evening how important he will be for Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in this season. The American point guard scored 18 points tonight, while 10 of them came in the 4^th quarter.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet used the fact that they are much stronger at the centers’ positions than Borac Mozzart, so the visitors grabbed 14 rebounds more than the hosts. On top of that, Zvezda also had 8 assists more than their opponents.