EL: Partizan Mozzart Bet pull off a major comeback to beat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv at home

Friday, 12. January 2024 at 22:41

What a win for the black-and-whites! Partizan Mozzart Bet returned from a 24-point deficit to beat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv at home in Round 21 of the 2023/24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.

James Nunnally (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)

What a win for the black-and-whites! Partizan Mozzart Bet returned from a 24-point deficit to beat Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv at home in Round 21 of the 2023/24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.

Partizan Mozzart Bet were down by 0:16 already by the middle of the first quarter, while in the opening minutes of the 2nd quarter the gap got extended to 24 points – 15:39. Yet, the Belgrade team showed some signs of life in the rest of the 2nd quarter as they have managed to reduce their deficit to 16 points until the halftime – 36:52.

And then came the 3rd quarter in which Partizan Mozzart Bet pulled off one of their biggest comebacks of the season.

The black-and-whites completely outplayed Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in the 3rd period as they managed to melt the entire gap and to enter the last quarter all tied with their rivals – 67:67.

In the final 10 minutes, Partizan Mozzart Bet used huge energy coming from the stands of packed Štark Arena to immediatelly take the lead and then to defend it until the end of the game.

2023/24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season, Round 21, Friday, January 12, 2024:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 88:79 (11:29, 25:23, 31:15, 21:12)
Dozier 23, Nunnally 20 | Baldwin 19, Sorkin 14.

Thursday, January 11, 2024:

EA7 Emporio Armani Milano – CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 62:76 (15:23, 16:24, 16:10, 15:19)
Bartolani 14, Poythress 12 | Giedraitis 22, Bolomboy 14.

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