Partizan Mozzart Bet qualify for the Playoffs, as they beat Cedevita Olimpija

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 21, Sunday, 3 March 2024:

PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Cedevita Olimpija 110:102 (42:24, 28:33, 17:20, 23:25)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: In the NLB Match of the Round 21, Partizan Mozzart Bet have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija at home in their Štark Arena in Belgrade. It has been a game, in which the black and white have been a dominant force on the court since the very beginning and all until the end, when they grabbed a fully deserved win. For the black and white, this is the 15th win of the season, which puts them on a 15:6 record after 21 rounds. With this win, the squad, which is led from the bench by head coach Željko Obradović, has secured itself a spot in the Playoffs of the 2023/24 season, while Cedevita Olimpija, with a record of 14:7, still need to wait to secure their spot.

Key moments: It has been the very beginning of the game, that turned the tide home side’s way. Partizan Mozzart Bet scored no less than 42 points in the opening quarter alone, which is the best scoring performance by any team in the entire AdmiralBet ABA League history in the first quarter and the second-best for any quarter. They have created themselves 18 points of advantage in the first quarter, and went on to set the all-time AdmiralBet ABA League single half scoring record (70 points), which turned out to be too much for Cedevita Olimpija to be able to turn things upside-down in the remainder of the clash.

The Dragons did fight their way back into the battle for the win in the final quarter, however and when DJ Stewart scored a three-pointer with 34 seconds left in the game, the margin between the two sides was only 2 points (104:102). A free-throw finish followed in the remainder of the game, in which the hosts turned out to be more focused than the visiting side and they celebrated a deserved win in the end.

Man of the match: It has been Danilo Anđušić who dominated the court in Štark Arena for the black and white this time. He finished the game with 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and a valuation of 27 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet had a field goal percentage of no less than 60 in comparison to 50.7 by Cedevita Olimpija. This is what turned the flow of the game their way in the end in what has been a close encounter.