The reigning champions start their Playoffs campaign with a home game against Igokea m:tel
Partizan Mozzart Bet will host Igokea m:tel this Wednesday evening in Game 1 of the quarter-finals stage.
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2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 1, Wednesday, 17 April 2024:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET - IGOKEA M:TEL
Where? Belgrade Arena, Belgrade
When? 18:30
Story of the game: Partizan Mozzart Bet will host Igokea m:tel this Wednesday evening in Game 1 of the quarter-finals stage.
The black-and-whites have a clear goal ahead of their new Playoffs campaign and that is to defend the title that they won the last year. On that journey their first opponent will be Igokea m:tel, the team that have already defeated them in Belgrade in this season…
Recall that in the first part of the 2023/24 regular season, Igokea m:tel shocked Partizan Mozzart Bet in the Belgrade Arena as they triumphed by 91:89.
However, Igokea m:tel have stayed without several key players since that huge win in Belgrade and with significantly younger roster in the 2nd part of the regular season, the Laktaši troops were no match for the reigning champions in their 2nd clash of the season when the Belgrade side defeated Igokea m:tel on the road by 98:52.
Therefore, the score between these two teams in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League season is 1-1 so far. Now, they are both heading toward the most important games of the year and we are about to see which side will take the lead, both in their head-to-head score and in this quarter-final series.
Match-up in focus: Kevin Punter was the hero of Partizan Mozzart Bet in their previous Playoffs campaign when he scored 32 points in Game 5 of the Finals to bring the title to the black-and-white part of the Belgrade. Now, he will try to once again lead the team toward the trophy, so expect plenty of points from Partizan Mozzart Bet captain in each game.
Meanwhile, Marko Jeremić is someone who always plays good against Partizan Mozzart Bet. This sharp shooter had some brilliant performances against the black-and-whites in the past and he will now try to repeat it once again and help Igokea m:tel seize the precious road win.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 18:9; In Belgrade 10:3.
