Partizan Mozzart Bet advance to the Finals after second half comeback
Partizan Mozzart Bet have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI in decisive Game 3 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals and secured themselves a ticket to the Finals.
(Photo: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Semifinals, Round 3, Friday, 10 May 2024:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Budućnost VOLI 100:86 (23:21, 25:33, 25:17, 27:15)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game recap: For the third season in a row, we will be watching the Finals of the AdmiralBet ABA League between Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and Partizan Mozzart Bet. Partizan Mozzart Bet have prevailed over Budućnost VOLI in decisive Game 3 of the AdmiralBet ABA League Semi-finals and secured themselves a ticket to the Finals. In a game, where the black and white have dominated the court in the second half, in which alone they have prevailed by 20 points, they have crushed their opponents in the end and celebrated a 100:86 win.
Key moments: In the opening half, the teams have been more or less tied and while Partizan Mozzart Bet have been ahead by 2 points after the opening quarter, Budućnost VOLI turned things around in the second quarter, departing to the big break with an advantage of 54:48. They remained in front until early in the second half, when they have been ahead by 7 points (53:60) in the 33rd minute of the clash, and that’s when Partizan Mozzart Bet went on an 11:0 run, that put them ahead by 4 points with 6 minutes to go in the third quarter. The black and white did not stop there, however. Their key run arrived at the start of the final quarter, with a 21:4 run in the opening 5 minutes of this quarter, that put them up by 19 points (94:76). The battle for the Finals was over at this point.
Man of the match: Aleksa Avramović shined when it mattered the most for his Partizan Mozzart Bet. He finished the game with 20 points (12 of which came in the final quarter), 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and a valuation of 23. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Budućnost VOLI might have been better than Partizan Mozzart Bet in several statistical categories, but they had 14 turnovers and Partizan Mozzart Bet only 8. That’s what decided the passenger to the Finals in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 23:46 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Punter K. | 23:44 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 16:01 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 35 | Dozier P. | 13:18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Ponitka M. | 18:38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Magee F. | 26:08 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Freeman A. | 18:58 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Makoundou Y. | 24:40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 24 | Tanasković N. | 20:48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 19:02 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Nunnally J. | 27 | - | 21 | Kamenjaš K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Avramović A. | 20 | - | 18 | Ferrell Jr K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Nunnally J. | 6 | - | 8 | Kamenjaš K. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Nunnally J. | 5 | - | 6 | Wright IV M. |
