He triumphed in the big Belgrade derby with They were partisans making an imposing appearance o Red Star!
Yannis Sfairopoulos’ side had the upper hand throughout the match at the packed and hot Stark Arena, building a 20-point lead in the first half and eventually cruising to a comfortable victory with 88-72, improving her record to 8-11. On the other hand, Partizan fell to 10-9, suffering their fourth loss in their last four Euroleague games.
Top for the winners are Nedovic (16p), Gillespie (14p, 5 rib), Teodosic (13pts, 7 assists) and Giedraitis (14p, 7 rib), while for Partizan they stood out Panther (17Ï€) and Dossier (12 points, 3 assists).
Imagine playing basketball in this atmosphere… ??@kkcrvenazvezda pic.twitter.com/x8jUqKRJJ8
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The match
The match started in a “hot” atmosphere in the packed “Stark Arena” with both teams playing strong defenses with a lot of contact. The young Topic scored for the first time in the match with a basket-foul for Red Star, before Dozier and Pander put Partizan in front for the first time. With an 8-2 run and two consecutive 3-pointers by Hanga, the hosts took an 11-6 lead, while the visitors were unable to consistently find solutions in their attack. The first period ended with Asteras leading 24-13 and Gillispie reaching 8 personal points early on!
The dominance of Red Star continued at the beginning of the second period, leaving Partizan without a point for more than 3.5 minutes and shooting the difference in their favor to +20 (36-16). Pader and Dozier gave the visitors some “breathers” with their baskets, but the defense of Sphairopoulos’ team continued to put insurmountable obstacles on Obradovic’s team, which closed the first half with a score of 50-29.
Going from defense to offense??#MagicMoment I @Olympiacos_BC pic.twitter.com/5Nkcubp6Or
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Teo magic ???>?
Zvezda up by 21 at halftime pic.twitter.com/a48q4TqqN2
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) January 4, 2024
Partizan responded in the third period, improving their defense and cutting to 58-42, but Red Star maintained the “safety margin” in their favor, with Teodosic continuing to perfectly orchestrate the attack of the “red and whites”.
The visitors cut it to 71-53 with five straight points by the ever-active Dozier, while Obradovic’s team got to within 77-68 with 3:22 left in the final and a 20-12 run, but eventually the Red Star closed the game by being cool and celebrating the victory with the final 88-72.
The quarters: 24-13, 50-29, 65-48, 88-72
The match statistics
Source: Sport Fm
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