He was stressed in the final, but Partizan got a great win against Baskonia

It was imposed on her Baskonia in the packed “Stark Arena” of Belgrade and made… a jump to be in the play-in of this year’s Euroleague They were partisans!

Zeljko Obradovic’s side, who during the match sent the Black and Whites fans into a frenzy by announcing his contract renewal, were in control and in the lead throughout the game, eventually celebrating victory with 87-83although she was worried in the finale when she saw the visitors fight back and get within “shot distance”.

Thus, Partizan, who again did not have Jacques LeDay at their disposal, improved their record to 14-16rising to 10th place in the standings, while Baskonia fell to 16-14now one place above the Serbs.

Leaders for the winners, who also covered the margin by which they had been defeated at the “Buesa Arena” (84-83), were Open (18p, 13rb), Kaminsky (20p with 3/4 three-pointers) and Panther (18 points, 6 assists), while for the losers of the night, the performances of Howard (26p), Monk (13p, 4 rib) and Costello (13pts, 7 rebs).

The match

The match started with them Panther and Open to set “fire” in the packed “Stark Arena” from early on, making an impressive alley-oop partnership for the first basket of the match, while Kaminsky came in “hot”, making it 7-2 with five straight points of his own. Baskonia fought back, cutting to 9-7 with the Howard and getting closer to 14-12 with Marinkovic’s three-pointer, however, Partizan ended the first period at +7 (23-16), with Campoclo and Kaminski scoring 17 of her points.

The hosts maintained their lead at the start of the second quarter, while Rogavopoulos scored his first points, making it 28-22. After an unsportsmanlike foul by Smailiagić and his accurate shots Monkthe visitors got closer to 28-24, but the Open continued to “carry” the attack of Obradovic’s team, reaching 15 personal points and making it 32-24. With a three-pointer of his Andjusicthe They were partisans escaped for the first time with a double-digit margin (38-27), but Baskonia closed the first half with a 15-6 run and went to the locker room at -2 (44-42).

With a bigger “weapon” in its defense, Partizan allowed its opponents to score just six points in the first 5 minutes of the third period, thus regaining a “safety margin” (58-48). THE Kaminsky he reached 16 points, continuing to be the … forward in the home team’s attacks, while after his own offensive rebound and basket, his team finished the third quarter at +9 (69-60).

The fourth period began with Costello to reduce to 71-64 in favor of Baskonia, while o Panther with five consecutive points they brought Partizan back to +12 (78-66). Entering the “final stretch” of the match, the guests made a 12-5 run with the protagonist Howarddown to 80-75, but a 3-pointer by Ponitka calmed the home team, who eventually prevailed with 87-83 and they took a very important step to be in playo in.

The quarters: 23-16, 44-42, 69-60, 87-83

The match statistics