He subdued her Baskonia in the… hellish atmosphere of the “Beogradska Arena” o Red Star!
Having the upper hand on the scoreboard almost throughout the match, his team Yannis Sfeiropoulou he justly reached the victory and the pink match sheet over the Basques with the final 78-71 for the 2nd matchday of the Euroleague, making it “2 on 2” at the beginning of this season!
Leading for the winners was the former Olympiakos guard, Isaiah Keenanwith the American finishing the match with 19 points (3/5d., 3/6tr., 4/5b.) and 2 assists, having a crucial three-pointer towards the end of the match. They followed closely Boloboi (15p., 8r.) and Kalinic (12 p.).
For the Basques, who fell to 1-1, the first scorer was Monk with 19 points and 6 rebounds, with Hall to count 13 and Rogavopoulos, Sendekerskis and Kabaro from 8 points each.
The match:
Taking a boost from the “hot” atmosphere in the “Beogradska Arena”, o Red Star he came into the game excellently and got a significant lead early on. With him Kenan in a leading role, the “red and white” of Belgrade had very good percentages behind 6.75m. and with 5 three-pointers in the first seven minutes, they took the lead with 20-10! Moneke and Rogavopoulos aggressively dislodged her Baskoniawhich managed in the last part of the period to reduce to 25-20.
The atmosphere is ??@kkcrvenazvezda are you ready for a new season??????#EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/aICFYzSThW
— Turkish Airlines EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) October 9, 2024
With him Nedovic scoring seven quick points, the home team once again led by double digits (34-24) early in the second periodwith McIntyre shortly afterwards doing the 38-26 at 14′. The Basques, for their part, were having a hard time finding their way to the opposing basket, with the Serbian defense doing admirably. It is indicative that in the last six minutes of the half, the Spaniards succeeded just 10 points, 6 of which came from the line of fire. Somehow, the Red Star went to the locker room ahead with +8 for 42-34.
Nedovic flies to the rim for a flashy dunk??
?? @kkcrvenazvezda 3?2? : 2?2? @Baskonia
?? 8:40 Q2#kkcz #WeAreTheTeam #EveryGameMatters #Euroleague25 pic.twitter.com/0DEjwYSYTl— KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) October 9, 2024
The scene was similar in third quarter, where the team of Yannis Sfeiropoulos, with its “weapon” defense, managed to keep Baskonia down and at the same time maintain a significant lead. With the duo of Isaiah Keenan and Joel Bolombi leading the attack, the Red Star went up to +14 (54-40), closing the period at +10 and 59-49.
With a quick 6-0 run by Nedovic, Davindovac and Mitrovic, the hosts jumped to +16 (65-49) 32′, looking to seal the win. Nevertheless, Pablo Lasso’s team not only did not “chew”, but reacted immediately and with Rogavopoulos, Hall and Moneke, gnawed the difference at 4 for 66-62 at 36′! A very difficult two-pointer by Boloboi, but also a great three-pointer by Keinan, brought to +9 (71-62) the Red Star two minutes later. Baskonia reduced again with Moneke and Forrest for Kalinic to come a minute before the final and make it 74-66 with a three-pointer, effectively sealing the victory for final 78-71.
Canaan with ice in his veins??
?? @kkcrvenazvezda 7?1? : 6?2? @Baskonia
?? 2:14 Q4#kkcz #WeAreTheTeam #EveryGameMatters #Euroleague25 pic.twitter.com/dCIWstN5mm— KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) October 9, 2024
The quarters: 25-20, 42-34, 59-49, 78-71.
See here the statistics of the match.
Source: Sport Fm
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