Nightmare without end for Partizan, they were also defeated by Armani Milano!

The incorrigible does not… lay with anything They were partisans!

Obradovic’s team did not manage to show their good competitive face even against the also problematic Armani Milan in the packed “Beogradska Arena” of Belgrade, knowing the narrow defeat by 88-81.

Thus, the Serbians were defeated for the sixth (!) consecutive matchday of the Euroleague, falling to 2-8 and remaining stuck in the last places of the rating, while Armani rose to 4-6after her first away win in this year’s event!

Top for the winners are Mirotic (19pts, 9 rebs), Manion (13pts, 7 assists) and LeDay (13p), while for the disappointing Partizan they stood out Davis (17π) and Brown (17pts, 9 rebs).

The match:



The match started with Armani leading 6-2 thanks to consecutive three-pointers from Dimitrijevic and LeDay, while Mirotic also hit from afar (3/5 three-pointers by the visitors) for 4-9. Bonga with a three-pointer of his own and Dilikina with a layup tied the game at 9-9, LeDay hit another three-pointer to make it 9-12, but Partizan continued to find answers to their opponent’s offensive intensity, retaking the lead ( 20-16) thanks to consecutive 3-pointers by Brown, before closing out the first period ousa in front of me 22-19.

Taking advantage of the momentum, which was now on their side, Partizan took their first double-digit lead of the match (38-26), going on a 12-2 run, while Armani responded with a 12-0 run of their own. tying it at 38-38, before Davis and Dilikina tied it 42-38 of the first half.

As the two teams returned from the locker room, Armani soon regained the lead (44-45), making a short 7-0 run with back-to-back points from Mirotic, while the derby continued, with Partizan taking the lead with 52-47, thanks to a three-pointer by Brown, who reached 14 personal points. The guests continued to be accurate from a distance, reducing to a point (58-57) with a three-pointer by Brooks, while the quarter ended with Partizan at +1 (65-64).

Brooks, with his five consecutive points, put the Milan team ahead after an hour (65-68), but Karlik Jones immediately responded by tying the score at 68-68 with a well-placed three-pointer, while Partizan took the lead again (71-68 ), thanks to a three-pointer by Pokuszewski. Mannion tied the game with a three-pointer of his own, and Jones made it 74-71 with a free-throw basket, while Mirotic and Ricci hit threes, putting the Italians ahead 78-76! Entering the final stretch, Armani led 82-78 and 84-79, with 30” left in the final, Jones cut it to 81-84 on shots by Jones, then Mannion charged with a layup foul, but then Bonga missed under the basket, with Armani eventually getting the marginal victory with 88-81.

The quarters: 22-19, 42-38, 65-64, 81-88

The match statistics