Victory despite a big deficit!
Tonight in the Belgrade Arena, Partizan welcomed Cedevita Olimpija in the 14th round of the ABA League, and managed to celebrate despite being 14 points behind in the second half. The result of the match was
As in some previous matches, the coach Obradovic he could not count on the captain Vanja Marinković, young Mitra Bošnjakovića i Ifea Lundberg.
The guests opened the game with a goal Aleksej Nikolić for three points, so that tonight’s captain would be precise on the hoop for the host on the other side – Brendon Davis
Good defense was played at the start of the match, but it was also clear that both teams were very tired and worn out.
Cedevita Olympia in the first six minutes, she lived from three three-pointers. Nikolić was accurate twice, while Blažič added one triple.
Mnogo se Partisan struggled at the start of the match. Željko Obradović he was very dissatisfied with the energy of his team, especially in the attack, which did not work at all.
AFTER 1/4: @PartizanBC – @KKCedOL 14:21.
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— AdmiralBet ABA League (@ABA_League) December 30, 2024
Dwayne Washington he managed to connect the ranks in the attack a bit, which was extremely significant. However, the defense was still problematic for the ‘black and white’, who lost after the first half – 14:21.
In the second period Partisan played much better. It should be fair to say that the audience in the hall did not really enjoy the excessively beautiful basketball during the first half.
Both teams entered the bonus early, so the defenses had to adjust to that fact.
The attack ends Devin! pic.twitter.com/pKhjxa2Atu
— Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana (@KKCedOL) December 30, 2024
As the second quarter progressed, the host’s problems with realization returned more and more. That’s what the team used Cedevita Olympia and from a good defense, managed to get great shots in attack.
Two minutes before the end of the half, the guests reached their first double-digit lead. As for the continuation, it was practically a mirrored picture as the visitors hit everything, they even had a 14-point advantage, but then Paritzna tightened the defense and completely returned the match to an even match, but with 40 seconds to go, the score was -4 for the former champion of Europe.
However, in an extremely dramatic ending, Partizan stole the ball and took the lead, and then in the attack to win after an offensive jump, the ball slipped out of the hoop to Alija Nikolić for Partizan’s great celebration.
Source: hotsport.rs
