Partizan basketball players lost to Barcelona basketball players in the Belgrade Arena in the 9th round of the Euroleague with a score of 79:87.
The Partizan basketball players failed to break their losing streak in the Euroleague, although they were very close, as one of the most exciting matches of the season was played tonight in the sold-out Arena. After a lot of drama, completely unexpected, Barcelona basketball players achieved a new victory, while the black and whites suffered their fifth consecutive defeat in the elite competition…
From the very beginning of the match, everything was crackling on the court of the sold-out Belgrade Arena, on both sides of the court, the fans could enjoy a great basketball performance, but they will leave the hall with a bitter taste, as their favorites lost again in a close finish.
The black and whites entered the match with great motivation, with the desire to break the black streak in the elite competition on the wings of more than 20,000 Grobari, given that Željko Obradović’s team had suffered four consecutive defeats until tonight! The black and whites couldn’t have imagined a better start, as they reached a double-digit lead (21:11) in the middle of the first quarter, however, the Catalan club managed to stop the rush of the inspired hosts with a 9-0 series!
POKUUUU!!#KKPartizan #EuroLeague pic.twitter.com/GvIcSzGxkA
— KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) November 13, 2024
The black and whites played brilliantly in the first quarter, their shots were on target and they caused big problems for the Spanish giant, however, the situation turned 180 degrees in the second quarter. Everything we saw in the first 10 minutes of the game was not the case in the continuation…
Barcelona started to dominate, the guests were “shooting” from all weapons while Željko Obradović’s team did not look like themselves. Mistakes piled up, there was no idea in the attack, which the guests used and managed to pull away.
The second quarter belonged completely to the Catalan team (30:12) and then it was clear to many in which direction the match would go…
However, Barcelona failed to calmly finish the match, but complicated the situation for themselves.
3/4 | @EuroLeague round 09 | Beogradska arena#KKPartizan 58 – 70 @FCBbasket pic.twitter.com/6j9DdfFmml
— KK Partizan Mozzart Bet (@PartizanBC) November 13, 2024
The guests continued to dominate, reached a +23 point lead and stopped there, and the home basketball players, on the wings of great fans, managed to return to the match and create another drama, from which they failed to emerge as winners.
In the last minute, Nilikina missed an open three-pointer for -1, and on the other side, Kevin Panter managed to score +6, and then Brizuela resolved the issue of the winner from the free throw line.
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Source: Kurir
Photo: MN Press / Marko Metlaš