{"id":173227,"date":"2025-03-27T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=173227"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:17:25","slug":"powerful-zvezda-demolishes-virtus-in-the-arena-red-whites-closing-in-on-a-direct-euroleague-playoff-spot-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/powerful-zvezda-demolishes-virtus-in-the-arena-red-whites-closing-in-on-a-direct-euroleague-playoff-spot-video\/","title":{"rendered":"POWERFUL ZVEZDA DEMOLISHES VIRTUS IN THE ARENA: Red-whites closing in on a direct EuroLeague playoff spot! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Crvena Zvezda&#8217;s basketball team <strong>crushed Virtus<\/strong> with a dominant <strong>88-52<\/strong> victory in <strong>Round 31 of the EuroLeague<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zvezda <strong>established dominance<\/strong> from the very start, quickly building a <strong>double-digit lead<\/strong> with sharp offensive execution and <strong>elite defense<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone was in top form, but <strong>Dejan Davidovac<\/strong> stood out, playing with <strong>full confidence<\/strong> and scoring <strong>11 points in the first half<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Petru\u0161ev<\/strong> punished from the post, <strong>McIntyre<\/strong> ran the floor, <strong>Teodosi\u0107<\/strong> orchestrated plays, <strong>Kanaan<\/strong> hit open threes, and by halftime, Zvezda had an incredible <strong>+24 lead (51-17).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Codi on the break slams it in \ud83d\udc3a<br><br>\ud83c\udfc0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkcrvenazvezda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kkcrvenazvezda<\/a> 5\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e3 : 2\ufe0f\u20e37\ufe0f\u20e3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VirtusSegafredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VirtusSegafredo<\/a><br>\u23f1\ufe0f 7:41 Q3<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kkcz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreTheTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EveryGameMatters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cYE3yFSeO\">pic.twitter.com\/8cYE3yFSeO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkcrvenazvezda\/status\/1904990150913823099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply put, Zvezda gave Virtus <strong>no chance<\/strong>\u2014the only visitor to show any pride was <strong>Toko Shengelia<\/strong>, who was the <strong>only double-digit scorer<\/strong> for Virtus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Giedraitis from the corner \ud83c\udfaf<br><br>\ud83c\udfc0 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkcrvenazvezda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kkcrvenazvezda<\/a> 7\ufe0f\u20e38\u20e3 : 4\ufe0f\u20e38\ufe0f\u20e3 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VirtusSegafredo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VirtusSegafredo<\/a><br>\u23f1\ufe0f 4:06 Q4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kkcz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kkcz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreTheTeam<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EveryGameMatters?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EveryGameMatters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/67Q0jNJSbS\">pic.twitter.com\/67Q0jNJSbS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet (@kkcrvenazvezda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkcrvenazvezda\/status\/1904996814128030133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The second half started exactly like the first\u2014<strong>Zvezda firing on all cylinders<\/strong>, finding the right solutions, while Virtus had nothing to show <strong>besides individual plays from Clyburn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Completely <strong>without fight or honor<\/strong>, Virtus only played as much as <strong>Zvezda allowed them to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach <strong>Sferopoulos<\/strong> took the opportunity to <strong>rest some players<\/strong>, yet <strong>everyone who stepped in contributed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a slight drop in intensity in the <strong>final seven minutes<\/strong>, which was understandable given the <strong>massive lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, <strong>Petru\u0161ev returned<\/strong>, <strong>Rokas found his shooting rhythm<\/strong>, and the lead stretched to <strong>+35!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, a <strong>dominant +36<\/strong> finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-expert-team-data-indicates-that-nato-deliberately-committed-genocide-in-yugoslavia-in-1999\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN EXPERT TEAM: Data indicates that NATO deliberately committed genocide in Yugoslavia in 1999!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/beauty-queen-mother-of-six-and-a-heroine-ljiljana-volunteered-in-99-put-on-the-uniform-and-died-defending-kosovo-and-metohija-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BEAUTY QUEEN, MOTHER OF SIX, AND A HEROINE: Ljiljana volunteered in \u201999, put on the uniform, and died defending Kosovo and Metohija! (PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/you-young-men-wont-die-i-will-milenko-pavlovic-the-pilot-who-flew-to-his-death-and-into-eternity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cYOU YOUNG MEN WON\u2019T DIE, I WILL!\u201d: Milenko Pavlovi\u0107, the pilot who flew to his death and into eternity!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Kurir, <strong>Foto: <\/strong>Starsport<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crvena Zvezda&#8217;s basketball team crushed Virtus with a dominant 88-52 victory in Round 31 of the EuroLeague. Zvezda established dominance from the very start, quickly building a double-digit lead with sharp offensive execution and elite defense. 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