VIDEO / Watch how Zvezda defeated one of the favorites to reach the Final Four
In the 9th round of the Euroleague, the basketball players of Crvena zvezda achieved a great victory on the road in Monaco.
In the Principality, the red and whites registered their fifth triumph of the season with a score of 98:90 and tied the table with the home team, which is one of the favorites to reach the Final Four.
The team from Kalemegdan played a great game, especially the second half, in which they not only outplayed a strong rival and won that part of the game with a score of 50:36, but also showed that there are several players in their ranks who can be real “jokers”. coach Janis Sferopoulos. However, the biggest credit for the victory goes to phenomenal Filip Petruševa and excellent in the last quarter Miloš Teodosić and Rokas Giedraitiswho both scored two triples.
Monaco opened the game much better, and although the three-point shot did not serve them well until tonight, in the first half they made five three-pointers out of ten attempts.
The team from Kneževina had an eight-point advantage (15:7) in the fourth minute, with big problems for the guests in defense, but Janis Sferopulos managed to stabilize the game. Zvezda responded with a series of 9:1 and tied the score (16:16), and soon, after a basket with an additional free throw by Filip Petrušev, they took the lead for the first time – 21:20. The eighth minute was played.
The hosts’ broken defensive line used every opportunity to score, but Zvezda did not falter in its “bursting”. In the opening part of the second half, the excellent Petrushev kept the red and whites in the game, and then Isiah Kenan scored two three-pointers (39:37, 14th minute) and stopped another rush by the team Saša Obradović.
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