Partizan NIS win the big battle vs. Budućnost VOLI
Partizan NIS have kept their perfect home-court score in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they won the big battle vs. Budućnost VOLI in this week's match of the round.
Zach LeDay (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 9, Saturday, 20 November 2021:
PARTIZAN NIS - Budućnost VOLI 75:66 (20:13, 21:17, 12:18, 22:18)
Game recap: Partizan NIS have kept their perfect home-court score in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season as they won the big battle vs. Budućnost VOLI in this week's match of the round.
In another very exciting game between these two teams, the home side had more concentration in the key moments as the black-and-whites made the decisive 11:0 run in the 4th quarter that brought them the win. Partizan NIS guard Aleksa Avramović shined in those moments as he made two key steals after which he scored 4 easy points for his team.
Budućnost VOLI also had their chances in this game, but too many turnovers have cost them too much. Also, it should be mentioned that the visitors played this game without Willie Reed who is still recovering from injury and the blue-and-whites missed their starting center a lot tonight.
Partizan NIS now have the overall score of 8-1, while Budućnost VOLI are at 6-3.
Key moments: The winner of this game was decided somewhere around the middle of the 4th quarter when Partizan NIS, fueled with energy of Aleksa Avramović, made the key 11:0 run to increase their lead from 58:56 to 69:56.
Still, everything might have been different, if Budućnost VOLI had used some of their big chances to take over the lead before Partizan NIS started their 11:0 run. At the score of 58:56 for the home team, Budućnost VOLI missed two open 3-point shots that would have put them in front. And after that, they made several turnovers that helped their rivals escape on a safe distance.
Man of the match: Despite the fact that both Alen Smailagić and Zach LeDay had a higher index rating than Aleksa Avramović tonight, we have to say that Avramović deserved the MVP award tonight. He stepped up defensively in key moments to help Partizan NIS gain the crucial lead, while his overall numbers were also impressive. Avramović finished the match with 17 points, 5 assists and 6 steals, while his overall index rating was 21.
Can’t trick the stats: Turnovers. Budućnost VOLI have made just too many of them tonight. The visitors had 19 turnovers, while some of them came in the key moments of the game in the 4th quarter.
Stats
Players on court
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 0 | Kurucs R. | 14:23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | Punter K. | 23:52 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 |
| 2 | LeDay Z. | 36:05 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Avramović A. | 28:03 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 29:32 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| BUD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Cobbs J. | 35:11 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Micov V. | 33:45 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Seeley D. | 28:25 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| 21 | Jagodić Kuridža M. | 21:05 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 |
| 30 | Popović P. | 25:12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:03 (Q4) | 75 : 66 | 6 COBBS J. made 2 points (drivinglayup) |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 4 AVRAMOVIĆ A. assist | |
| 00:13 (Q4) | 75 : 64 | 9 SMAILAGIĆ A. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:29 (Q4) | 73 : 64 | 30 POPOVIĆ P. made free throw (2 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Smailagić A. | 24 | - | 21 | Seeley D. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Smailagić A. | 20 | - | 21 | Seeley D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Smailagić A. | 7 | - | 6 | Wiley J. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Avramović A. | 5 | - | 5 | Cobbs J. |
