Warming up
(photos: Twitter)
Dino Murić (Edo’s brother, Union Olimpija’s player) was watching from the stands
(photo: Twitter)
The game started with Wilson’s mistake, guests took advantage of it and scored (0:4). Vitkovac equalized (4:4), so did Jones later (6:6). We even took the lead with Wilson’s free throw (8:6). Slovenians took it back (12:13), but we could turn back the standing to our side twice with Milutinović’s baskets. The quarter ended with 17:15.
The second quarter started with Vitkovac.
Even three opponent players couldn’t stop him
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Partizan’s power forward scored twice, Aranitović followed his example (23:18). Olimpija asked for timeout, as a result they reduced their difference to 23:22. We answered with a 6-point series (29:22). Then Wilson scored again (31:23).
In the beginning of this week there have been rumours about Wilson and his weakening position in the team. News even talked about the possibility of a termination of his contract. Petar Božić said, Wilson’s fate would be decided in the upcoming games. After this the American pushed as hard as he could on this match - if I wanted to be ironic, I’d say he was playing this time just as he always should. (Yet the MVP of the game was not him.)
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We kept our solid advantage (sometimes almost 9 points) for the rest of the second quarter with the baskets of Wilson, Vrabac and Marinković. We finished the first half with 39:32.
Children playing on the court in half-time
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Our advantage grew into two-digit in the third quarter (44:34). Union reduced it to 44:39. At this point Đumić scored, then Slovenians sped up and took back the lead (46:47). Wilson took it back again (48:47). Guests threw a 3-pointer, Wilson equalized (50:50). Jones made a 4-point series (54:52) and then came the Vitkovac-Aranitović-Milutinović axis.
We finished the quarter with 56:54.
MVP
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The beginning of the final quarter was about Petar Aranitović. We increased our difference to 61:57 with his scores.
(photo: Facebook/KK Partizan)
The problem was that at 63:61 Union took the lead with a 3-pointer (63:64). Never mind, Aranitović took it back again (65:64). In the meantime Vitkovac was fouled out, the standing was switching in every second. Then at 68:69 Đumić made the world’s biggest dunk. (70:69)
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Olimpija equalized again (72:72), there were only 53 seconds left.
Wilson. 74:72
Free throw for Olimpija. 74:74. Only 23 seconds left.
Defibrillator, sedative shot, rope with slipknot, coffin.
Wilson again. 76:74. 4 seconds left.
Time-out.
Olimpija desperately attacks. Everyone was watching the clock...
...end buzz. We won!!!
(photo: Facebook/KK Partizan)
You can even watch the last nerve-racking seconds.
Highlights:
KK Partizan: Aranitović (7), Jones (10), Marinković (3), Vitkovac (13), Đumić (6), Perović, Magdevski, Milutinović (9), Glišić, Vrabac (5), Wilson (21), Anđušić (2)
Union Olimpija: Wright (5), Rupnik (2), Hrovat (6), Mesiček (12), Vučetić (1), Lapornik (11), Lešić (8), Zagorac (16), Mahkovic (6), Zakis (7), Čančar
League table will be brought later.
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