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Showing posts with label Nikola Milutinov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nikola Milutinov. Show all posts
Aleksandar Mitrović transferred from Anderlecht to Premier League team Newcastle.
MITROVIĆ IS A MAGPIE!The full story of Aleksandar Mitrović's switch to Newcastle Unitedhttp://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20150721/mitrovic-becomes-a-magpie_2281670_4877540
Posted by Newcastle United on Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Mitrogol signed a 5-year contract. The team's home page says, this is the 4th biggest transfer in the club's history.
Danilo Pantić is at Duch football team Vitesse on loan. Pantić is officially Chelsea’s player, but since yesterday he can be found at the Duch team’s training camp in Austria. Duch officials say, there is only paperwork left to be done - there is no official information yet about how long Pantić will stay in the Netherlands.
Danilo Pantic traint tijdens het trainingskamp van Vitesse in Oostenrijk mee met de A-selectie. Pantic, een 18-jarige...
Posted by Vitesse on Monday, July 13, 2015
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It very much seems so that Nemanja Kojić also leaves Partizan. The striker is heading to Turkey, negotiating with a still unnamed team in the A league. Rumours say it is only the question of time to sign the contract.
Absolutely wonderful, especially that there are just a few hours left until the Champions League qualifying. To make it all even more surreal, Brazilian defender Fabricio will not be able to play at the Tuesday game for administrative reasons.
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Nikola Milutinov has returned from the USA where he was negotiating with the management of San Antonio Spurs. It seems he stays in Europe for a while, but almost surely not at Partizan. Some say he is heading to Panathinaikos, following his ex-teammate Saša Pavlović.
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Grupa JNA released a new single titled "Crno-beli randevu".
At 01:00 CET started the NBA-draft in Boston for the 2015/16 season. Nikola Milutinov was the 4th on the international players' list (while being 26th on the draft list).
San Antonio Spurs drafted him, right in Round 1.
Milutinov will likely start the next season in Texas.
Big big congratulations and all the very best, Maestro, for your American Dream. And I hope (just like everyone else, most probably) that one day you'll return to Partizan and will show us what you learned during your Great Adventure.
Partizan's basketball team will not participate in the Eurocup-series next season. It was confirmed by team president Predrag Danilović. The reason behind is financial difficulties. The team’s finances do not allow Partizan to enter the competition.
A big thanks to everyone who is responsible for this. We appreciate it. We’ll show our gratitude, too, you can be sure.
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Partizan basketball team’s captain Dragan Milosavljević signed to German Bundesliga team Alba Berlin for 2 years. Alba Berlin confirmed it on their Twitter page.
Three other players are still unsure about the future. Well, I should correct myself, because Milan Mačvan will surely not play in Partizan in the next season, there are no infos though where he will continue his career. The contract of Milenko Tepić and Saša Pavlović have expired, and Nikola Milutinov is looking forward to be drafted by an NBA-team (most probably by Cleveland).
As for Tepić, nothing is known. The player himself also just shrugged when journalists asked him about his future. While rumours about Pavlović talk about the possibility that he might end his professional basketball career.
Captain, A big big thank you for everything. It’s hard, maybe even impossible to put our gratefulness into words for all that you did for Partizan. You risked your health, you won matches, you carried the whole team on your back. You always acted and talked like a real sportsman. You were a role model for young players and children. We will miss you a lot, still it had to happen. Good luck to you and show those Germans what Partizan-heart is like. As for us, dear fellow fans, from now on we’ll watch German basketball Bundesliga matches as well.
Zvezda played again with 8 team members (5 regular team members + 3 referees).
Not even our conscientious warm-up could help.
(photos: Twitter)
Right in the beginning Mitrović pushed Mačvan hard to the ground at our first attack, the referee whistled only a throw-in. Yet when Pavlović just touched Lazić and Zvezda’s player immediately acted as the Dying Mother Queen, the referee was watching with open mouth, then as an applause he fouled Pavlović. In the meantime Dangubić bit himself onto Tepić, like a tick. Not even a surgery could have cut him off from our point guard.
Partizan’s unbelievably patient and calm guard constantly had such a tick during the entire game. Either Dangubić, or Blažič or some other irreprovable red-and-white knight. (Feel the irony...) As the match was going on, Tepić’s facial expression got more and more tired.
Meanwhile we kept on scoring, it was a nip-and-tuck game at this point. Then at 7:9 Pavlović got his 2nd (!) foul. A Zvezda-player hit Milosavljević on the face, the referees didn’t whistle, but they did whistle a technical foul on Duško Vujošević after the trainer made it clear what he thinks about the referees’ mental state.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
And only 5 minutes have passed...
At 13:12 Milutinov inactivated Blažič with a giant block,
(image: glimmerkkp.blogspot.com)
then the Captain ran up and took back the lead (13:14). Tepić scored, too. It was surely not easy with those ticks on his neck, but Tepa made it, because he is a hero (13:16). At this point trainer Radonjić was sweating heavily
no wonder, with that awful red tie
so he asked for time-out and gathered his team on the bench. As a result, Milosavljević scored a 3-pointer (15:19). We finished the first quarter with 17:19.
In the second quarter Zvezda-players cranked up themselves and switched to moron mode. They attacked Partizan-players with the most possible aggressive and sly way. Even Lazić’s third foul at the very beginning of the quarter couldn’t stop it. We still kept our advantage (20:22), Dallo was running like flash among big and slow Zvezda-players. Mačvan scored even when 4 opponents were hanging on him (22:24), then when Dangubić ran up and with a great elan he wanted to score with the dunk of his life to gain back the lead for his team (at 25:26), the ball just rebounded off the ring.
Then doping probably started to take effect for Zirbes (29:26). Mačvan took the team on his back
it was a great achievement, because at least half of the opponent team was hanging on him as well
and reduced the difference to 33:31. At 35:31 he scored again, now a brutal 3-pointer, from at least 8 metres (35:34). That was the half-time result as well.
Pavlović some time during the game
(photo: Twitter)
The third quarter was rather about wrestling, fighting and hitting each other. There was barely any scores. The partial result of the third quarter was 19:10 and that says all, as well as Pavlović getting a technical foul from the referees.
No, nobody got any technical foul from Zvezda during the entire game. Is anybody surprised?...
The result after the 3rd quarter was 54:44. Mačvan still put superhuman energies into motion. Tepić also scored, though his blood was constantly sucked by a red-white vampire.
Mačvan some time during the third quarter
Then came the last part.
At 57:48 the two teams started a fight under Partizan’s backboard. As a result, Mačvan got a technical foul, Zvezda got a free throw on golden plate (59:48). Milosavljević reduced the difference (59:53), then referees just had to whistle another free throw for Zvezda (60:53). Then, in the middle of an attack Milutinov suddenly fell on the court and stayed there with a painful face, holding his right leg. It was so painful for him, that he had to leave the court. He could do it only with the help of his teammates.
(photo: sportskacentrala.com)
Upon post-match news there will be reliable information about Milutinov’s injury only tomorrow as well as how long it will take for him to recover. Thanks, Zvezda. You killed Murić, now you liquidated Milutinov as well. May you all get a brutal cold in the middle of the summer.
At 65:55 Mačvan fell to the floor. Just like Milutinov, he also had a painful face and couldn’t continue the game. All I could see from ArenaSport’s slow motion replay was that he fell, then painfully grabs his thigh. He left the court on his own legs, without support.
(photo: hotsport.rs)
(photo: Twitter)
(photo: hotsport.rs)
Upon post-match informations Mačvan is doing better since then.
In the meantime Zirbes knocked the ball out of Milosavljević’s hand in an absolutely not sportsmanlike way. The referee didn’t even notice it - or just pretended he didn’t notice it. The difference was more than 10 points (67:55), Lazić played the "slimy idiot" card, the referee was just watching it with a poker face. Partizan-players complained, but needless to say, the referee didn’t change his mind.
And then came that point when the referees found Marinković for some reason. Whatever the young Partizan-player did, resulted a foul.
The truth is that it was all made and organized by Williams. He continuously mocked Marinković provoking him until Partizan’s player made a firm defensive movement. The referee was already watching it, and when Marinković just took a breath, he whistled immediately. Foul for him, free throw for Zvezda. The referee did it 4 times in a row, within a minute. Don’t ever try to tell me it was just a co-incidence.
Referees increased Zvezda’s advantage to 76:62. The last minutes were solely about Zvezda’s free throws. Then it ended. 78:64. The second match comes on Monday, from 21:00.
This game was a lot different from the previous one with the easy-going 20-point difference. This time it was much closer, with more mistakes and at least questionnable referee judgements.
Warming up
In the first quarter we were on the lead for the whole time, usually with 2-3-4 points. At one point Metalac equalized (10:10), but Milosavljević quickly scored a 3-pointer and we took back the lead (10:13). It seemed though, the opponent tries everything to inactivate Mačvan. We finished the first part with 16:19.
A free throw in the first quarter
For the second quarter Milutinov already had a scratch on his neck, while Marinković got two fouls within a short time. Duško Vujošević questionned the referees’ judgement with big gestures, in exchange he got a technical foul. Personal fouls happened as often as at the previous game, the difference was that this time the judgements lacked logics.
Like, e.g. Mačvan was fouled because why not.
Meanwhile Metalac made a 5:2 series and took the lead (22:21). Milutinović decided to end it and quickly switched the standing to 22:25.
The game looked the same as in the first quarter. It was fragmented with lots of mistakes and fouls. Barely any basket was thrown. We finished the first half with 32:34.
Snapshot from the second quarter
The third quarter started with a short delay, because the ball disappeared. People were rushing up and down, finally they found a basketball and we could start the second half. Mačvan scored with a hook (32:36), then Milutinov performed the Block of the Year.
(image: glimmerkkp.blogspot.com)
The game itself looked still the same, with almost no baskets and lots of fouls. Tepić was also fouled, all of a sudden, randomly, while ArenaSport’s commentators laughed loud on air that the sun was glaring into the Valjevo sports hall burning the eyes of the players.
At 36:38 Pavlović scored a life-saving 3-pointer (36:41). Then we could score only from free throw for quite a time. No, not because we are so lame and we can’t score from action, but because there were so many fouls. Andrić got his 4th personal foul
because why not
Metalac took back the lead (43:42), Tepić took it back (43:44). Metalac equalized (44:44), then Tepić and Mačvan quickly scored 5 points (44:49). We finished the third quarter with 46:53, Đumić scored, followed by Tepić, we had a 6-point difference.
In the last quarter the Bezbradica-Tepić-Milosavljević axis increased our difference to 10 points (50:60) and we tried to keep it. We could, what is more, at a point we made it to 15 points (52:67).
Miša Tumbas was there, of course
Then Metalac made a 13-point series. 65:67. They were right behind us. Mačvan immediately scored a 3-pointer (65:70), in the meantime Duško Vujošević got into a debate with the officials of the basketball association. On the court there was a heavy and bitter battle, still without scores. 9 seconds before the end Andrić was fouled out, 2 seconds before the end Jeremić also got his 5th personal foul. At the very end, at 69:71 we got a free throw, Milosavljević scored from it (69:73). Partizan qualified to the superliga final, where we’ll clash with Crvena Zvezda. The first match takes part on 12th June.
The plan was about RTS 2 and ArenaSport broadcasting this match live, but finally all fans had to watch the one and only available semi-official KLS-stream, because all TV-channels found a volleyball match more important than the basketball championship semifinal.
At least we know our place in the order of importance.
But first things first, we warmed up.
Someone’s sneaker got pictured
Pavlović is warming up
Edo Murić was watching the game from the auditorium. Very bad news about him is that he must undergo operation with his injured shoulder. Nobody knows when he will recover fully.
Then we ran out to the court and made the standing quickly to 6:3. At a point Metalac equalized (8:8), but we took back the lead with the baskets of Milutinov and Mačvan (12:8). There was a big fight on the court, with lots of fouls and free throws. We made it to 19:10, Mačvan was very active during the entire quarter. Pavlović’s free throw brought the 10-point difference (28:18). We finished the quarter with 31:20, with Andrić’s 3-pointer just before the buzz.
Of course Miša Tumbas was there giving emotional support to the players
For the second quarter volleyball has ended, we could watch the game on TV (or TV stream). In the beginning Metalac scored (31:22), followed by a long silence. No baskets were scored, the two teams were just strangling each other silently. After more than 3 minutes (the display’s clock on the wall was at 06:50) when Mačvan threw a basket (33:22). The battle was still great, with fouls and free throws. At 35:24 Metalac’s trainer asked for a time-out. After that the guest team scored (35:26), but then Partizan made a 11:2 series. We scored mostly from free throw, but it could be seen clearly our 3-pointer king Andrić that he will make it big this time. The half-time result was 46:28, even at this point we were about to make the 20-point difference.
In the half-time, as always, children were playing on the court
For the third quarter we made the 20 points (50:28).
We continued like this. Pavlović, Marinković, Milutinov and Andrić increased the difference to 60:32. Even the 30-point difference seemed to be achieved. Dallo made a dunk with Pavlović’s assist (68:39). For the last quarter we entered with a 25-point difference (68:43).
Partizan-bench during the match
In the finale Metalac reduced the difference to 68:50, Milutinov settled back the 20-point difference (71:50). He made a slam dunk, while two Metalac-players were hanging on him (73:50). In the meantime Andrić threw a row of 3-pointers with a humble smile (79:55). At 82:65 Đumić was fouled out, then at 84:66, just a few seconds before the end Glišić scored a basket. 86:66. We won with a 20-point difference against Metalac, this way we are leading to 1:0. Next match is tomorrow, from 18:00 (on RTS 2 and ArenaSport 1, hopefully).
It was actually smooth. In the very beginning FMP tried to insist they were better, until approx. 0:4, then Andrić and Murić re-established the situation (7:7). There was about 4 minutes left from the first half, until then the two teams performed a more or less equal battle. Then Andrić increased our difference to 15:11. FMP tried to keep the pace, but we were always ahead of them with 1-2-3 points. Finally Milosavljević and Milutinov increased our difference more (20:14), and Murić scored a 3-pointer right before the buzz. The result of the first part was 23:14.
Match action
The second part was even smoother. We quickly improved to a 10-point difference (26:16)
I bet Pavlović again chewed an uranium rod before entering the court
and we still kept on scoring. Marinković (28:18), Đumić (32:20), there was even enough energy for Pavlović and Mačvan to make a fantastic teamwork (34:20). From the opponent only Čović was active, but one swallow will not make a summer... Still the small, bald guy of FMP reduced the difference to 34:26.
Time-out some time during the match
Pavlović increased the difference back to 10 points with a hook (36:26). Čović might have got upset on this, because he alone scored 6 points (38:34). Đumić took control of things, either by making a giant block or scoring (40:34). The half-time result was 42:38 and it was clear that only Čović might cause us a light headache from FMP, otherwise this task will not cause problems.
Miša Tumbas arrives to support the boys
Dallo started the third quarter with a 3-pointer (45:28), Milutinov increased us back to 10 points with a 5-point series (50:40). There was a great battle on the court, finally the referee decided to solve the situation by giving a technical foul to Milosavljević. For some unknown reason it gave an extra speed to FMP, they reduced the difference to 50:47. Milutinov and Tepić scored, it was 54:47 then, but the small, bald Čović refused to resign himself to the inevitable (54:50).
What the hell, did this guy eat an entire nuclear plant?...
Marinković scored a 3-pointer (57:50), but FMP chose new tactics, namely to steal the ball. Their tallest player just reached out with his XL-sized arm and the ball was theirs (57:54). As for us, we sent Marinković to the battle (59:54), while Murić was so full of energy he even made an alley-oop trick (61:54). Milutinov washed up the floor of Pionir Hall with FMP (63:54 + a HUGE block), finally Milosavljević’s score ended the quarter (65:56).
Milutinov deserved a high-five
The last part started with Marinković’s unbelievable, fantastic block. An FMP-player again reached out and stole the ball, but Marinković ran after him and with a jump he stopped the opponent. Andrić settled back World Peace and the 10-point difference (67:57).
Partizan-bench: Milosavljević, Murć and Glišić
From this point on it was a clear triump. We exceeded the 10-point-difference (75:60) after Milutinov and Murić took control in their hands. No matter how much FMP tried with 3-pointers, they couldn’t take this victory away from us.
As soon as there are any video highlights, I’ll update the post.
Now you get the last two matches of the basketball match in the Serbian superliga in bulk. The timetable of the past few days was a bit tough, the team played 2 matches within 3 days, luckily both were routine victories.
On Saturday Partizan met Metalac from Valjevo in Pionir Hall. There was a special guest at this match, Nikola Peković, Minnesota Timberwolves’ player came to see his former team, Partizan.
In the middle there is JR Holding, former basketball player of CSKA Moscow, he also came to Pionir Hall to see Partizan
(photos: Facebook/KK Partizan)
First we took the lead to 5:0, then Metalac equalized (5:5). At a point they even switched the standing to their side (7:9), we equalized with Milutinov’s basket. Metalac took it very seriously, they took back the lead again (9:11), but Partizan, thanks to the teamwork of Milutinov and Mačvan gained back control. We won the first quarter to 23:17.
In the second quarter Tepić and Milosavljević were the engines of the team (30:23), but Metalac did not let themselves push down (35:30). The Murić-Mačvan-Milutinov trio increased our advantage to two-digit with an amazing 9:0 series (44:30). The half-time result was 48:36, Milutinović also added his own part to keep up the 10+ points difference.
In the third part Metalac again rose from the dead and reduced the difference with a 0:7 series (48:43). Murić came, saw and the world’s order was settled back together with the two-digit advantage. Metalac still does deserve all respect by not giving up, but after the Captain’s 3-pointer the standing was 60:50. The end result of the third quarter was 64:55.
The last part was the Parni valjak part. The only question left was if we could make the 20-point difference. We were close (75:57), and then we made it for the end. The final result of the game was 82:61.
On Monday we played against Vojvodina in Novi Sad. We pushed a great pace already in the beginning, barely letting Vojvodina to find their breath. The home team could score their first point only after 5 minutes, when we were on the lead to 0:13, then to 2:19. The end result of the first quarter was 14:27, even at this point it was clear only the simultaneous happening of a volcano eruption, an earthquake and a tsunami could prevent this victory.
In the second quarter the pace got a bit slower, Vojvodina reduced the difference to 23:26, then to 30:37. The result of the half-time was 34:47.
In the third quarter the home team reduced the difference even more (41:45). At a point it was 44:47, it started to be a bit dangerous. Then Milutinov, but especially Tepić took the team on their back and quickly increased the difference to two-digit (46:58). At the end of the quarter our advantage was 14 points. (47:61)
The finale was almost a formality. We made the 20-point difference (53:74), the only question was if we could keep it. We couldn’t, but may it be our biggest loss. The end result was 61:79.
Current standing of the play-off series after 5 rounds:
1. CZ 10 points
2. Partizan 10 points
3. Vojvodina 8 points
4. Metalac 8 points
5. Mega Leks 7 points
6. FMP 7 points
7. Konstantin 5 points
8. Tamis 5 points
The first quarter was mostly about how both teams can steal the ball from the other. At the half of the quarter the standing was 5:8 - the counter was stuck in this position for at least 2 minutes. Then Milutinov and Murić decided to stop tinkering away (7:12). Milosavljević and Tepić together made a 2:6-series (11:18). Even at this point Partizan was clearly dominant. We finished the quarter with 11:20, Milutinov passed the ball into the ring with an elegant movement before the end.
Saša Pavlović had to miss out the game, as he has been struggling with an injury. He followed the game from the standings with Petar Aranitović (on his right) and Ioannis Kouzeloglou.
At a point of the second quarter we missed out numerous chances, while FMP reduced the difference to 18:22. Tepić, the conscientious power forward scored a 3-pointer (18:25). Mačvan increased our difference to 9 points (18:27). FMP was again behind us with a step (26:29), now the Captain brought a 3-pointer (26:32). The home team didn’t let themselves push back, the result was very close (32:33). Finally Milutinov scored the last basket of the first half (32:35).
In the beginning of the third quarter FMP equalized (35:35).
This was the punishment for those lots of chances we missed out as well as letting the opponent steal the ball or tackle us.
Milutinov pushed us back on the lead with a dunk, Murić followed his example (35:39). From this point on we didn’t let control out of our hands anymore. The difference kept on increasing for our benefit, first with 3 points (43:46), then with 5 (45:50) and even 7 (45:52). With this 7-point difference we finished the third part and made ourselves ready for the final.
The last quarter was routine. Mačvan scored, then assisted for Milosavljević (47:56), followed by Milutinov’s score, we crossed the 10-point-difference border (47:58). Mačvan was unstoppable (49:60). At the end FMP reduced the difference, but still Partizan gained their third victory in the Serbian superliga. Next opponent is Metalac on Saturday, from 21:00.
Fair play and handshakes at the end
Even Filip Čović got a pat on his head from Mačvan
Basketball-related news: Partizan’s former football player Aleksandar Mitrović started a charity action for KK Partizan on the net. The striker told about his plans to Alo magazine, saying that he would like to donate the basketball team with money after he learned about the club’s devastating financial situation. He also asked other former Partizan-players playing abroad to support the club. Ivan Dimitrijević has already joined, he even sent a video message.
Pionir Hall had a brutal full house. Even the previous match was a total, absolute full house, but reports said, at this one there were even more people.
Fans were holding a banner with Bogdan Bogdanović before the match.
Members of the football team could be seen, too, on the tribunes. They surely arrived in a mortal hurry from ul. Humska.
If you look into the VIP-section, dear visitors, you can see other legends as well.
The moment when the two trainers shake hands.
The body language says it all. The always nervous, always restless Radonjić vs. the calm, cold, almost fish-blooded Duško Vujošević...
The beginning was actually not that bad. Milosavljević tricked the big and slow Marjanović in a way that Average Fan applaused.
Milutinov presented then a GIANT slam dunk (I was searching all over Youtube for a video - I found none, there is this photo only). (6:0)
Then Zvezda started to reduce the difference (6:5). Still, the red team was absolutely nervous, Mitrović got two personal fouls within the first 3 minutes. Murić put himself into action and scored 4 points (10:5).
Murić was definitely the best player of Partizan at this game.
Kalinić entered the game at this moment, he got a warm (not...) welcome with whistles, booing and hissing. Kalinić probably also decided to win the Moron of the Year Award, because he immediately started to mock Saša Pavlović.
Meanwhile Mačvan worked hard to increase the difference. At 14:9 he pushed the ball into the ring from almost the other side of the backboard (16:9). Murić scored as well, in a rather imposing way (18:11), Tepić made the difference to be two-digit (21:11). But Williams pushed himself hard, and after his 3-pointers we ended the first part with 24:22.
In the second quarter wrestling got started. Rolling on the floor, killing each other discreetly, but surely. In the meantime Milutinov blocked Kalinić with an elegant and totally humbling movement. A few moments later he did the same to Zirbes, what a joy it was to see it.
At this point of the game both teams missed out a lot of chances. Not as if I’d be terribly sorry for Zvezda’s fumblings, but when our players were blocked, well, those were tough moments. Mačvan was again heavily disliked by the referees, plus we paid the price of all the lost chances: Zveza equalized (30:30).
Fouls started to happen again. Just like at the previous matches.
Now we all know what it means.
Those were right who said "free throw gifts for Zvezda".
The standing switched to 32:35.
The half time result was 36:38, Murić scored soon before the end.
The second half was much worse.
In the third quarter Zvezda used their "brickwall" mode for defending. It was terrible. Marjanović was on full speed. Referees took our simple blocks as fouls. The whole quarter was bitter, teeth-clenching and full of struggles. Zvezda was always ahead with 1-2-3 points. Once we could equalize, Kalinić got a technical foul after continuously picking at Saša Pavlović. Pavlović punished them ruthlessly (49:49). Fouls came after fouls, with barely any field goals. Murić scored a few, he threw one even at the very end of the period (58:64).
The last quarter was a nightmare.
Who knows what kind of doping Williams took before the game, but he was on an inhumane speed. Kalinić brought the maximum out of the "assholesteron" drug. He literally sat on Murić, the referee didn’t whistle, yet he whistled technical foul on Mačvan, God knows, why. It was too much even for Mačvan.
"Mr. Referee, are you really this idiot, or you worked on it?"
"Screaming Jesus on a Ferris-wheel, he is really this idiot..."
...and if even Duško Vujošević thinks you are this idiot, then you’re hopeless.
Zvezda was still on the lead, the difference grew slowly but surely to 5-6 points (64:70). Meanwhile Milosavljević was fouled out, after he was pushed on the ground (!). The difference was almost two-digit (68:77), but thanks to Tepić’s free throws, we could control it (70:77). A Zvezda-player made a foul - no whistle. Murić did the same - immediate whistle, foul, free throw for Zvezda (70:78). In the last moments Kalinić was also fouled out, but it didn’t make any difference. Grave Diggers were showing love and support for Partizan in the last moments, even before the final whistle.
The last score was Bezbradica’s free throw (73:81).
The match ended with scandal. Partizan-fans overwhelmed Zvezda’s bench and players with all the small (and bigger) signs of their pure love. (They threw smaller objects at them, making the whole red team running back fast to their locker-room.) There were still post-match interviews on, SportKlub’s reporter was talking to the red team captain, when noises of physical fight could be heard in the background.
As it was found out later, the culprit was that same, small, fat, pig-headed Zvezda-fan who threw a torch among Partizan-players last year, after the Serbian superliga eternal derby.
In the meantime reporters talked to Josh Akognon, who played especially weak during the game. Akognon said, an injury recurrenced for him, and he had severe shoulder pains for the entire match.
...and dear visitors, that was all. Adriatic League dreams are over, Euroleague dreams are over, there is only the Serbian superliga left.
