Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade set a club record during its 85-93 road win at Zalgirio Arena.
Partizan authored a historic first half
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Partizan scored a club record 58 points before halftime in its 85-93 road win over Zalgiris Kaunas on Thursday. The previous record was 55 first-half points scored in Game 5 of the 2023 EuroLeague Playoffs against Real Madrid. Despite Partizan taking a 39-55 halftime lead in that game, Real rallied to a 98-94 victory to qualify for the Final Four and eventually win its 11th continental crowd. This time, the story was very different.
Coach Zeljko Obradovic's team played close to perfection in the first half, making 15 of 24 two-pointers, 6 of 11 attempts from beyond the arc and all 10 of its free throw attempts. Despite not missing many shots, Partizan grabbed 5 offensive rebounds, and finished the first half with 8 assists and just 1 turnover for a team PIR of 70.
Partizan had several go-to guys in the first half. Alen Smailagic and Zach LeDay helped the visitors quickly build a double-digit lead, 3-13. Kevin Punter buried his first 4 three-point shots to boost Partizan's margin to 24-40. P.J. Dozier had 10 points in the second quarter and James Nunnally's three-pointer allowed Partizan to set the new record.
"It is good that we just had 1 turnover," Coach Obradovic said at halftime. "This is correct, but defensively, we need to adjust some things that they scored very easy [against]."
Partizan's numbers went down in the second half, getting just 6 assists, collecting 8 turnovers and burying just 2 of 9 three-pointers, but the good momentum gained in that historic first half, and the fact that five players scored 12 points or more made the difference at Zalgirio Arena. Punter led the way with 22 points, Dozier added 16 and Nunnally 14.
"We came out with a lot of energy, that was the whole goal," Dozier said after the game. "We knew that the crowd was going to get into it early and tried to stay together, but seeing our shots fall, of course, it is definitely a motivation for us to keep going and just to make the right plays."
Partizan is now 6-1 at home and 2-5 on the road. Its next two games are on the road, against Valencia Basket and Real Madrid as it returns to WiZink Center in Round 16 for the first time since last season's playoffs.
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Birutis's big block! Motorola Magic Moment
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Tyrique Jones with a put-back dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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Jones sets up Davis for a dunk! Motorola Magic Moment
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