By Eurohoops Team / info@eurohoops.net
Partizan achieved a victory in Game 3 of the ABA League Finals by defeating Dubai on their home court with a score of 84-70.
In this way, the Belgrade team secured their first win in the finals, reducing the series to 2-1 and extending it further.
Bruno Fernando was impressive with 15 points and eight rebounds, Carlik Jones added 15 points along with seven assists, Tonye Jekiri scored 11, and Duane Washington contributed 10.
On the other side, Davis Bertans scored 17 points, as did Mfiondu Kabengele, who also grabbed nine rebounds, while Dzanan Musa and McKinley Wright added 11 points each.
Partizan played an excellent first quarter, preventing Dubai from scoring for five minutes. The hosts had already gained a double-digit lead (23-10) at that point, which they maintained comfortably until the end to secure their first victory in the finals.
The fourth game is scheduled for Friday at 20:00 CET in Belgrade.
ABA Playoffs
Quarterfinals (best-of-three)
Dubai – Spartak Office Shoes 2-0 (102-74, 88-84)
Buducnost VOLI – U-BT Cluj-Napoca 2-1 (86-73, 90-94, 112-81)
Partizan Mozzart Bet – Bosnia BH Telecom 2-0 (81-73, 87-73)
Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet – Cedevita Olimpija 2-1 (101-92, 86-92, 95-86)
Semifinals (best-of-three)
Dubai – Buducnost VOLI 2-1 (104-90, 90-91, 103-77)
Partizan Mozzart Bet – Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet 2-0 (100-94, 89-78)
Finals (best-of-five)
Dubai 2 – 1 Partizan Mozzart Bet (99-93, 86-81, 70-84)
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