It is very important to point out that Zvezda won the last quarter with a score of 25:6, and that they made a 14-0 run in it.
This duel will be remembered for the brutal jump of Zvezda, they caught 47 jumps, even 20 offensive ones!
With this victory, Zvezda took a big step towards the play-offs.
Jordan Nwora’s brutal game must be highlighted, as well as Jared Butler’s excellent game, as well as Codi Miller-McIntyre’s. Nwora finished the match with 22 points and Butler with 17 points.
Miller-McIntyre added 10, along with nine assists and three rebounds.
Chris Jones with 16 and Ish Wainright with 15 points were the most effective for Hapoel. Vasilije Micić only played eight minutes at the beginning and scored three points, three assists and two rebounds.
Zvezda now has a record of 16 wins and 10 losses and holds the seventh position in the table.
In the next match against Maccabi, Zvezda will have a new chance to achieve a triumph and further improve the situation in the standings.
Partizan fell with the sound of a siren
Partizan basketball players were defeated by Maccabi in Tel Aviv with 95:93 (27:22, 21:28, 24:27, 23:16) in the 26th round of the Euroleague. Jimmy Clark III scored the winning basket with the sound of the siren.
Jimmy Clark III CALLS GAME for @MaccabiTLVBC#MotorolaMagicMoment @Moto pic.twitter.com/RlzdmvQdYa
— EuroLeague (@EuroLeague) February 3, 2026
The inglorious return of black and white to Tel Aviv after more than two years.
Partizan did not use the two triumphs in Munich to return to winning tendencies, but followed up the defeat in Milan with an infamous result in Israel.
Maccabi without leading scorer Lonnie Walker celebrated with Jimmy Clark’s winning shot to the sound of the siren.
The guests from Belgrade controlled the match from the second half, when they scored 11 points to turn the score from 34:24 to 35:34. An excellent shot for three, a shot by Dylan Osetkowski and a small number of turnovers gave Partizan a 50:48 lead at halftime.
Solid defense at the opening of the third period increased Partizan’s lead to 58:50, making it impossible for Maccabia to play the desired fast game. As soon as the host got a shot for three in the middle of the third period, the duel immediately became more uncertain. Until the middle of the last quarter, Partizan would maintain a two-possession lead, while Maccabi tried to equalize and turn things around.
Lundberg’s three-pointer with four minutes left made it 83:83 on the scoreboard, as a prelude to an uncertain ending. Cameron Payne boldly and courageously hit a long shot with two minutes left to lead 91:88 in the interval during which Maccabi missed four consecutive shots for three from good positions. The American point guard with NBA experience then took too much responsibility and nonchalance into his own hands, with the sole intention that he would hit a distant three-pointer or a forced penetration.
During that time, Maccabi was getting close, and Jimmy Clark’s floater with 18 seconds left gave them a 93:91 advantage. Payne missed a shot for three in Partizan’s last possession, but Santos pushed Fernando away during the jump and gave him two penalties. The Angolan made free throws with four seconds left to give Partizan a chance for overtime.
There was no extra period, thanks to Clark’s goal for two at the buzzer.
(Vijesti.ba)
