Crvena zvezda achieved their last victory in the Euroleague on January 30 against Valencia, and at that time they were still in the game for placing in the play-in or even the play-offs.
Hope, however, was quickly extinguished, so the Belgrade team waited for a new triumph for almost two months - until tonight, when they defeated Virtus in the "Stark Arena" and ended the streak of six defeats.
Zvezda won 94:79, its 11th triumph, led by Nemanja Nedović with 25 points.
Joel Bolomboj was also excellent with 15, while Dejan Davidovac and Miloš Teodosić scored 11 each, and the legendary playmaker also had nine assists.
Monaco was better than Valencia in the Principality, so they continued to fight for second place before the playoffs.
"Princes" won 79:78.
Jaron Blossomgame and Mike James were the most effective in the home team with 17 points each, Sammy Ojelay stood out in Valencia, which suffered its 17th defeat.
The three teams thus share the second position, after Panathinaikos outplayed Barcelona (89:81), which had a plus 16 in the second quarter after a 17:0 run.
PAO was led by Kendrick Nunn (22), so he has a record of 20-11, like Barca and Monaco.
After the 31st round, four teams are tied for 10th place, and as of tonight, Olimpija Milano is among them, which defeated Fenerbahce on their home turf - 77:76.
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The "Mannequins" dominated the first half, Fener took the lead 73:70 two minutes before the end, but Nikola Mirotic's three-pointer and Ševa Shields' long-range shot showed that Etore Messina's team is ready for great deeds at the end of the season.
Maccabi was convincing against Bayern in Munich (89:74), and the Israelis scored an 18:0 run in the middle of the last period.
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