Partizan could not achieve a miracle after minus 23 - Barca celebrated in Belgrade, the fifth defeat in a row for the "black and whites".

In the middle of the third quarter, the black and whites were losing 63:40, at the end they reached minus one (80:79), but they did not have the strength for a big turnaround

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Bonga and Panther at tonight's match, Photo: KK Partizan/Facebook
Bonga and Panther at tonight's match, Photo: KK Partizan/Facebook
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The Partizan basketball players lost on their court in Belgrade against Barcelona 79:87 (23:19, 12:30, 23:21, 21:17), in the ninth round of the Euroleague.

The most effective in the Partizan team were Karlik Jones with 17 points, Aleksei Pokuševski with 12 points and Sterling Brown with 10 points.

In the Barcelona team, Kevin Panter with 18 and Jabari Parker with 17 points were the most effective.

Partizan has two wins and seven losses, while Barcelona has seven wins and two losses.

In the next round, Partizan will welcome Olimpia from Milan on Friday, while Barcelona will welcome Paris on the same day.

Barcelona ended the second part with a series of 18:3 and a lead of 49:35, the Spanish club started the third quarter in the same rhythm in which it ended the second, and with a series of 8:0 in the first two minutes gained a 57:35 advantage. Barcelona continued the third part in an excellent attacking rhythm and led 63:40 with six minutes left.

Barcelona maintained a double-digit lead for most of the last quarter, but three-pointers by Frank Nilikina and Alexei Pokushevsky cut the visiting team's advantage to 78:74 with three minutes left in the game.

Partizan then attacked through Ife Lundberg and through five points from the Danish guard came to a point deficit 79:80 with two minutes left in the game.

Barcelona managed to repel the onslaught of Partizan with the points of Alex Abrinjes and Kevin Panter and ended the game with an 87:79 victory.

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