A dramatic "eternal derby" was played by Partizan and Red Star basketball players in the Euroleague.
There have been many twists and turns in the duels between the Belgrade rivals lately, but such a turnaround has not been seen in a long time - Red Star controlled everything on the court until the last few minutes, leading by 16 points, and in the last quarter they were plus 14, but then a big turnaround followed - 79:76 for Partizan.
The delirium in the Belgrade Arena at the end, mostly colored in black and white, made Partizan fans forget, at least for a moment, about the departure of Željko Obradović and everything that had happened in the past few days.
And they are back in the playoff game: they now have six wins and nine losses, Red Star is 9-6, but has fallen from the top to seventh place.
Dwayne Washington was the judge - unerring at the end, as Partizan went on a big run. He scored 25 points, followed by Bongo with 16 and Tyreke Jones with 15 points.
Butler and Nvora were great for Red Star with 20 points each, but they all failed when it mattered most...
Partizan now awaits Virtus, Red Star is visiting leading team Hapoel - who knows, maybe the difference between the Belgrade rivals will narrow further.
Duško Ivanović lost for the first time with Virtus on home soil in Bologna, where the greats fell this season: Real, Panathinaikos...
The Montenegrin coach's team was well on its way to toppling the leader, Hapoel. They led for three quarters, and then stopped in the last, which Dimitris Itudis' team won by 12 points.
In the end - 79:74 for the Israelis, who are first with an 11-4 score.
A big upset was also fought in Monte Carlo - Monaco led by 17 points against Fenerbahce in the third quarter, but lost 92:86.
Barcelona was strong against Olympiacos in the "Blaugrana" - 98:85.
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