Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda: Analysis and Prediction – Partizan will host Crvena Zvezda in the game 2 finals of Serbian Basketball League.
Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda Odds
Partizan Team News
In the previous game, Partizan lost to Crvena Zvezda 89:88 away, in a match in which the most effective players were Aleksa Avramovic with 20 points and Danilo Andjusic with 17 points. Now they have a meeting in which they must win, in order to avoid failure and the trophy going to the rival.
Partizan, like Crvena Zvezda, is facing big problems. The fact that Bruno Caboclo left the team unplanned, as well as the insufficiently recovered Balsa Koprivica, meant that the black and whites would be without a center in the first match. And it didn’t look so bad, considering that Zeljko Obradovic found an adequate small ball line-up, with which they looked excellent at the end of the first half. However, Crvena Zvezda punished it with some points from the paint, so the Partizan strategist quickly changed the rival. Then the home side started to look better. And again black and white, as in a large number of games this season, could not find a solution for Yago dos Santos, who was exceptional until his injury. The start of the Brazilian point guard was especially important, when Crvena Zvezda caught the initial rush and made it impossible for the rival to impose a rhythm. In the end, despite all the problems, both due to the mentioned situation with the team and due to the injury of Alen Smailagic, Partizan somehow managed to get into a position to have a shot to win, but Zach LeDay missed. It could have been the basket that would have brought the black and whites a trophy, along with a triumph in the next match. That didn’t happen.
Partizan played well in the first game, given the circumstances. They shot 13/28 for three and spread the court in the right way, taking advantage of the small ball lineup, causing a lot of damage to the Crvena Zvezda. In addition, they had 10 turnovers, which is correct on the road. Thus, in the second game, they will need to repeat a similar game, if they want to win.
Crvena Zvezda Team News
By winning the previous match, Crvena Zvezda took a 1-0 advantage in the final series and is now one step away from winning a new trophy, if they beat Partizan in the next match as well. The most effective in the first game were Dejan Davidovac with 23 points and Yago dos Santos with 18 points.
Crvena Zvezda entered the game very well, scored 31 points in the first quarter and gained an initial advantage, which meant a lot to them before the rest. The drop in the game happened in the second quarter, when this team had big problems with the small ball lineup of Partizan and only in the third quarter did they somewhat find a solution to it. Luka Mitrovic was noticed in those moments and brought extra energy to his team, which took advantage of that and gained a slightly bigger advantage. The trouble for the red and whites was that they had to play without Nemanja Nedovic and Yago dos Santos, who suffered minor injuries. Even so, they managed to win the drama. The key to a good result lies in the dominance of Crvena Zvezda in the paint. For two, the team of Ioannis Sfairopoulos shot 22/34, had 13 more rebounds, and all that influenced the final epilogue. The red and whites made 18/21 free throws with quality and lost only eight balls, rounding off an excellent game.
The problem was in the defense, considering that Partizan hit from all sides and scored 13 three-pointers. Despite the worst play in the paint, it kept black and white in the game, and it could very easily have happened and they won. This is precisely the segment in which Crvena Zvezda must improve before the upcoming match.
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Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda H2H
They played nine times this season and Crvena Zvezda won seven times. They currently lead the series 1-0.
Absences and Injuries
Bruno Caboclo will not play for Partizan, probably neither Balsa Koprivica, while Alen Smailagic is questionable. For the rivals, Yago dos Santos and Nemanja Nedovic are questionable, and Joel Bolomboy will probably not play. From before, there is no Adam Hanga, and Nikola Topic for Crvena Zvezda.
Partizan vs Crvena Zvezda Prediction
Partizan played a very good in the first match of this series and could easily lead 1-0. In addition, it seems that Crvena Zvezda has a bit more problems with absences and that this could be a decisive factor in the upcoming clash. Thus, our prediction is that due to all of the above, Partizan will win this game and extend the series.
Tip-off Time: Wednesday, 05.06.2024, 20:00 CET
Prediction: Partizan -1.5
Odds: 1.75
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