The masked hero: Aleksa Avramovic scores 33 points to crush Crvena Zvezda's resistance / News - Basketnews.com

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The Belgrade derby between Partizan (17-3) and Crvena Zvezda (17-1) was won by the black and whites this time. Partizan Belgrade was led by a superb Aleksa Avramovic, who was the hero of the night with 33 points and an impressive 8/10 from deep. The final score was 98-84 (28-21, 12-13, 24-29, 34-21)

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In the final quarter, was once again Aleksa Avramovic that gave Partizan Belgrade the decisive boost to distance themselves from Crvena Zvezda. The Serbian guard kept finding solutions from deep, exhausting Zvezda's defense.

Aleksa Avramovic was absolutely unstoppable for most of the third period. The Serbian guard scored 16 points in the third quarter only, helping Partizan extend their lead to 10 points (61-51). But Crvena Zvezda, once again, fought back, using Dejan Davidovac as their main weapon and cutting down Partizan's lead to just a single point (63-62).

Partizan had a great offensive start in the first quarter, scoring 28 points in the first 10 minutes and leaning on Kevin Punter's firepower. The American guard had 18 points at the half. Zvezda fought back in the second quarter and were able to reduce Partizan's lead to 6 points at halftime (40-34).

Aleksa Avramovic was the top scorer for Partizan Belgrade with 33 points (4/7 2PT, 8/10 3PT, 1/1 FT), 6 assists, 1 rebound, and 32 PIR.

For Crvena Zvezda, Austin Hollins and Dejan Davidovac finished with 17 points apiece.

Partizan Belgrade: Aleksa Avramovic 33 (6 AST), Kevin Punter 22 (5 REB), Mathias Lessort 15 (7 REB), Dallas Moore 10

Crvena Zvezda: Dejan Davidovac 17 (10 REB), Austin Hollins 17, Nate Wolters 10

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