Surprise in Belgrade: Cedevita Olimpija hand Partizan their second loss in ABA League / News - Basketnews.com

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Cedevita Olimpija pulled an upset in Belgrade by beating Partizan NIS 96-89 (26-27, 23-22, 22-19, 25-21) and forcing them to their second loss in the ABA League. The team coached by Zeljko Obradovic struggled to contain Cedevita's offense for the entire game.

Points this season

47%85,2Points made:85,2Accuracy:47,1%Place in standings:4Record max:101Record min:60Best scorer:Jacob PullenTeamEuroCupStatisticsSchedule

Jacob Pullen and Jaka Blazic were the heroes of the night for Cedevita Olimpija. Both finished with 19 points and shot the ball particularly well from outside: Pullen was 5/10 from three, while Blazic was 3/7 from downtown.

For Partizan, who was without its star Kevin Punter, Zach LeDay was the top scorer with 17 points and 5 assists, while Yam Madar added 16 points and 4 rebounds.

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens attended the game in Belgrade to take a look at Celtics' draftee Madar, who was selected by Boston in the 2020 NBA Draft with the 47th pick overall.

Partizan Belgrade: Zach LeDay 17 (5 AST), Yam Madar 16, Dallas Moore 15, Aleksa Avramovic 15

Cedevita Olimpija: Jacob Pullen 19, Jaka Blazic 19, Yogi Ferrell 15 (6 AST), Edo Muric 14

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