Aleksa Avramovic reacts to his heroics vs. Crvena Zvezda / News - Basketnews.com

Partizan guard Aleksa Avramovic said he had to take responsibility in 4th quarter against Crvena Zvezda because he started the game poorly.

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Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade guard Aleksa Avramovic put on a show last night in the derby against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade.

Avramovic scored 12 out of his 14 points in the 4th quarter, guiding Partizan to an 88-86 win.

"I had to take responsibility. I felt that the team and fans trusted me," Bojan Brezovac from MozzartSport quotes Avramovic. "I will never run away from responsibility. It's me."

Avramovic also admitted he felt responsible for a poor start.

"I played terribly at the beginning. I almost brought Zvezda back to the game. Bad decisions in attack, a slightly worse approach in defense. But we are Partizan, and we always find additional motivation and energy. We won," said the Serbian guard.

Avramovic finished the game with 14 points (4/5 2PT, 2/5 3PT), 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block, and 14 PIR.

"We showed character, and we finally did something after ten games. We will play many more derbies this season," Avramovic summarized the game. "We shouldn't get carried away, we fired all the guns, believe me. We ended up winning."

"Let's move on, we have a rest day to spend with our families and then practice to prepare for an even more important game with Crvena Zvezda in the Adriatic League," Avramovic continued.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Yogo dos Santos made a 3-pointer, increasing Crvena Zvezda's lead to 13 points. However, Avramovic says that Partizan didn't panic at that moment.

"There was no panic, I was calm. This is a game, people, everything is possible, the game is played for 40 minutes, we and they both have our advantages, we used ours in the final quarter," Avramovic said.

Finally, the 29-year-old shared his expectations for the upcoming Belgrade derby on Monday.

"I expect an even more difficult and important game than this one," Avramovic concluded.

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