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Buducnost the Champion
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| Players of Buducnost celebrate their triumph |
Belgrade, May 7th - Buducnost, for the second time in a row became Yugoslav basketball champion, after beating host, Partizan, 87-79 (47-44) in the third game of the play-off finals in Belgrade. The team from Podgorica ended the season making a record in basketball championships in Yugoslavia, it had 30 victories out of 30 games. The only defeat that Buducnost suffered from any Yugoslav team during the season was in National Cup from Zdravlje Leskovac.
Partizan, although, considerably weakened because Aleksandar Cubrilo and Ratko Varda did not play, was near the victory because, thanking the aggressive defense and successful offensive actions by Veselin Petrovic and Nenad Canak, led with nine points difference (69-60) in the 33rd minute.
At the end of the match, Buducnost proved to be a better team and that it had a larger choice of quality players. Radonjic and Vukcevic scored two very important three-pointers, which disturbed the rhythm of the opponent team. Visitors from Podgorica soon made a series 17-6, Raicevic, 40 seconds before the end, missed two free throws and it was clear that the champion would defend the title won last year.
Dejan Tomasevic
(blue jersey, Buducnost)
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The player of the match was playmaker of Buducnost, Radonjic, who organized excellently the play of his team and with several points managed to get back the score balance in the moments when it seemed that Partizan would make more significant difference.
Fans of the host team loudly protested whenever center of Buducnost, Dejan Tomasevic, came in contact with the ball, thus wishing to express their anger towards the player who, in the second game of the play-off, hit Ratko Varda with his elbow and broke his cheekbone.
Tomasevic, unlike in two other games, was concentrated exclusively on the play and once again was one of the key players for his team's victory.
Yugoslav Men's Basketball League, play-off, final, third match, Belgrade, May 7
PARTIZAN Belgrade - BUDUCNOST Podgorica 79-87 (44-47)
"Pionir" Hall in Belgrade. Attendance: 6,000. Referees: Jovcic and Belosevic (both from Belgrade).
PARTIZAN: Djokic 19 (4 assists), Petrovic 5, Ilijevski, Markovic 11, Raicevic 8 (4 rebounds), Mladenov 2, Bjegovic, Radosevic 19, Avdalovic, Canak 15.
BUDUCNOST: Scepanovic 7, Brkic 8, Radonjic 19, Vukcevic 10, Kuzmanovic 7, Bulatovic 1, Tomasevic 18 (7 rebounds), Topic 17 (6 steals).
| STATISTICS |
| PARTIZAN |
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BUDUCNOST |
| 79 |
POINTS |
87 |
| 73% (11/15) |
FTs |
68% (30/44) |
| 73% (25/34) |
2P FGs |
60% (18/30) |
| 33% (6/18) |
3P FGs |
43% (7/16) |
| 59% (31/52) |
FGs - total |
54% (25/46) |
| 11 |
Steals |
20 |
| 10 |
Turnovers |
11 |
| 32 |
Personal fouls |
18 |
| 14 (12+2) |
Rebounds (D+O) |
16 (12+4) |
Fouled out:
Partizan - Mladenov (32nd minute), Canak (39), Raicevic (40) and Radosevic (40).
Buducnost - Tomasevic (40th minute).
Buducnost - Partizan 98-78 (59-44)
Vlado Scepanovic (Buducnost)
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Podgorica, May 4 - At the Yugoslav Basketball Championship play-off finals in Podgorica, Buducnost has beaten Partizan from Belgrade 95-80 for the second time.
Partizan played most of the game without centers. Already in 8th minute, Raicevic had four personal fouls, while Ratko Varda had to leave the game in 13th minute since his cheekbone was broken in the duel with Dejan Tomasevic.
Buducnost has showed its superiority from the very start of the game - they took a 21-4 lead in 8th minute, while in 11th minute they led 36-17.
Convincing lead has loosened up Buducnost players in the second half. In 27th minute, the Belgrade guests managed to cut the opponents' lead to 6 points, but could not go any further.
Buducnost will have a chance to score the third victory and win the Championship title on May 7 in Belgrade. On the other hand, though without Varda and Cubrilo, Partizan will try to score the first victory and prolong the suspense.
Yugoslav Men's Basketball League, play-off, final, second match, Podgorica, May 4
BUDUCNOST Podgorica - PARTIZAN Belgrade 98-78 (59-44) - Buducnost leads series 2-0.
Moraca Hall in Podgorica. Attendance: 3,500. Referees: Dimitrijevic and B. Jovanovic (both from Belgrade).
BUDUCNOST: Scepanovic 19, Pajovic, Brkic 10, Radonjic 8, Vukcevic 10, Kuzmanovic 6, Bulatovic 5, Tomasevic 22 (11 rebounds), Topic 18.
PARTIZAN: Djokic 16, Petrovic 7, Ilijevski 2, Markovic 4, Raicevic 6, Varda 3, Mladenov 4, Radosevic 17, Canak 19 (7 rebounds).
| STATISTICS |
| BUDUCNOST |
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PARTIZAN |
| 98 |
POINTS |
78 |
| 68% (20/29) |
Free-throws |
63% (12/19) |
| 70% (21/30) |
2P FGs |
62% (27/43) |
| 57% (12/21) |
3P FGs |
26% (4/15) |
| 64% (33/51) |
FGs - TOTAL |
53% (31/56) |
| 23 |
Personal fouls |
21 |
| 25 (19+6) |
Rebounds (D+O) |
23 (12+11) |
Buducnost - Partizan 81-54 (42-27)
Podgorica, May 2 - Buducnost Podgorica recorded a convincing 81-54 win over Partizan Belgrade in the first final match of the Yugoslav Men's Basketball League play-offs.
A much-weakened Partizan side (Cubrilo and Raicevic were absent through injuries) was not able to fight with best team in Yugoslavia. Buducnost was superior in every department and dominated the game, controlling the result during the whole match.
Buducnost took a 62-41 lead in the 32nd minute and put the match beyond any doubt.
Till the end of the match Buducnost coach, Miroslav Nikolic, gave chance to all players because he wanted to rest players as much as possible for next game on Thursday.
Yugoslav Men's Basketball League, play-off, final, first match, Podgorica, May 2
BUDUCNOST Podgorica - PARTIZAN Belgrade 81-54 (42-27) - Buducnost leads series 1-0.
"Moraca" Hall. Attendance: 3,500. Referees: Ljuca and Belosevic (both from Belgrade)
BUDUCNOST: Scepanovic 12, Pajovic 6, Brkic 10, Radonjic, Vukcevic 6, Kuzmanovic 12, Bulatovic 3, Tomasevic 10 (10 rebounds), Topic 22
PARTIZAN: Djokic 11, Petrovic 6, Ilijevski 6, Markovic 10, Varda 4, Mladenov 1, Bjegovic, Radosevic 12 (6 rebounds), Avdalovic 2, Canak 2.
| STATISTICS |
| BUDUCNOST |
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PARTIZAN |
| 81 |
POINTS |
54 |
| 89% (17/19) |
FREE THROWS |
63% (12/19) |
| 74% (26/35) |
2P FGs |
50% (18/36) |
| 21% (4/19) |
3P FGs |
13% (2/15) |
| 55% (30/54) |
FGs TOTAL |
39% (20/51) |
| 18 |
PERSONAL FOULS |
23 |
| 28 (21+7) |
REBOUNDS (D+O) |
18 (10+8) |
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