Real Madrid withstood the furnace of Stark Arena (20,091 Partizan fans, a new attendance record), responded with their own break after a turn from -15 and remained “alive” if they reached the Euroleague Final Four, reducing the playoff series 2- 1.

The Spaniards scored an 82-80 home win over Partizan in the third game and next Thursday (4/5) they will be fighting for a draw to bring the series back to Madrid.

Partizan… seduced Real Madrid… good evening and at 3′ the lightboard wrote 12-0, and the Serbs, without slowing down, closed the quarter at +13 (32-19), Mandar was in the lead (10 points) and Smilagic ( 8r.). The hosts were at +15 on 12′ (39-24) before Tavares “covered” the baskets and brought the match to the point (46-45 on 18′). Partizan, however, ended the half with a score of +3 (48-45).

In the third period, Real kept their performance and, having limited the Serbs to 15 points with their defense, showed their intentions, finishing the quarter with a score of +3 (63-66). At the end of the match there was a hand-to-hand fight in which Tavares equalized 77-77 in the 38th minute. However, with 24 minutes left, Goss hit a life-saving 3-pointer for Real Madrid and Hezonia took advantage of a free kick won by Madar to seal a double (77–82) from the line. At the 3″ mark, LeDay cut the lead to 80-82 from 6.75m, Nanali took the ball away from Hangi but missed a tied two-pointer…

Returning to competition, Eddie Tavares dominated the rackets with 26 points and 11 rebounds, but the secret to success was Niger Williams-Goss with 22 points and a 3-pointer who gave Real Madrid a 24-minute lead (77-80). ) and made her believe in the breakup.

Partizan fought Jacques LeDay and Alain Smilagic, each of whom scored 15 points. Ioannis Papapetrou scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the 22 minutes that Zelimir Obradovic kept him on the court.