The passing wizard was at the forefront of his team's best passing performance ever.
Teodosic sparked a club-record assist total as Zvezda ended slide
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Round 31 of 34
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Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade had only pride to play for on Friday. Virtus Segafredo Bologna needed to arrest its free-fall through upper reaches of the standings
But as the ball kept flying up and down the court and the scoreboard flitted through 16 first-half lead changes, it became apparent that whichever team made the best of the reading the fast-paced rhythm was going to have an advantage.
That's when maestro Milos Teodosic supplied the game's first true break. In the span of 10 seconds before halftime, he first dished to Mike Tobey in the corner for a three-pointer with 6 seconds left. As Virtus tried to rush upcourt for a final shot, Teodosic slid in front of a pass for a steal and then stepped into a three-pointer of his own that beat the buzzer.
The scoreboard went from a 42-42 tie to a 48-42 Zvezda lead in the blink of an eye and the hosts never looked back on the way to a 94-79 home win that put paid to their six-game losing streak.
What Zvezda was missing in Teodosic's absence due to injury over four of those losses was more than evident on Friday. With Teodosic dishing nine assists in under 17 minutes and his teammates Adam Hanga and Nemanja Nedovic adding 7 each, Zvezda registered a club-record 30 assists on the night. In 280 previous EuroLeague games, Zvezda had managed a high of 28 assists twice, once in a double-overtime game. Only 25 times in league history have any teams at all surpassed 30 assists.
What's more, only once before in the Euroleague had three teammates dished 7 or more assists like Teodosic, Hanga and Nedovic did on Friday. That happened way back on January 16, 2002, when Davor Kus and Josip Sesar had 8 each and their teammate Nikola Prkacin had 7 in Cibona Zagreb's 102-97 victory against Ural Great.
Although Teodosic came off the bench and the Zvezda passes had already started finding their mark, his presence is clearly a balm for the team. Even when Virtus came back to tie 61-61 late in the third quarter, one could sense the confidence in Zvezda when Teodosic was on the court. Points were going to happen, and so they did, immediately. He and Nedovic shared 10 points and 3 assists in an 11-0 response from which Virtus never recovered.
"It always feels good to win, especially after a few of losses in a row," Nedovic explained after. "I think we executed the game plan very well. On Wednesday, we played a very tough Panathinaikos team that scored whenever they needed to. But today I think we set our rhythm, especially on defense, holding Virtus to 78 points. Offense will come. We have great players, great decision-makers, so offense will come. But defense is what will set us apart."
Those decision-makers are now part of a Zvezda club record.
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Motorola Magic Moment: Lundberg’s fierce slam!
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Spin and dunk from Mitrovic
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Motorola Magic Moment: Bolomboy with a put-back dunk!
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-Valencia Basket | Round 27 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT: Jordan Mickey with a one-handed slam!
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Virtus Segafredo Bologna-AS Monaco | Round 26 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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Crvena Zvevzda Meridianbet Belgrade-Zalgiris Kaunas | Round 26 Highlights | 2023-24 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: Gillespie posterizes Birutis
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: Zvezda's express break
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MOTOROLA MAGIC MOMENT OF THE NIGHT: What a monster dunk from Bolomboy!
