Rise, fall and victory

Crvena zvezda MTS osvojila je prve bodove u ovosezonskoj Evroligi. Loš početak, odlična druga četvrtina, zatim pad koncentracije i neizvesna završnica, koja je ovaj put pripala crveno-belima. Značajna pobeda na domaćem terenu (83:85).

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A tight win for Red Star in Turkey. The red and whites have beat Galatasaray by 85:83 for their first Euroleague win of the season. Despite the match starting off with a +14 for the home team, the guests were more than willing to change the pace in the 2nd and 3rd quarter with Marko Simonovic staying strong on the court. Nevertheless, Galatasaray was able to turn things around and bring the match into an unpredictable ending. As the match was seconds away from closure Jovic forced the opponents hand for an important win. 

The new 3 on 3 World Champions are back in Serbia. After a long trip from China, the basketball artists have landed at the Nikola Tesla airport earlier tonight. They got themselves a new title last weekend, after beating the US in a final that ended with 21:16.

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Tired smiles before a well deserved rest. Photo: KSS

Euroleague: A minute between all and nothing

Crveno-beli su poraženi u svom prvom evroligaškom duelu nove sezone sa 70:73, iako je tokom čitave utakmice takav scenario delovao gotovo nemoguće.

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Crvena zvezda loses to Darussafaka in a match everyone had seen as a slam dunk victory. Despite being in a 10+ lead, the players of coach Dejan Radonjić have fallen behind due to missed free throws and precise hits from their guests. This has eventually resulted to the demise of their advantage, with only seconds left to the end. The final score, 70:73 for Darussafaka.

Crveno-beli su otvorili takmičarsku sezonu pobedom nad MZT-om (91:69) pred oko 3700 gledalaca. Nešto izmenjeni sastav ekipe Dejana Radonjića nada se brzom uigravanju i boljim partijama.

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Na današnji dan pre šest godina, pala je moćna Španija. Tadašnji svetski prvak i jedan od najvećih pretendenata na novu krunu oprostio se od Mundobasketa u antologijskoj utakmici koja je pripala Srbiji. 

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Pamtiće se fenomenalna igra ekipe Dušana Ivkovića, završnica ,,za srčku” i konačnih 92:89.

Poslednja medalja na ovodišnjim igrama za Srbiju, zasluga je košarkaša. Ekipa Aleksandra Đorđevića osvojila je srebro nakon poraza od Sjedinjenih Država rezultatom 66:96. Uprkos ubedljivoj pobedi američke reprezentacije, ovo je prva olimpijska medalja za samostalnu srpsku košarku. Bronza je otišla Španiji.

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Serbia wins their first basketball Olympic medal in the mens tournament as an independent state, a silver. The gold went to the US after a 96:66 win in the finals, while the bronze belongs to Spain.

U svom premijernom olimpijskom izdanju kao samostalna država, Srbija je savladala Australiju rezultatom 87:61 i plasirala se u finale! Srpski košarkaši su krenuli silovito i u prvoj polufinalnoj četvrtini protivniku dopustili samo pet bodova. Nakon skandala, otkaza, uigravanja i neizvesnog plasmana na Olimpijske igre, Srbija je nadmašila sva očekivanja. 

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U neizvesnom meču koji je odlučivao polufinalistu, Srbija je održala tradiciju i savladala Hrvatsku sa 86:83. Sjajna pobeda, posle dva sata koja su bila samo za one sa jakim živcima.

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Selekcija Srbije ponovo je naidgrala Hrvatsku, u duelu za koji su se navijači obe zemlje pripremali danima. Kao i po običaju, ni današnji susret u Riju nije mogao da prođe bez tenzija na terenu i velikog broja slobodnih bacanja.

Serbia is in the mens Olympic quarterfinals! The players of coach Aleksandar Đorđević have beat China by 94:60 in a match dominated by the Serbs, supported from their fellow national team members in water polo. An even better rerun of last year’s match on the  Belgrade Trophy.

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Despite China’s man to man defence, the speed and precision of Serbia, tonight playing in white, was undeniable. It has to be mentioned that team China was showing off mostly very young players, considering their most experienced generation is on their way to a well deserved retirement. Nevertheless, we are definitely going to be hearing some of these names in the years to come. Especially as the style of the European players blends with the strong Chinese work ethics.