AS Monaco sinks to Red Star Belgrade and concedes its heaviest defeat in Euroleague
For the second time in a week, AS Monaco conceded a heavy defeat in Belgrade in the Euroleague on Thursday. After Partizan last week (80-100), Red Star Belgrade gave a lesson to the Rock club (68-92) who see their pursuers getting closer to the top of the standings.
Monaco will not have to return this season to Belgrade, except to come across one of the two clubs from the Serbian capital in the quarter-finals of the Euroleague. Good news for the Roca Team, slapped for the second time in seven days in the Balkans. After his rout at Partizan (80-100)last Thursday, the vice-champion of France turned the other cheek against the Red Star (68-92).
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Sasa Obradovic imagined a less painful reunion with a club for which he played and then coached in the Euroleague. But the Serbian technician, who kissed the logo in the center of the court before the match, witnessed one of his team’s worst performances this season. Overwhelmed in defense and without ideas in attack – with the exception of Mike James (26 points, 8 out of 13 shooting) – Monaco concedes the heaviest defeat in its young Euroleague history. Two days after transforming Olympiakos (63-60), she could lose her place as co-leader in the Euroleague.
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