Partizan Mozzart Bet defended their home court in Game 3 of the 2026 AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, defeating Dubai Basketball 84:70 in Belgrade and reducing the deficit in the best-of-five series to 1-2.
Bruno Fernando (Photo: Partizan Mozzart Bet/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Finals Round 3, Wednesday, 10 June 2026:
PARTIZAN MOZZART BET – Dubai Basketball 84:70 (23:10, 24:24, 20:21, 17:15)
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POST-GAME COMMENTS
Game Recap: Partizan Mozzart Bet defended their home court in Game 3 of the 2026 AdmiralBet ABA League Finals, defeating Dubai Basketball 84:70 in Belgrade and reducing the deficit in the best-of-five series to 1-2. The defending champions have therefore stayed alive in the title race, while Dubai Basketball still need just one more win to win the title.
The hosts laid the foundations for the victory already in the opening quarter. Partizan’s defense caused plenty of problems for Dubai Basketball early on, limiting the visitors to just 10 points in the first ten minutes, while building a 23:10 advantage at the other end of the floor.
Dubai Basketball never gave up and kept searching for a way back into the game. The visitors managed to cut the gap to single digits on several occasions throughout the contest, but Partizan Mozzart Bet always had an answer ready and successfully maintained a safe distance. Entering the final quarter with a double-digit advantage, the black-and-whites remained in control and closed out the game to keep the Finals race alive.
Game 4 is scheduled for Friday, June 12 and it will be played again in Belgrade.
Key Moments: The opening ten minutes proved crucial. Partizan dominated defensively from the start and held Dubai Basketball to just 10 points in the first quarter, while creating a 13-point advantage of their own. Another important stretch came midway through the 3rd quarter when Dubai Basketball reduced the gap to 6 points – 52:46, but then Partizan Mozzart Bet made probably the decisive 9:0 run to regain a double-digit lead – 61:46.
Man of the Match: Bruno Fernando delivered a dominant performance in the paint and played a major role in Partizan Mozzart Bet’s victory. The powerful center was perfect from inside the arc, converting all six of his two-point attempts, while also collecting 8 rebounds. Fernando finished the game with an index rating of 27.
Can’t Trick The Stats: Partizan Mozzart Bet held the advantage in several key statistical categories. The black-and-whites outrebounded Dubai Basketball and also recorded more assists, but perhaps the most telling number came from inside the arc. Partizan made 26 two-point field goals, while Dubai Basketball converted just 10, a difference that proved crucial in the hosts’ 84:70 victory.
