{"id":481576,"date":"2026-01-30T22:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=481576"},"modified":"2026-01-30T22:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:24:15","slug":"belgrade-holds-the-line-as-butler-sparks-the-breakaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/belgrade-holds-the-line-as-butler-sparks-the-breakaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgrade holds the line as Butler sparks the breakaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2356\" data-end=\"2750\">Crvena Zvezda edged Dubai 95-92 in Round 25 of the <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">EuroLeague<\/span><\/span> for a fourth straight win, improving to 15-10. <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jordan Nwora<\/span><\/span> led with 22, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ebuka Izundu<\/span><\/span> posted 18 points and eight rebounds, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Jared Butler<\/span><\/span> plus <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Codi Miller-McIntyre<\/span><\/span> had 16 apiece.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2752\" data-end=\"3053\">It was a night of swings in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Belgrade<\/span><\/span>: the hosts opened with a \u201cdream quarter,\u201d racing to a 20-point lead at 34-14 after 10 minutes. Dubai flipped the script in the second quarter with improved defense, pulling within 44-41 by halftime and setting up a tense second half.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3055\" data-end=\"3549\">The decisive stretch came when Butler caught fire, hitting three consecutive threes to push Zvezda back into a double-digit cushion. Dubai kept fighting behind <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mfiondu Kabengele<\/span><\/span> (24), <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Dwayne Bacon<\/span><\/span> (19) and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">McKinley Wright<\/span><\/span> (16), but could only soften the finish with Kabengele\u2019s half-court make at the buzzer. 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