Cibona grab a valuable win on the road in Pinki
Cibona's brathtaking performance in the third quarter of the game in Sremska Mitrovica has earned them an important win on the road against Mega Leks in the battle for the Playoffs, their eighth of the season!
Rade Zagorac (Photo: Mega Leks/Ivica Veselinov)
Cibona's brathtaking performance in the third quarter of the game in Sremska Mitrovica has earned them an important win on the road against Mega Leks in the battle for the Playoffs, their eighth of the season!
ABA League Round 12, Sunday, 4.12.2016:
Mega Leks - CIBONA 71:82 (16:20, 20:18, 17:31, 18:13)
Game recap: Cibona have grabbed their eighth win of the season, on a tough away court in Pinki Sports Hall against Mega Leks and they have done it with their perfect display in the third quarter. It is their eighth win of the season and the Wolves are remaining amongst the most serious contenders for one of the Playoffs spots this season. On the other side, Mega Leks keep their record of four games won this season untouched.
Key moments: The guests have cracked the resistance of Mega Leks in the third quarter, which they have entered with a 2-point lead and left with a 16-point advantage! They have scored 31 points during their perfect 10-minute show and made clear who was going to take the two points this time already before the beginning of the last quarter.
Man of the match: ABA League MVP of October Ante Žižić was the one to strike again and lead his team to victory with another thunderous performance. He had 35 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist and a block, all together for a game high valuation of 43! He is of course our man of the match.
Take a look at some of the best plays by Ante Žižić from this game:
Can't trick the stats: It was Cibona’s defense that made the difference. When you take a look at the field goal percentage figures, you find out that Cibona had 52% from the field, and Mega Leks were limited to just 38%. This is what decided the winner!
