Olimpija celebrate after a thriller against Zadar
In a thrilling ending in legendary Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Olimpija Ljubljana prevailed over Zadar and celebrated their fifth win this season, which ties them with the Dalmatians in the standings!
(Photo: Olimpija Ljubljana/Ales Fevzer)
In a thrilling ending in legendary Tivoli Hall in Ljubljana, Olimpija Ljubljana prevailed over Zadar and celebrated their fifth win this season, which ties them with the Dalmatians in the standings!
ABA League Round 13, Sunday, 11.12.2016:
OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA – Zadar 78:76 (24:21, 21:16, 10:21, 23:18)
Game recap: Olimpija Ljubljana are the ones that came on top out of the thriller in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana against Zadar in the battle of two teams that are fighting for a position in the upper half of the standings. The Dragons have turned the game around in their favour in the final minutes and the eruption of joy followed after Ivan Ramljak missed the three-point shot attempt in the final second for the victory of his team. This gives Olimpija their fifth win of the season and ties them with Zadar and their arch rivals Krka on seventh place in the standings midway through the season.
Key moments: Although there were many ups and downs during the game, the decision regarding the winner came no earlier than the final second. After series of free throws, Olimpija Ljubljana came two points in front of Zadar with only eight seconds left on the clock. It was the guests' ball and Ivan Ramljak took the responsibility in the dying seconds. However, his last second 3-point shot attempt was inaccurate and Olimpija celebrated.
Man of the match: Who else but Nikola Janković! The big man led his team in scoring with 24 points, while adding 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist and steal each. He finished the game with a valuation of 30 and was not only the most efficient player of the game, but also the 13th round!
Take a look at some of the classy plays by Nikola Janković during the game:
Can't trick the stats: Olimpija won by 2 points so it is completely natural, that the teams are even in almost every statistical category. It were only the details that separated the two sides this time around.
