Zadar could not stop Boatright, Cedevita scored important road win
For the 2nd time in the 2016/17 ABA League season Cedevita have beaten Zadar. Still, this time the Orange crew had much more difficult job than in the last match.
(Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
For the 2nd time in the 2016/17 ABA League season Cedevita have beaten Zadar. Still, this time the Orange crew had much more difficult job than in the last match.
ABA League Regular Season, Round 17, Saturday, 7.1.2016:
Zadar - CEDEVITA 80:94 (22:15, 25:31, 15:27, 18:21)
Game recap: Before the start of this game, everyone were thinking about that previous clash between Zadar and Cedevita in which the Orange crew triumphed in Zagreb by 120:62. However, today's match was quite different...
Cedevita did score another win, but they had a lot of problems to prevail over the brave crew of Zadar, who were without Ivan Marinković and Jakov Vladović this evening. Zadar even had the lead after the 1st half, but they lost the control over the match in the second half and Cedevita turned the things around in their advantage.
Key moments: Cedevita entered the last quarter with 11-point lead - 73:62, but it has not been over yet. Zadar refused to surrender and managed to reduce the margin to 75:72! Still, the home side did not have strength to make a full comeback. Cedevita increased the pace once again and quickly escaped to a safe distance.
Man of the match: Ryan Boatright is currently the main power of Cedevita. There is no doubt about that. The American point guard played another great game, which he finished with 27 points and 5 assists. His overall index rating was 29.
Can't trick the stats: Zadar made too many turnovers for this kind of match. They had 22 of them, while on the other side Cedevita made 13.
