Another big win for Olimpija, the Dragons triumphed in Zagreb
Union Olimpija returned from a double-digit deficit in the 2nd half and scored a valuable road win against Cibona. Brandon Jefferson was once again the match winner for the Dragons.
(Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj & Gordan Lausic)
Union Olimpija returned from a double-digit deficit in the 2nd half and scored a valuable road win against Cibona. Brandon Jefferson was once again the match winner for the Dragons.
ABA League Regular Season, Round 19, 21.1.2017:
Cibona - UNION OLIMPIJA 68:79 (21:18, 23:21, 12:16, 12:24)
Game recap: You simply do not see comebacks like this so often in basketball. Union Olimpija were down by 13 points in the middle of the 3rd quarter (42:55)... 15 minutes later they won the match by a double-digit margin (79:68)! It is hard to explain what happened in those 15 minutes. Union Olimpija firstly tied the score to 55:55 by making a 13:0 run, while then they made several very important three-pointers in the final moments of the match. On the other side, Cibona were struggling both in defense and in offense and eventually suffered a pretty painful defeat.
Key moments: When Željko Šakić completed a 3+1 play for 64:65 on 3 minutes before the end, the fans of Cibona hoped that their team can take the lead once again. However the answer of Union Olimpija was simply brutal. Devin Oliver made 3-pointer for 68:64, Brandon Jefferson scored 2 three-pointers in a row for 74:64, the same player made 2 free-throws for 76:64, while finally Mirko Mulalić added another 3-pointer for 79:64. Olimpija made 14:0 run and won the match.
Man of the match: Brandon Jefferson was the match winner for Union Olimpija, but the MVP was Devin Oliver. He finished the game with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 24.
Can't trick the stats: Union Olimpija made 11 three-pointers this evening and that was crucial at the end. It is also worth mentioning that the Dragons had 8 steals...
