Cedevita are back on the winning track
Cedevita came back from the 12-point deficit and scored an important win against Igokea in Dom sportova.
(Photo: Cedevita/Marin Susic)
ABA League Regular Season, Round 20, Saturday, 28.1.2017:
CEDEVITA - Igokea 89:78 (21:24, 16:20, 30:19, 22:15)
Game recap: After today's results it is quite obvious that the race for the 2nd spot on the standings will be extremely close! Cedevita defeated Igokea at home court which means that now they have the same overall score as Budućnost VOLI and just 1 win less than the 2nd placed Partizan NIS. There are 6 rounds left to be played, so expect a thrilling finish of the 2016/17 ABA League Regular Season.
Key moments: Igokea have been in front until the middle of the 3rd quarter! In the 24th minute, the visitors even had a double-digit lead - 52:40, however then Cedevita started making shots from all positions. The squad from Zagreb made no less than 27 points in the following 6 minutes and had the lead at the end of the 3rd quarter - 67:63. Cedevita continued to push forward in the last 10 minutes and eventually scored quite a convincing win - 89:78.
Man of the match: Ra'Shad James had the highest index rating (22) in the winning team, but it must be mentioned that Cedevita won this match thanks to their team play. Take a look at this - The home side had 6 players with double-digits at the end of the game! James made 19 points, Marko Arapović had 16 points, Miro Bilan 15, Filip Krušlin 13, Karlo Žganec 11, while Ryan Boatright finished the match with 10 points.
Can' trick the stats: Igokea lost the battle in the paint, as they had 13 rebounds less than Cedevita. On top of that, the visitors were not good defensively in the 2nd half as they conceded 52 points in those 20 minutes.
