Maj Kovačević beats the buzzer and Zadar down Cibona
What a game! Zadar defeated Cibona after Maj Kovačević scored a buzzer-beating 2-pointer!
Maj Kovacevic (Photo: Zadar/Marin Gospic)
ABA League Regular Season, Round 24, Wednesday, 3.1.2017:
ZADAR - Cibona 85:84 (24:21, 18:20, 19:21, 24:22)
Game recap: Unbelievable game, unbelievable ending! Zadar have made a huge step toward keeping the ABA League status after beating Cibona at home court. But, the way the home team seized this win will become quite a story among Zadar's fans... In the literally last moment of the game, Maj Kovačević scored a buzzer-beating 2-pointer and brought Zadar this stunning victory over their biggest rivals.
Also it is has to be mentioned that the home side stayed without both of their point guards this evening, as Jakov Vladović and Lovre Bašić picked up injuries during the 1st half. That makes this win even more spectacular for Zadar.
Key moments: When Cibona scored 4 consecutive three-pointers in the last quarter it looked like that the visitors will win this derby match. However, Zadar were down by just 1 point and they had the final ball-possession. Ivan Ramljak pulled up for a 3pts shot, he made quite a bad miss, but the ball somehow ended up in the hands of Maj Kovačević, who made one of the most amazing shots in the whole season. Take a look:
Man of the match: Not just that he is the MVP of this game, but he is also the MVP of the 24th round! Boris Barać of Zadar had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, while his overall index rating was 30.
Can't trick the stats: That one shot. That one shot made the whole difference.
