Big comeback and big win for Crvena zvezda mts

Monday, 10. April 2017 at 21:05

Crvena zvezda mts have taken the lead in the 2016/17 ABA League Finals after beating Cedevita in Game 1 in Belgrade. 

Marko Guduric (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)

ABA League Playoffs, Finals, Game 1, 10.4.2017:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Cedevita 81:66 (16:27, 29:17, 21:10, 15:12)

MATCH STATISTICS

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Story of the game: From -15 to +15... That was the road Crvena zvezda mts had to take to defeat Cedevita in Game 1 of the 2016/17 ABA League Finals. The visitors made a flying start, they were up by 26:11 in the 9th minute, however then Zvezda performed a big comeback. With 6,000 fans on their side, the boys in red & white jerseys have taken over the lead already until the halftime - 45:44! And, they have continued to push forward after the big break. Crvena zvezda mts were increasing their lead every minute and had no problems staying in front until the end - 81:66.

Key moments: If you take a look at the scoreboard you will be able to see one very interesting thing. Crvena zvezda mts conceded 27 points only in the 1st quarter.... While then they conceded 27 points in the next two quarters combined! Simply, the home team have increased the pressure in their defensive play significantly and that has brought the required result. Cedevita players had a lot of problems to break the defensive wall of their rivals, so everything changed after that 1st quarter.

Man of the match: Charles Jenkins was on fire this evening! He scored 20 points with outstanding shooting percentage (3/4 FG2, 4/6 FG3), while he also had 5 assists. At the end, with 24 index points Jenkins was the MVP of Game 1.

Can't trick the stats: We have been writing about Crvena zvezda mts defense and here is the best example of how good it actually was. The red & white team made 13 steals in this match!

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