Crvena zvezda mts and Zadar defeated
Two ABA League sides suffered defeats on Friday night during the friendlies. While Crvena zvezda mts were defeated in Crete by Olympiacos, Zadar lost at home to CSKA Moscow.
Milko Bjelica (Photo: Crvena zvezda mts)
Once again the Greek giant Olympiacos Piraeus turned out as too strong team for Crvena zvezda mts. This time the two red & white sides faced each other in the semi-finals of the friendly tournament which is being played on Crete, and the Greek team scored a convncing win.
Olympiacos were much better side in the first half which they won by 49:22. In the rest of the match, Crvena zvezda mts managed to reduce the margin a bit, but they were still far away from making a major comeback.
Milko Bjelica was the top scorer in Zvezda as he made 16 points, while Mathias Lessort added 14 points.
It is also important to mention that Crvena zvezda mts played this game without 3 important first team players - Branko Lazić, Ognjen Dobrić and Pero Antić.
Check out the game stats at the following LINK.
Zadar had no chance of winning at home at the Zadar Basketball Tournament against CSKA Moscow. The squad of Višnjik were an equal opponent only until the end of the opening quarter, while at halftime, the Russians already led by 7 points. In the second half it was not difficult for the Army club to maintain the advantage and celebrated with the final score of 97:68.
Newcomer Luka Božić was the top scorer of the Dalmatian side once again, as he scored 17 points, Toni Jelenković followed with 11.
Check out the game stats at the following LINK.
