What a match! Zadar beat Cibona after a thrilling finish!
Zadar have triumphed in the big derby against Cibona.
Domagoj Bosnjak (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj, Goran Lausic & Domagoj Vranar)
2017/18 ABA League Regular Season, Round 8, Friday, 10.11.2017:
Cibona - ZADAR 78:80 (19:19, 21:16, 14:20, 24:25)
Game recap: This is how ABA League derby games usually look like! Great atmosphere, pretty good basketball and, of course, a thrilling ending! Zadar have defeated Cibona on the road after going through dramatic last 30 seconds in which both teams had a chance to win this match. The visitors just had more concentration and luck in the key moments and they really have a lot of reasons to celebrate this Friday evening.
Key moments: The score was all tied on 16 seconds before the end - 78:78, while Zadar point guard Josh Bostic had 2 free-throws. He missed BOTH of them, but young Luka Božić made the offensive rebound and scored a 2-pointer for Zadar - 80:78.
On the other side, Cibona had several attempts to win the match or take this game into overtime, but they missed all of them. Firstly Marko Tomas missed a 2-pointer, but the ball bounced off the hands of Zadar players and ended up out of bounds, so Cibona had another attempt and 4 seconds to do something. Marko Tomas wanted to be the hero, but he missed the 3-pointer, while Cleveland Melvin failed to put the ball through the basket after making an offensive rebound.
Man of the match: Luka Božić was impressive one more time! Not just that he scored those crucial points for Zadar, but he was also the MVP of the match with 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and overall index rating of 27.
Can't trick the stats: Zadar made 13 offensive rebounds! After the last one, they scored the crucial points...
