MZT Skopje Aerodrom stay alive after huge road win in Zagreb
MZT Skopje Aerodrom have achieved a huge away win in Zagreb over Cibona and stay alive in their battle to avoid the last place in the standings.
Radosav Spasojevic (Photo: Cibona/Zeljko Baksaj, Goran Lausic & Domagoj Vranar)
ABA League Round 16, Sunday, 14.1.2018:
Cibona – MZT SKOPJE AERODROM 77:92 (19:15, 19:26, 18:30, 21:21)
Game recap: MZT Skopje Aerodrom keep hoping to avoid the bottom in the standings when the regular season ends, after they have grabbed a huge road win in Zagreb over Cibona that not many have expected and ended their 11 games long winless streak. They are now 2 wins behind Mega Bemax and Petrol Olimpija in the standings. On the other side, for Cibosi this is the 3rd defeat in a row and they remain at the ninth place with six victories in their hands currently.
Key moments: MZT Skopje Aerodrom did lead by 3 points at the big break, but the decisive period for their triumph was the third one. They opened this part of the game with a 19:9 run and pulled away to a 13-point lead (60:47) with 12 minutes left in the game. At this point it was truly difficult for the home side to turn the game around and they did not manage to do it.
Man of the match: Dominik Mavra proved again that he is a valuable reinforcement for MZT Skopje Aerodrom, as he led his team to victory with a double double! He had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 6 rebounds, which sums up for the valuation of 34! He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: If you just take a look at 3-point shot percentage everything becomes clear. While MZT were 14/27 (51.9%), Cibona were 8/32 (25%). This was decisive in the end.
