Zvezda beat Igokea and seal the 1st place in the regular season
Crvena zvezda mts will enter the 2018 ABA League Playoffs as the 1st placed team in the regular season.
Taylor Rochestie (Photo: Igokea/Nenad Vuruna)
ABA League Round 21, Monday, 5.3.2018:
Igokea - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 76:82 (24:22, 21:20, 20:18, 11:22)
Game recap: The race for the 1st place in the regular season is officially over as Crvena zvezda mts have defeated Igokea on the road and sealed the top spot ahead of the Playoffs. It also means that Crvena zvezda mts will face Mornar in the 2018 ABA League Semi-Finals, while the red & white team will have a home court advantage in that series.
Key moments: Igokea have been in front for 30 minutes, however the home side simply ran out of strength in the key moments. Crvena zvezda mts won the last quarter by 22:11 and turned things around to their advantage. It is also important to mention that the visitors have made just 2 three-pointers until the 4th quarter, while then they scored 4 of them in the last 10 minutes.
Man of the match: When Taylor Rochestie is playing at a high level then his team is usually winning. The starting point guard of Crvena zvezda mts scored 23 points this evening and led the reigning ABA League champions toward a valuable win.
Can’t trick the stats: If you want to beat Crvena zvezda mts then you need to make some 3-pointers… And Igokea made just 3 of them for the entire match.
