Cedevita will hold the 2nd spot at least until Monday evening
Cedevita have defeated Partizan NIS in the last round of the 2017/18 ABA League regular season.
Andrija Stipanovic (Photo: Cedevita/Marin Susic)
ABA League Round 22, Saturday, 10.3.2018:
CEDEVITA – Partizan NIS 85:75 (20:21, 18:18, 25:19, 22:17)
Game recap: The race for the 2nd position in the 2017/18 ABA League regular season is still not over! After beating Partizan NIS this Saturday evening, Cedevita will hold that spot at least until Monday. And, they will stay there ahead of the Playoffs if FMP defeat Budućnost VOLI in the final game of the regular season. If Budućnost VOLI win that match, then the squad from Podgorica will take the 2nd spot, while Cedevita will end the regular season at the 3rd place. And you all know that the 2nd position brings the home court advantage in the semi-finals…
Key moments: Cedevita made 3 crucial three-pointers in the last 5 minutes which have given them the decisive lead. The score was all tied at 71:71 when Filip Krušlin made the first one for 74:71. Then Roko Leni Ukić scored the 2nd one for 77:71, while just couple of moments later Damir Markota nailed the 3rd one for 80:73.
Man of the match: Roko Leni Ukić was once again the true leader of his team. Cedevita starting point guard scored 14 points, while on top of that he also had 8 assists.
Can’t trick the stats: Three-pointers! Cedevita made 14 of them in this match, including those 3 in the last 5 minutes that have decided the winner.
