Historic night in Podgorica – Budućnost VOLI reached the Finals
Budućnost VOLI have come up with a major comeback to beat Cedevita in the Game 3 and qualify for the ABA League Finals for the first time ever.
Nikola Ivanovic (Photo: Buducnost VOLI)
ABA League Semifinals, Round 3, Sunday, 1.4.2018:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI – Cedevita 72:57 (11:17, 17:15, 17:14, 27:11)
Game recap: Podgorica will be celebrating for a long time, as they have achieved what they have been dreaming of for several years – they have qualified for the ABA League Finals for the first time in the club’s history. And they have done it in the sweetest possible fashion for them, by making a major comeback after they were already trailing for 10 points and after they were behind for the majority of the clash.
Key moments: In the 23rd minute, Cedevita were still in front by 7 points (37:30) and everything looked like the game is going completely their way. However, Budućnost VOLI fought back and over the period of the next 12 minutes they have turned the flow of the game completely around. With a 29:11 run they have earned themselves a 59:48 lead with 5 minutes remaining on the game clock.
Man of the match: Nikola Ivanović! The excellent guard led Budućnost VOLI to this win as a true maestro! He scored 13 points, grabbed 5 rebounds, dished out 4 assists, had a valuation of 16, while his team went up by 18 points in 26 minutes that he spent on court! Could the selection even be any different?
Can’t trick the stats: Budućnost VOLI were simply too strong on the glass this time. They have outrebounded Cedevita 38:26 and this is what determined the flow of the game.
