Petrol Olimpija beat Krka in big derby
Petrol Olimpija have come victorious out of the local derby against Krka in Tivoli Sports Hall in Ljubljana. In an exciting encounter, the Dragons have turned the game their way no earlier than in the final quarter.
Blaz Mesicek (Photo: Petrol Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
ABA League Round 11, Sunday, 16.12.2018:
PETROL OLIMPIJA - Krka 70:69 (23:21, 11:14, 18:16, 18:18)
Game recap: Petrol Olimpija have the honour to celebrate a victory in one of the most important encounters for them and Krka – the local derby in the ABA League. It has been an exciting encounter in legendary Tivoli Hall, the sanctuary of Slovenian basketball and the Dragons were the ones to turn the game their way with their excellent fourth quarter performance. Thanks to this triumph, Petrol Olimpija have escaped the bottom of the standings and now hold 4 victories in their hands after 11 rounds, while Krka share the bottom of the standings with Mornar of Bar with 3.
Key moments: In the final moments, Krka have almost made an impossible comeback to grab a victory. Petrol Olimpija led by 3 (68:65) points with no more than 20 seconds left, but then they made 2 turnovers and Krka jumped ahead with the score of 69:68 and only 10 seconds on the clock. Krka made a personal foul on Aleksandar Lazić, who scored 2 free throws to take Petrol Olimpija in front and Paolo Marinelli missed from half-court. The game was over!
Man of the match: Aleksandar Lazić hasn’t only made the crucial free throws in the end, but has been the best individual on Petrol Olimpija team throughout the game, as he had 16 points, 12 rebounds and a valuation 25. He is our man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Of course there hasn’t been much difference between the two sides during the game in terms of stats, as one free throw has separated them in the end. However, Petrol Olimpija have outrebounded Krka 39:35, which turned out to be extremely important in the end.
