MATCH OF THE ROUND: Battle for the Playoffs in the Dragon’s lair
Cedevita Olimpija will host Crvena zvezda mts in this week’s match of the round.
Slaven Rimac (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Jurij Kodrun)
ABA League Round 9, Sunday, 1.12.2019:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS
Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana
Where? 17:00
Story of the game: Derby time in Ljubljana! Cedevita Olimpija will host Crvena zvezda mts in this week’s match of the round, while there is no need to tell you how much a win would mean to each side in their chase for the Playoffs.
Cedevita Olimpija currently have the overall score of 6-2. The Dragons have been holding the top of the table all the way until the last round when they suffered a shocking 38-point defeat against Zadar away. Still, that was most certainly not the real picture of this team and they now want to prove it in the clash against the reigning champions. Cedevita Olimpija are still undefeated at home court in this season.
Crvena zvezda mts (overall score 5-3) are coming to Ljubljana full of confidence after a series of good results. The red & whites defeated Mornar last weekend in the ABA League, while then they scored a spectacular win against Valencia in the EuroLeague thanks to Lorenzo Brown who made the game-winning 3-pointer at the 4th quarter buzzer. Crvena zvezda mts are still undefeated with head coach Dragan Šakota at the helm.
Match-up in focus: Codi Miller-Mcintyre (Cedevita Olimpija) vs. Lorenzo Brown (Crvena zvezda mts). If we are looking at the Overall Index Rating list of the ongoing season, then these two players are the best of their teams. Miller-McIntyre is at the 2nd spot on that list with the average index rating of 18.1, while Brown are holding the 10th position with the average index rating of 15.1. Did we mention that both of them are point guards and that they will have a direct duel on Sunday evening?
Head to head in the regional league: 0:0.
