The kings of comebacks live in Sremska Mitrovica
Another crazy game in Sremska Mitrovica! At the end, Igokea missed two shots for 3pts in the closing seconds and the win went to Mega Leks!
Another crazy game in Sremska Mitrovica! At the end, Igokea missed two shots for 3pts in the closing seconds and the win went to Mega Leks!
ABA League 6th round, Monday, 19.10.2015:
MEGA LEKS - Igokea 69:68 (12:22, 18:16, 19:8, 20:22)
Game recap: Mega Leks have done it again! They have performed another huge comeback at home court! They were down by 0:10, then 4:16, 12:25, 20:23, while at the halftime it was 30:38... Igokea was in full control. But, then the youngsters from Mega Leks started their trademark rush in the second half. With Nikola Ivanović on fire, home side started melting the margin, while eventually they finished the third quarter in front - 49:46! Mega Leks even escaped to +10 in the last period - 60:50, but at the end they needed also a bit of luck. Igokea had the last ball, but visitors missed two "winning" shots in closing seconds.
Key moments: Mega Leks could have claimed the win 30 seconds before the end. They were up by 68:64, but Nikola Janković missed a completely open lay-up! On the other side Ivan Radenović quickly decreased the margin to 68:66 and we had a classic "free-throw finish". Nikola Ivanović made only one for 69:66, Aleksndar Ćapin made two for 69:68, while then Đorđe Simeunović missed both! The ball was for Igokea and they had quite enough time to organize a good play. But, Aleksandar Ćapin tried to be a hero and went for an early three-pointer... He missed! The ball somehow bounced off to Vuk Radivojević, but he did not manage to score a difficult 3pts shot at the buzzer.
Man of the match: Nikola Ivanović! In the first half he made 18 out of 30 points for Mega Leks, while eventually he finished the game with 25 points and index rating of 27! Only thanks to him his team stayed close in the first half.
Can't trick the stats: It is hard to talk about the stats when only one shot actually decided the winner. But, let's point out that Mega Leks had 9 steals on this match. Their defense was once again their strongest weapon.
