Metalac Farmakom better than Krka for second time
Metalac Farmakom have easily beaten Krka for the second time this season after previously being successful on the road in Novo mesto.
Metalac Farmakom have easily beaten Krka for the second time this season after previously being successful on the road in Novo mesto.
ABA League 19th round, Saturday, 09.01.2016:
METALAC FARMAKOM - Krka 83:77 (23:20, 15:18, 28:12, 17:27)
Game recap: Thanks to their excellent third quarter performance, Metalac Farmakom have reached the second win of the season against Krka and have returned to winning track after last round"s defeat on the road in Zagreb. This is the second win of Metalac Farmakom against Krka this season after previously beating Ivan Velić"s squad on the road in Novo mesto. The teams are now tied in the standings with 8 games won each, two more than the last placed teams.
Key moments: Metalac Farmakom have done the majority of the job in the third quarter, which they began with a 10:0 run in their favour in the opening 3 minutes and which they have won with a margin of 16 points (28:12). They entered the last quarter with just as many points of advantage and the rest was not just a formality, since Krka approached the home side to only 4 points after Rebec"s wild three pointers, but they just did not manage to turn the game around.
Man of the match: Dušan Kutlešić was the standout player for the winning Metalac Farmakom side. He led the way towards the victory for his team with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists, the highest valuation (20) and was also the best in +/- statistics. During his 32 minutes spent on court, Metalac went up for 13 points.
Can't trick the stats: Even though this is rare, stats sometimes do hide the reasons for the outcome of the game - Krka were more efficient in almost every statistical category this time, but perhaps Metalac were more smart than Krka when making personal fouls - they shot 13 free throws more and that helped them to score more points by the end.
