MZT blown away by powerful Tornado
Zadar have convincingly achieved 11th victory of their ABA League season and are now comfortable in the run for the 5th spot in the standings. The game was exciting for less than 10 minutes thanks to the dominant performance of the home side.
Zadar have convincingly achieved 11th victory of their ABA League season and are now comfortable in the run for the 5th spot in the standings. The game was exciting for less than 10 minutes thanks to the dominant performance of the home side.
ABA League 24th round, Friday, 12.2.2016:
ZADAR - MZT Skopje Aerodrom 84:72 (29:18, 23:13, 13:24, 19:17)
Game recap: Zadar have achieved a new victory in their battle for the 5th spot, their 11th this season and they did it by overpowering MZT Skopje Aerodrom at home in Višnjik in every aspect of the basketball game. The game was decided early in the game, thanks mostly to the monstrous performance by Filip Kraljević in the first quarter, when he contributed 15 points for the total of 29 achieved by his team. For MZT this is the 3rd consecutive defeat and they remain focused on their battle to avoid relegation, since they are only 2 wins up over the last placed Tajfun and one over last before last Sutjeska.
Key moments: Everything was practically decided in the opening quarter, when Zadar scored no less than 29 points and went up by 11 points after 10 minutes. Big man Filip Kraljević was the one that is "to blame” for the blue and white Tornado at the game"s opening since he scored no less than 15 points (more than a half of his team"s total) and also grabbed 5 rebounds in the first quarter.
Man of the match: Filip Kraljević was the one to dominate the court in Višnjik this time around. We have mentioned his contribution in breaking MZT Skopje Aerodrom"s resistance in the opening quarter before and let"s add that he finished the game with 24 points, 9 rebounds, an assist and a steal each and the valuation of 29. There simply was no dilemma remaining on the name of the man of the match.
Can't trick the stats: Zadar attempted one three point shot less than MZT Skopje Aerodrom, but scored thre more than MZT Skopje Aerodrom (9/23 or 39%, compared to 6/24 or 25% of the guests). Combined with their better score in rebounding, assists and turnovers, it is clear where the main difference between the two teams happened.
