Can Dragons stop the Blue machine?
Petrol Olimpija will host Budućnost VOLI in the 6th round of 2017/18 ABA League regular season.
Nemanja Gordic (Photo: Union Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2017/18 ABA League Regular Season, Round 6, Sunday, 29.10.2017:
PETROL OLIMPIJA - BUDUĆNOST VOLI
Where? Tivoli Sports Hall, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: It is always difficult to play the game after you had lost the previous one in the final seconds. But, that is the test the big teams have to pass and Petrol Olimpija boys certainly want to prove to everyone that they are a big team. This Sunday they will have en extremely difficult challenge, as they will face the first placed team on the standings - Budućnost VOLI. But, there is one significant advamtage the Dragons will have in this match and that is the home court. Therefore, they are invinting their fans to come to Tivoli Sports Hall and to help them in this tough battle.
On the other side, Budućnost VOLI squad is just on fire! The boys in blue jerseys have scored 6 consecutive wins, counting ABA League and EuroCup and they simply look unstoppable. This is a very difficult away game for them, there is no doubt about that, but do not forget that Budućnost VOLI have already defeated the reigning champions Crvena zvezda mts on the road...
Match-up in focus: Jordan Morgan has been one of the best players of Petrol Olimpija in this season, while his direct opponent on Sunday Zoran Nikolić of Budućnost VOLI had a great last week, as he was the best player of his team in EuroCup match against Galatasaray. The paint will be their ring.
Head to head in regional league: In total 16:12; In Ljubljana 10:4.
