Budućnost VOLI vs. Cedevita – Now it matters the most

ABA League Semi-finals, Round 1, Sunday, 18.3.2018:

BUDUĆNOST VOLI - CEDEVITA

Where? S.C. Morača

When? 21:00

Story of the game: Budućnost VOLI vs. Cedevita... We are actually not sure if there are any other two teams in Europe who have already played 5 times against each other in the 2017/18 season.

Therefore, the story behind the clash between Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita is quite unique. They firstly met in the 2018 ABA SuperCup Finals in which Cedevita triumphed and clinched the trophy. Then they played two games in the 2017/18 ABA League regular season in which each side prevailed at home. And finally, Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita played two more games in the 2017/18 EuroCup Top 16 stage and Budućnost VOLI won both times in this competition.

Therefore their head to head score only in this season is Budućnost VOLI – Cedevita 3:2. But, the most important battles are yet to come.

As you all know, Budućnost VOLI and Cedevita will face each other in the semi-finals of the 2018 ABA Playoffs, and Budućnost VOLI will have home-court advantage in this series. The 1st game will be played on Sunday in Podgorica and each side is well-aware that whoever wins it will be just a step away from advancing to the Finals.

Get ready for another chapter of Budućnost VOLI – Cedevita rivalry in the 2017/18 season.

Match-up in focus: Kyle Gibson was the best player of Budućnost VOLI in most of the games against Cedevita in this season. He would usually make some important 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter which would give his team the crucial lead. But, speaking about 3-pointers, Cedevita shooting guard Filip Krušlin made 8 of them combined in the two games against Budućnost VOLI in the 2017/18 ABA League regular season. Therefore, their duel should be very interesting to watch.

Head to head in regional league: In total 10:13; In Podgorica 8:4.