Zlatibor pull off another stunning comeback to beat Helios Suns
Zlatibor have once again perfermed a major 4th quarter comeback which this time helped them to beat Helios Suns.
(Photo: ABA League/Dragana Stjepanovic)
2020/21 ABA League 2 Regular Season, Round 4, Wednesday, 18 October, 2020:
ZLATIBOR - Helios Suns 80:73 (19:17, 18:21, 18:24, 25:11)
Zlatibor is the king of comebacks! The league newcomers have once again managed to return from a big deficit and to win the game. This time, they defeated Helios Suns despite being down by 11 points early in the 4th quarter.
In a very exciting ending, the heroes for Zlatibor this evening were Petar Vorkapić and Nemanja Protić. At the score of 74:73 for Zlatibor and with less than 2 minutes left on the game clock, Petar Vorkapić managed to steal the ball and then to make an AND-1 lay-up – 77:73. After that, Helios Suns troops made a turnover on the other side of the court, while in the following play Nemanja Protić made a very difficult 3-point shot at the buzzer to seal the win for Zlatibor – 80:73.
Zlatibor have therefore finished the first out of three regular season tournaments with the overall score of 3-1, while on the other side Helios Suns now have the score of 1-3.
Stats
Players on court
| ZLA | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 3 | Protić N. | 29:55 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Kutlešić D. | 34:54 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 22 | Vorkapić P. | 26:39 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 32 | Papić D. | 23:51 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| 77 | Pavlović N. | 24:36 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| HEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 10 | Oman U. | 22:38 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 15 | Joseph K. | 23:50 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 21 | Mahkovic B. | 35:54 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 22 | Vujasinović D. | 30:32 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 34 | Prepelič B. | 31:12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:08 (Q4) | 34 PREPELIČ B. rebound (defensive) | |
| 00:11 (Q4) | 3 PROTIĆ N. missed 2 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:35 (Q4) | 22 VORKAPIĆ P. steal | |
| 00:35 (Q4) | 34 PREPELIČ B. turnover (bad pass) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Papić D. | 22 | - | 18 | Prepelič B. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Papić D. | 23 | - | 19 | Joseph K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Kutlešić D. | 7 | - | 6 | Prepelič B. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Protić N. | 5 | - | 12 | Vujasinović D. |
