Red-and-white clash in Belgrade – Crvena zvezda mts vs. Borac

ABA League Round 15, Wednesday, 17 February 2021:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - BORAC

Where? Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall, Belgrade

When? 18:05

Story of the game: Crvena zvezda mts will host Borac on Wednesday evening in postponed game of Round 15.

Crvena zvezda mts await this game in high spirits as they won the 2021 Serbian National Cup last weekend. Despite being without 5 first team players, the Belgrade troops played a very good tournament and grabbed their first trophy of the season. Generally, Crvena zvezda mts have been in top form lately, as before winning the national cup they have scored three wins in a row in ABA League. And, their plan is to extend that winning streak on Wednesday evening.

On the other side, Borac cannot brag with good results recently as they are on a 3-game losing streak in ABA League. They dropped to the 13^th spot on the standings which leads into Promotion/Relegation Playoffs and that is why every next game, including the upcoming one in Belgrade, is very, very important for the Čačak troops. Borac's one and only goal in the rest of the season will be to move away from that 13th spot and secure their ABA 1 status for the next season.

Match-up in focus: As Langston Hall, Corey Walden and Quino Colom have all been been sidelined due to illness, Aleksa Uskoković remained the only “real” point guard in Crvena zvezda mts team. And this 21-year-old youngster used his chance perfectly as he played a very important role in winning the national cup last weekend. Uskoković will now have a direct duel against Borac top scorer Bryce Jones. Jones have been one of the best players of Borac in the past couple of games and it seems that he is improving his form week by week. They are both very quick with the ball and can score from long range, so their duel should be really interesting to watch.

Head to head in the regional league: In total 1:0; In Belgrade 0:0.