FMP make a stunning comeback to beat Cibona at home
At home in Belgrade, FMP have prevailed over Cibona after a major comeback and grabbed a huge win in their battle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings.
FMP team (Photo: FMP)
ABA League Round 22, Friday, 19 March 2021:
FMP - Cibona 90:86 (23:21, 24:24, 17:20, 26:21)
Game recap: At home in Belgrade, FMP have prevailed over Cibona after a major comeback and grabbed a huge win in their battle to avoid the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings.And they have done it with style, with a major comeback late in the game. This is the 8th win of the ABA League season for FMP (8:12), which are now on a better record than Cibona (7:14) an they have moved safely away from the danger zone near the bottom of the ABA League standings, where Borac are placed right now with 5 wins on their record.
Key moments: With 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, FMP were up by 8 points (64:56), but then over the next 4 minutes, Cibona made a 15:0 run, which put them up by 7 points (64:71). That’s what turned the game completely upside-down with 9 minutes left in the game. FMP fought back and with a jumper by Nemanja Nenadić, they have tied the game with less than 3 minutes left at 77:77. Cibona pulled ahead by 3 points once again, but then 7 straight points by Stefan Lazarević followed within a minute since 1:30 on the clock for the FMP’s 7:0 run and FMP took the 84:80 lead with half a minute left on the clock. These were the decisive moments for the hosts.
Man of the match: Not only has he been the key to the FMP win, as he has been scoring points in crucial moments, but Stefan Lazarević also led his team in scoring with 21 points, while adding 6 rebounds, 1 assist and steal each and a valuation of 24 to his record. He is our man of the match.
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have had 16 turnovers and FMP only 7. That was the key for the win of the hosts this time around.
