ABA League returns to Čačak - Borac vs. Igokea
This game means so much to each side.
Nenad Nerandzic (Photo: Igokea/Nikola Vuruna)
ABA League Round 22, Saturday, 20 March 2021:
Where? Borac Sports Hall, Čačak
When? 19:00
Story of the game: Borac will host Igokea this Saturday evening in Round 22 of the 2020/21 ABA League regular season in a game which is very, very important for each side.
Borac are doing their best to escape the 13th position and avoid going into the Promotion/Relegation Playoffs. The Čačak crew made a big step toward that goal last weekend when they defeated Krka on the road, but they are still the only team in the league with just 5 wins, so they need more good results to climb up on the standings.
On the other side, Igokea are in top form as they scored 4 wins out of the last 5 games in ABA League and they are marching toward the 2021 ABA Playoffs. However, they still haven't secured their place in the top 4 zone and they need to keep winning in order to finish the Playoffs race in front of their rivals.
The last match between these two teams was quite thrilling. Igokea defeated Borac in Laktaši by 73:71, while the game hero was Edin Atić who made the game-winning block in the final seconds of the 4th quarter.
Match-up in focus: Bryce Jones is the only player of Borac who scored 200+ points in this season, while he made 20+ points in 3 out of the last 4 games in the league. At the same time, Anthony Clemmons is the 3rd best scorer of Igokea and he was one of the key players of his team last weekend in the big win over Cedevita Olimpija. Did we mention that both Jones and Clemmons play as point guards and that they wiil have a direct duel on Saturday evening?
Head to head in the regional league: In total 0:1; In Čačak 0:0.
