Can Cibona end Igokea's winning run?
Each side will be very motivated to win the upcoming match.
Igokea team (Photo: Partizan NIS/Dragana Stjepanovic)
ABA League Round 24, Sunday, 4 April 2021:
Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
When? 19:00
Story of the game: Igokea will host Cibona on Sunday evening in Laktaši in the match which is very important for both sides.
You all know that Igokea are one of the teams who are fighting for the Playoffs and every win is quite precious for them in the rest of the season. Also, considering that they have an extremely difficult schedule in the final three games of the regular season as they are about to face direct rivals for the Playoffs spots - Crvena zvezda mts, Mornar and Budućnost VOLI, Igokea’s troops simply can’t let themselves slip this weekend in the match against Cibona, who is placed in the bottom part of the standings.
Cibona are one of the teams who have scored 7 wins so far in the regular season and each of them is still in danger of finishing the regular season at the 13th spot which leads in to Promotion/Relegation Playoffs. Therefore, every game in rest of the season, including this one in Laktaši, will be very important for the Zagreb side as their primary goal is to stay above that 13th place.
It is also worth mentioning that Igokea are on a 4-win streak in ABA League, while Cibona have lost the previous 3 games of the season.
Match-up in focus: Jackie Carmichael is one of the key players of Igokea in the ongoing season. This 31-year-old big guy is very good on both ends of the court, while in the upcoming match Carmichael will confront one of the strongest centers in the league – Cibona’s giant Darko Planinić. Planinić has been in top form recently as he scored 15+ points in each of the previous three rounds.
Head to head in the regional league: In total 11:8; In Laktaši 5:4.
