Battle for the Playoffs – Mornar vs. Cedevita Olimpija
This is a huge game for both sides as it can decide which team will finish the regular season in the top 4 zone.
Jaka Blazic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
ABA League Round 25, Sunday, 11 April 2021:
Where? Topolica Sports Hall, Bar
When? 21:00
Story of the game: Every game in the rest of the season is extremely important for both Mornar and Cedevita Olimpija, but the upcoming one in Bar might be the most important of them all. Because on Sunday evening, Mornar and Cedevita Olimpija will face each other in a direct battle for the Playoffs.
Mornar currently have the overall score of 17-6, while Cedevita Olimpija are at 16:5. Therefore, the visitors are in a slightly better position in front of this clash, however one thing might worry the Dragons ahead of their trip to Bar. And that thing is that Cedevita Olimpija haven’t defeated Mornar so far in the ABA League!
The two sides have met 3 times so far and the Bar troops have won all of those 3 games, including the one from the first part of the season in which Mornar triumphed in Ljubljana by 93:88.
Only one thing is certain in front of this match. Whoever wins it will make a huge step toward the Playoffs and that is why we expect a thrilling battle between two top-class teams on Sunday evening.
Match-up in focus: Isiaiah Whitehead has been struggling with injury problems lately, but he returned on court last weekend and scored 25 points for Mornar. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija depend a lot on Jaka Blažič who also made an impressive performance couple of days ago as he scored 26 points in his last appearance in ABA League. Whitehead is Mornar’s 2nd best scorer in this season, while Blažič is the top scorer of Cedevita Olimpija.
Head to head in the regional league: In total 3:0; In Bar 1:0.
