Crvena zvezda mts prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija

ABA League Round 11, Wednesday, 14 April 2021:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Cedevita Olimpija 82:81 (24:24, 28:27, 17:14, 13:16)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: At home in Aleksandar Nikolić Spots Hall, Crvena zvezda mts have prevailed over Cedevita Olimpija and celebrated their 20th win of the season. This triumphs keeps Zvezda’s realistic hopes of reaching the first place at the end of the Regular Season alive, as they are now on a 20:3 record with 3 games to go, exactly like the other team that shares the top of the standings right now – Budućnost VOLI. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 17:6 record now, which means that they will need to keep on grinding in order to take one of the Top Four spots when the Regular Season ends, but they are still in a favourable position in the Playoffs race.

Key moments: The game has been tight throughout 40 minutes of the clash and it could literally go either way. With 25 seconds left on the game clock (78:81), Cedevita Olimpija were up by 3 points, but Crvena zvezda mts managed to turn the game around in the final seconds from the free-throw line, while the visitors haven’t managed to score until the game’s end.

Man of the match: Jordan Loyd led Crvena zvezda mts to the win with 19 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and a valuation of 19. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija had 17 turnovers and Crvena zvezda mts only 10. Even though the Dragons have been the better opponent in some other statistical categories, this turned out to be crucial in the end for the game’s outcome.