Zvezda beat Krka on the road to take over the top spot on the standings

ABA League Round 18, Tuesday, 20 April 2021:

Krka - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 57:98 (9:24, 13:31, 19:20, 16:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts scored quite a convincing win vs. Krka on the road in postponed game of Round 18. The red-and-whites left no chance to their opponents today, while this win is quite important for the Belgrade team as are now all alone at the 1^st place on the standings.

Crvena zvezda mts now have the overall score of 22-3 and if the red-and-whites manage to beat Zadar on the road in the last round of the regular season, then they will enter the Playoffs from the 1^st place in the regular season.

At the same time, Krka are now at 8-17 and the last-round match against FMP will be of huge importance for the Novo mesto troops as they are trying to avoid finishing the regular season at the 13^th place.

Key moments: The winner of this match was decided already in the first 20 minutes as Crvena zvezda mts had a 33-point lead at the halftime – 55:22! The visitors were shooting 12/16 for 2 points, 7/13 for 3 points and 10/11 from the free throw line in the first half. Impressive.

Man of the match: Marko Simonović had the highest index rating in the winning team. Simonović finished the match with 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, while his overall valuation was 24.

Can’t trick the stats: When one team has a 33-point lead already at the halftime, then there is really no point looking at some major differences in the stats. Crvena zvezda mts were simply a lot better team than Krka this evening in Novo mesto.