Cibona beat Borac on the road after a thrilling ending
Cibona have prevailed over Borac on the road in the last round of the 2020/21 ABA League regular season.
Kresimir Radovcic (Photo: Borac/Dusko Radisic)
ABA League Round 26, Monday, 26 April 2021:
Borac - CIBONA 77:82 (18:18, 22:21, 23:19, 14:24)
Game recap: Cibona have prevailed over Borac on the road in the last round of the 2020/21 ABA League regular season. In a very exciting match, the visitors have managed to take the win in a thrilling ending. The key moment happened just 4 seconds before the end, when Cibona’s point guard Krešimir Radovčić forced Nenad Nerandžić to make an offensive foul in fastbreak at the score 78:77 for the Zagreb side.
Still, both sides have left the court with smile on their faces as both Cibona and Borac have secured their ABA League status for the next season. Cibona have finished the 2020/21 ABA League campaign at the 9th place, while Borac took the 11th spot.
Key moments: The winner of this game was decided by one single offensive foul. Cibona were up by 78:77, but after the visitors failed to score, Borac had a big chance to take over the lead as it seemed that they will score 2 easy points in fastbreak. However, that is when Cibona’s point guard Krešimir Radovčić made the key play in this match. He positioned himself right in front of Borac player Nenad Nerandžić and forced him to make an offensive foul, just 4 seconds before the end of the match. In the remaining time, Cibona scored 4 free throws to seal their win in Čačak – 82:77.
Man of the match: Cibona’s 35-year old forward Ivan Novačić was so close of having a perfect game. He was the top scorer of this game with 21 points, while he has missed just one single shot for the entire match – 2/3 FG2, 3/3 FG3, 8/8 FT.
Can’t trick the stats: That one offensive foul made the difference tonight. If Borac had scored a two-pointer in that fastbreak, they would have probably won the match. However, Nerandžić made an offensive foul and the win went into the hands of Cibona team.
