Zvezda grab the road win in Zadar and seal the 1st place in the regular season

ABA League Round 26, Monday, 26 April 2021:

Zadar - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS 70:90 (18:36, 17:18, 16:14, 19:22)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have sealed the 1^st place ahead of the 2020/21 ABA League Playoffs regular season as they triumphed against Zadar in the road in the final round of the regular season.

The red-and-whites knew before the match that only a win would secure them the top spot on the standings, so they took this game very seriously. The visitors started dominating the court from the very start and they finished the job already in the opening quarter in which they gained an 18-point lead. The Belgrade team have therefore finished the regular season with the overall score of 23-3, while they are still waiting to see who will be their opponent in the semi-finals.

On the other side, Zadar’s overall score in this season is 9-17 and they have finished the 2020/21 ABA League journey at the 10^th place on the standings.

Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, everything was over already in the 1^st quarter. Crvena zvezda mts scored 36 points in opening 10 minutes and that brought them an 18-point lead – 36:18. The red-and-whites have kept that double-digit margin all the way until the end of the game.

Man of the match: Corey Walden had the highest index rating in the winning team. Crvena zvezda mts player finished the match with 16 points, 6 assists and with the index rating of 22.

Can’t trick the stats: Zadar were having a lot of problems with Crvena zvezda mts defense throughout the whole game. At the end of the match, the home team had just 7 assists, while at the same time they had 18 turnovers.