Zvezda’s sharp shooters Dobrić and Simonović guide the red-and-whites toward win over Zadar

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 20, Sunday, 13 February 2022:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS - Zadar 91:69 (26:22, 25:15, 19:16, 21:16)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda mts have extended their winning streak in Admiralbet ABA League as they defeated Zadar in Belgrade in Round 20.

This was the 15^th consecutive win for the reigning champions in this season and they have now improved their overall score to 17-1. Crvena zvezda mts have also extended their home-court winning run against Zadar as this was their 9^th straight win in Belgrade against their old rivals.

After losing today’s game, Zadar dropped to 6-12, but they are still in the safe zone with 3 wins more than the two bottom placed teams Split and Krka.

Key moments: Crvena zvezda mts increased the pace somewhere around the middle of the 2^nd quarter to escape on a double-digit lead before halftime – 51:37, while they continued to push forward with the start of the 2^nd half to increase the margin to 26 points in the middle of the 3^rd quarter – 70:44. Zadar managed to make a 12:0 run after that and to reduce the gap to 14 points once again – 70:56, but the margin was just still too big for the visitors to pull off a miraculous 4^th quarter comeback.

Man of the match: Ognjen Dobrić played a PERFECT game! Crvena zvezda mts guard was the game top scorer with 23 points, while he did not miss a single shot along the way – 2/2 FG2, 5/5 FG3, 4/4 FT. Impressive.

Can’t trick the stats: Zadar made 24 turnovers this evening which is just too much, but it can be explained with the fact that they came to Belgrade with just 9 players and they simply did not have enough strength to keep up with Crvena zvezda mts throughout the whole match.