Cibona pull off a major comeback in the 2nd half to beat Zadar

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 16, Friday, 22 April 2022:

CIBONA - Zadar 80:73 (12:23, 22:22, 21:11, 25:17)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Cibona have triumphed over their old rivals Zadar in postponed game of Round 16.

The Zagreb crew pull off a major comeback in the 2^nd half in which they returned from an 11-point deficit. Cibona were down by 34:45 at the halftime, but then everything changed in the following 20 minutes. The Wolves have firstly reduced the gap to just 1 point by the end of the 3^rd quarter – 55:56, while they continued to push forward in the 4^th period to take over the lead and eventually win the game.

This was the last match for both teams in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League. Cibona have finished the season with the overall score of 11-15, while Zadar ended the 2021/22 campaign with the overall score of 8-18. None of these two big clubs have managed to reach the Playoffs.

Key moments: Cibona have taken over the lead as soon as the 4^th quarter started, while they entered the final 3 minutes of this game with a 3-point lead – 73:70. And then the Wolves made their final push. In less than 3 minutes Cibona made the key 7:1 run to increase the gap to 9 points – 80:71 – and to definitely seal the win in this match.

Man of the match: Amar Gegić was once again the best player in Cibona’s team. This 24-year-old forward scored 20 points this evening, while his overall index rating was 23. He played the key role down in the court in the 2^nd half in which his team made that major comeback.

Can’t trick the stats: If you take a look at the stats, you will see that Zadar made just too many turnovers this evening. The visitors had 22 turnovers in this match, while at the same time Cibona had only 11.