Can Cedevita Olimpija use home-court advantage in Game 2 to tie the score vs. Crvena zvezda mts?

AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Semi-finals, Round 2, Monday, 16 May 2022:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - CRVENA ZVEZDA MTS

Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana

When? 18:30

Story of the game: The semi-final series between Cedevita Olimpija and Crvena zvezda mts moves to Ljubljana where the Dragons will host the reigning champions in Game 2.

As you all already know, Crvena zvezda mts triumphed in Game 1 in Belgrade by 93:82 and took the lead in the series. Now, the red-and-whites need just one more win to advance to the Finals and they will do everything they can to finish the job already in Ljubljana.

On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija will try to beat Crvena zvezda mts for the 1^st time in this season and therefore tie the score in the series. The Dragons will have home-court advantage in Game 2 and they expect a full house in Stožice Arena on Monday evening as this is definitely the most important game for the Ljubljana crew in this season.

Will that big support from the stands be strong enough to help Cedevita Olimpija beat the reigning champions and force Game 3? We are about to see soon enough.

Recall that Crvena zvezda mts and Cedevita Olimpija faced each other 3 times so far in the 2021/22 AdmiralBet ABA League season and the Belgrade crew scored all 3 wins.

Match-up in focus: Alen Omić (Cedevita Olimpija) vs. Luka Mitrović (Crvena zvezda mts).

Cedevita Olimpija starting center Alen Omić put on quite a good performance in Game 1 as he made 11 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the match in Belgrade. On the other side, Crvena zvezda mts big guy Luka Mitrović was the MVP of Game 1 as he scored 21 points and made 7 rebounds to lead the red-and-white troops toward the win.

This battle of giants might actually decide the final outcome of the upcoming game. 

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 1:6; In Ljubljana 1:2.