Can Zadar stop red-hot Russell and the rest of Mornar-Barsko zlato squad?

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Sunday, 9 October 2022:

MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO - ZADAR

Where? Topolica Sports Hall, Bar

When? 19:00

Story of the game: The AdmiralBet ABA League is coming back to Bar as Mornar-Barsko zlato are about to host Zadar in their first home game of the season.

This match definitely attracts much attention from all basketball fans from our region as these two teams made a stunning performance in the opening round of the new season.

Mornar-Barsko zlato triumphed against Igokea m:tel on the road in the match in which we all witnessed a spectacular performance of Daron Russell who marked his league debut with 41 points. Now, the crowd in Bar will have a chance to watch Russell and this new Mornar-Barsko zlato team for the first time in Sports Center Topolica and they all hope that their team will grab another win in the new season.

On the other side, Zadar presented a simply stunning team performance in the first round as they scored 96 points in a convincing home-court win over SC Derby. Head coach Danijel Jusup has definitely created an interesting team which is capable of playing some top-class basketball, and we are about to see whether they can repeat the last-weekend performance and clinch another win in the new season.

Match-up in focus: In the upcoming match we will have a duel of the two players that marked the opening round of the 2022/23 season.

Mornar-Barsko zlato new point guard Daron Russell made 41 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists last weekend and had the overall index rating of 39, while Zadar’s star player Luka Božić finished the last-round game with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists and with the overall index rating of 48.

That's plenty of reasons to watch them in direct battle on Sunday evening.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 10:2; In Bar 5:1.