NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Can Cedevita Olimpija extend their winning streak against league leaders Partizan Mozzart Bet?
In this week’s NLB Match of the Round we have a clash of two regional powerhouses – Cedevita Olimpija vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet.
Yogi Ferrell (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Sunday, 11 December 2022:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - PARTIZAN MOZZART BET
Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana
When? 19:00
Story of the game: In this week’s NLB Match of the Round we have a clash of two regional powerhouses – Cedevita Olimpija vs. Partizan Mozzart Bet.
This match comes in the best possible moment for Cedevita Olimpija as the Dragons are on a 3-game winning run in AdmiralBet ABA League, while on top of that they scored an important win in 7Days EuroCup couple of days ago. Also, Cedevita Olimpija can finally count on all of their first team players as Zoran Dragić, Lovro Gnjidić and Karlo Matković have all returned to court after injuries.
On the other side, despite being league leaders at the moment and despite scoring a big win over Budućnost VOLI last weekend in AdmiralBet ABA League, Partizan Mozzart Bet can’t really say that they are approaching this game in high spirits. The reason is quite obvious. The black-and-whites lost the historic derby against Crvena zvezda mts couple of days ago in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague and that was their 2nd defeat against their arch rivals in just 10 days. Still, Partizan Mozzart Bet did show a proper reaction after the first defeat when they defeated Budućnost VOLI and they now want to do the same and once again bounce back after a tough loss.
Match-up in focus: Cedevita Olimpija point guard Yogi Ferrell is somehow always inspired when playing against Partizan Mozzart Bet. Last season he led the Ljubljana troops toward two wins against the black-and-whites in the AdmiralBet ABA League, while most of you remember his role in the last clash between these two teams in Ljubljana when Ferrell made a series of key plays in the final moments of the 4th quarter to win the game for Cedevita Olimpija. At the same time, Partizan Mozzart Bet point guard Dante Exum is one of the key players of the Belgrade team in the ongoing season. After all, Exum currently have the highest average index rating of all the players in the team (14.6), while on top of that he is also the team’s top scorer with 10.8 points per game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 4:2; In Ljubljana 3:0.
