Crvena zvezda Meridianbet win another epic showdown vs. Cedevita Olimpija

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 16, Monday, 23 January 2023:

CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Cedevita Olimpija 100:95 (26:23, 29:26, 29:23, 16:23)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have defeated Cedevita Olimpija in one of the best games of the season.

In another epic showdown between these two teams, the Belgrade side scored 100 points to prevail over their Ljubljana rivals and to pick up their 10th consecutive win in the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League regular season.

The Argentine duo Facundo Campazzo - Luca Vildoza led the red-and—whites toward this big win, but we should also mention the performance of Ognjen Dobrić who scored some big shots tonight, including the clutch 3-pointer late in the 4^th quarter.

On the other side, not even an amazing shooting night was enough for Cedevita Olimpija to grab the win in Belgrade. The Dragons scored 19 three-pointers and have therefore tied the 3^rd best single-game record in the regional league, but still they ended up 5-points behind of their hosts.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija had chances to pull off a major comeback in the final minutes of the 4^th quarter when they reduced the gap to just 4 points – 95:91, with a bit over 3 minutes left on the game clock. However, the Dragons then missed some very important shots, while on the other side Ognjen Dobrić hit the key 3-pointer to put his team back on an 7-point lead (98:91) and to seal the win for the red-and-whites.

Man of the match: It is very hard to pick between Vildoza, Campazzo and Dobrić, but let’s say that tonight’s MVP is Ognjen Dobrić who did not miss a single shot for the entire game. Dobrić scored 18 points (3/3 FG2, 4/4 FG3), while we have already mentioned that big 3-pointer that he made late in the 4^th quarter.

Can’t trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had 9 rebounds more than Cedevita Olimpija, which is a big difference for this kind of game. Also, we should also mention that Cedevita Olimpija made 17 turnovers, while Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had just 8.