Podgorica get the win in the final round of the season against Pelister-Bitola
Podgorica finishes the regular season with a win against Pelister-Bitola. Podgorica will enter the playoffs with a 9-4 record while Pelister-Bitola will head to Domžale with a 7-6 season record.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
NLB ABA League 2 Round 13, Saturday, 11 March 2023:
Pelister-Bitola - PODGORICA 84:97 (28:18, 19:25, 19:25, 18:29)
Podgorica finishes the regular season with a win against Pelister-Bitola. Podgorica will enter the playoffs with a 9-4 record while Pelister-Bitola will head to Domžale with a 7-6 season record.
Pelister-Bitola stormed out the gates, they built a 10-point lead in the first quarter and they looked like they were going to control the game. In the second quarter, Podgorica managed to cut the Pelister-Bitola lead down to just 4 heading to the halftime break. In the second half, Podgorica took control of the game, they held a 2-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes of the game. In the final quarter, Podgorica ran away with the game, outscoring Pelister-Bitola 18:29 in the fourth quarter.
Marko Kljajević led the way for Podgorica, he finished the day with 19 points on 7/8 shooting for a valuation rating of 17. For Pelister-Bitola, Kenneth Carpenter dropped 24 points to go along with 4 rebounds.
Stats
Players on court
| PEL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Ristevski M. | 02:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 5 | Jovanovski A. | 11:23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Najdovski D. | 06:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 12 | Silađi N. | 31:54 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 17 | Sapundjiev I. | 27:39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| POD | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Anđušić F. | 25:59 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Radunović M. | 01:12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Vujisić V. | 21:59 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | Vukčević L. | 06:30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 44 | Bogavac L. | 34:04 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:22 (Q4) | 84 : 97 | 22 VUKČEVIĆ L. made free throw (1of1) |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 22 VUKČEVIĆ L. foul on | |
| 00:22 (Q4) | 17 SAPUNDJIEV I. foul (personal) | |
| 00:27 (Q4) | 5 ANĐUŠIĆ F. assist |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Carpenter K. | 24 | - | 17 | Vujić M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Carpenter K. | 24 | - | 19 | Kljajević M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Caruthers D. | 6 | - | 6 | Vujić M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Caruthers D. | 5 | - | 6 | Bogavac L. |
