Zadar make a major step toward the Playoffs as they beat Cibona on the road
Zadar are very close to book a ticket for the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs as they scored their 11th win in the season by prevailing over their big rivals Cibona in Zagreb.
(Photo: Cibona/Marin Susic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 25, Saturday, 8 April 2023:
Cibona – ZADAR 63:89 (19:23, 9:19, 15:20, 20:27)
Game recap: Zadar are very close to book a ticket for the 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs as they scored their 11th win in the season by prevailing over their big rivals Cibona in Zagreb.
Zadar will therefore spend the night all alone at the 7th place and they might advance to the Playoffs even if they lose the last-round match against top-placed Partizan Mozzart Bet. On the other side, Cibona have stayed at 9 wins in this season and they have lost all chances of reaching the 2023 Playoffs.
Key moments: The key period in this match was the 2nd quarter which Zadar won by 19:9 to gain a 14-point lead at halftime – 42:28. The halftime break did not disrupt the visitors who kept pushing forward in the 3rd quarter all the way until they gained a 19-point lead in front of the final 10 minutes – 62:43.
At that moment it was quite clear that Zadar would seize this precious win and make a major step toward securing their Playoffs ticket.
Man of the match: Luka Božić. This man is playing the season of his life! Božić lacked just one single assist today to record a triple-double as he finished the match with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. His overall index rating was 43!
Can’t trick the stats: Cibona crew were completely out-rebounded by Zadar team today. While the home team made 32 rebounds, the visitors grabbed 48 rebounds in this match.
