The 2022/23 AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs begin in Podgorica – Budućnost VOLI vs. Mega MIS
Petar Popovic (Photo: Buducnost VOLI/Filip Roganovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Playoffs, Quarter-Finals, Game 1, Friday, April 28, 2023:
BUDUĆNOST VOLI - MEGA MIS
Where: Morača Sports Hall, Podgorica
When: 18:00
Story of the game: Budućnost VOLI will host Mega MIS in Game 1 of the Quarter-Finals stage.
The home court advantage that Budućnost VOLI will have in this clash might be quite a big deal for the whole series as the blue-and-whites have lost only one single home game against Mega MIS in AdmiralBet ABA League history.
Yet, what you should also know is that Budućnost VOLI lost that game the one and only time they faced Mega MIS in the Playoffs. That happened in the 2015/16 season when Mega MIS triumphed in Podgorica in Game 1 of the semi-finals.
Their head-to-head score in Podgorica is 10:1 for Budućnost VOLI.
Budućnost VOLI will enter the Playoffs with new head coach as Petar Mijović replaced Vadimir Jovanović in the final days of the regular season and he has only coached the team in one game since returning to the club. Budućnost VOLI lost that game against regular season winners Partizan Mozzart Bet, but the Podgorica side presented a very good performance in that match and showed that they can play against anyone in the league.
On the other side, Mega MIS had a stunning 2nd part of the season in which they were one of the best teams in the entire league. They have managed to escape the relegation zone and move all the way up to the 6th place on the standings that secured them the first Playoffs qualification since 2016.
Match-up in focus: Erick Green might be the new key player in this Petar Mijović's team. The American shooting guard played a big role in the match against Partizan Mozzart Bet as he scored 31 points.
Meanwhile, Mega MIS have Malcolm Cazalon at the shooting guard position, while this is the part of the year when Cazalon usually presents his best performances. We all know that If Cazalon hits the first few shots, he may become unstoppable down on the court and that is why he may be one of the players to mark the following game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 16:6; In Podgorica 10:1.
