Cedevita Olimpija strike back and force Game 3

AdmiralBet ABA League Semifinals Round 2, Tuesday, 30 May 2023:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - Partizan Mozzart Bet 95:83 (29:26, 22:15, 22:19, 22:23)

PHOTO GALLERY

POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: Cedevita Olimpija have prevailed over Partizan Mozzart Bet at home in their Stožice Arena in Ljubljana in Game 2 of the Semifinal series and tied the series at 1:1. Third game in Belgrade will decide who will face Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the battle for the trophy. In front of 9233 of their devoted fans, the Dragons have dictated the tempo of the game all game long and eventually emerged victorious. The winner of the Game 3, that will take place in Belgrade, will travel to the Finals.

Key moments: Cedevita Olimpija won the first half by 10 points (51:41), but Partizan Mozzart Bet returned into the game for the win in the third quarter, cutting the gap to only 2 points (53:51) in 24th minute of the clash. However, it has been the home side, that have replied with an 11:3 run in the last 2 minutes of the third period in order to go ahead by 13 points (73:60) ahead of the last quarter. As it turned out later in the game, these were the key moments, since the black and white simply did not manage to respond again and return into the battle for the win.

Man of the match: Yogi Ferrell has been the key to the win of the home side. He had 21 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and a valuation of 36 on his record as he led the Ljubljana side to the big win. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cedevita Olimpija have outrebounded Partizan Mozzart Bet once again, just like in the first game (39:23). However, this time, they also had better field goal percentage than the hosts (53.3% vs. 41.3%) and these two categories were the ones that pushed the flow of the game their way.