Crvena zvezda Meridianbet start the new season with a big road win in Laktaši
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet defeated Igokea m:tel in the first NLB Match of the Round in the 2023/24 season.
(Photo: Igokea m:tel/Marija Vuruna)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 1, Saturday, 30 September 2023:
Igokea m:tel - CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET 63:81 (17:20, 15:20, 13:26, 18:15)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet defeated Igokea m:tel in the first NLB Match of the Round in the 2023/24 season.
Despite playing without 4 very important players (Napier, Davidovac, Hanga and Bjelica), the Belgrade powerhouse was still a much better team than their opponents this evening in Laktaši. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have been in front throughout most of the match, while they definitely broke Igokea m:tel’s resistance in the 3rd quarter, which the red-and-whites won by 26:13.
Key moments: As we have previously mentioned, the 3rd quarter was the key period in this game, however we have to mention one detail that happened in the final moments of the 2nd quarter.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet had a just a 5-point lead at that moment – 37:32, while then their summer signing Rokas Giedraitis hit probably the most important shot in the game. Giedraitis scored a tough 3-point shot right at the halftime buzzer to increase Zvezda’s lead to 8 points – 40:32 – and to bring huge amount of confidence to his team for the rest of the match.
Man of the match: Rokas Giedraitis was vvery good today as he finished the match with 12 points, while Miloš Teodosić marked his first official game in Crvena zvezda Meridianbet jersey with 7 assists... Yet, we will say that today's game hero was another newcomer in the red-and-white roster – Mike Tobey! This 29-year-old center scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while his overall index rating today was 24.
Something you might want to remeber when choosing your Fantasy team for the next round.
Can't trick the stats: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet was simply a much better team than Igokea m:tel tonight and you can find the best proof of that in the overall team index rating. While Crvena zvezda Meridianbet's overall index rating today was 97, Igokea m:tel's overall index rating was just 43.
Stats
Players on court
| IGO | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Bošković M. | 00:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 9 | Delalić H. | 07:14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Tanasković N. | 30:05 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 13 | Jošilo M. | 12:22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Milosavljevic D. | 31:12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 14:14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Tobey M. | 23:36 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 21:37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 26 | Nedović N. | 22:05 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 99 | Dos Santos Y. | 16:58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:17 (Q4) | 63 : 81 | 10 TANASKOVIĆ N. made 2 points (layup) |
| 00:18 (Q4) | 10 TANASKOVIĆ N. rebound (offensive) | |
| 00:21 (Q4) | BOŠKOVIĆ M. missed 3 points (jump shot) | |
| 00:42 (Q4) | 61 : 81 | 36 NEDOVIĆ N. made free throw (2 of 2) |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 18 | - | 24 | Tobey M. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 16 | - | 19 | Tobey M. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tanasković N. | 9 | - | 8 | Tobey M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Gordić N. | 4 | - | 7 | Teodosić M. |
