Crvena zvezda Meridianbet rolled over Cedevita Olimpija
In the NLB Match of the Round 2, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have outgunned Cedevita Olimpija in Štark Arena in Belgrade.
Shabazz Napier (Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 2, Sunday, 8 October 2023:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Cedevita Olimpija 94:51 (19:11, 31:14, 27:8, 17:18)
Game recap: In the NLB Match of the Round 2, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have outgunned Cedevita Olimpija in Štark Arena in Belgrade. In a fairly one-sided contest, the hosts have not allowed the visiting side to arrange an upset on their home court and have grabbed their second win of the season, which puts them in a group of teams, that are atop of the standings in the AdmiralBet ABA League after 2 rounds played. On the other side, Cedevita Olimpija are now on a 1:1 record, which will put them in the middle of the standings when the Round 2 ends.
Key moments: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet did not waste any time and pulled away early in the match. They were up with the double-digit number of points (21:11) immediately at the start of the second quarter and did not let their opponents to even think about a possible comeback. When, 3 minutes until the end of the second quarter, Shabazz Napier scored for 3 points, Zvezda were up by 20 points already (39:19) and the winner of the game has been revealed. As it turned out later, Cedevita Olimpija did not have the strength to fight back and Zvezda celebrated a convincing win in the end.
Man of the match: It has been a delight to watch Shabazz Napier, as he led his Crvena zvezda Meridianbet to the big win with 15 points, 5 asissts, 5 steals, and a game-high valuation of 20 on his record. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Just as the final score suggests, Zvezda have been better than Cedevita Olimpija in each statistical category, except blocks and they fully deserved to win in the end.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Hanga A. | 19:06 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Davidovac D. | 15:16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Simonović M. | 15:38 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Bolomboy J. | 17:39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 18:39 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| COL | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Sow A. | 30:25 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Cobbs J. | 29:01 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Glas G. | 12:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 32:08 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Ščuka L. | 17:43 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Napier S. | 20 | - | 19 | Sow A. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Nedović N. | 17 | - | 19 | Sow A. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Tobey M. | 8 | - | 10 | Jones S. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Hanga A. | 7 | - | 2 | Radičević N. |
