Red-hot Cibona celebrate their third win in a row

AdmiralBet ABA League Round 8, Friday, 17 November 2023:

SC Derby – CIBONA 93:101 (24:12, 20:32, 23:29, 26:28)

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POST-GAME COMMENTS

Game recap: On Friday night, Cibona have outgunned SC Derby on the road in Morača. This is the third win of Cibona this season and third in a row and with 3:5 record after 8 games played, they have escaped the danger zone at the bottom of the AdmiralBet ABA League standings. On the other side, SC Derby are now on a 4:4 record, and will be placed just above the Wolves in the middle of the standings of the regional competition.

Key moments: SC Derby have been the team, that began the game in a better fashion, as they have been up by 12 points (24:12) after the opening quarter, but Cibona have bounced back in the second quarter and tied the game at 44:44 by the big break. In the second half, Cibosi continued to grind and the key moments came between 34th and 36th minute of the game, when they have converted their 3-point lead (78:81) into a double-digit one (78:88).

Man of the match: Aleksandar Aranitović has been the best player on the winning side this time, as he led the Zagreb side to the victory with 21 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block and a valuation of 27 on his record. He is our man of the match!

Can’t trick the stats: Cibona have been fantastic from beyond the arc. They have been shooting three-pointers 20/34 (59%) and that’s what earned them the win this time. It’s worth mentioning, that by scoring no less than 20 three-pointers, Cibona have tied the 2nd best all-time single-game achievement by a any team in the number of three-pointers scored, with only Cedevita from the game against Zagreb CO in 2009/10 season scoring more in a single game so far (23) and Crvena zvedza Meridianbet against FMP Soccerbet in 2020/21 season scoring exactly the same number of threes (20).