NLB MATCH OF THE ROUND: Can Zadar be the one to stop the fire-breathing Dragons?
Cedevita Olimpija will face Zadar in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana in this week’s NLB Match of the Round.
Klemen Prepelic, Jaka Blazic (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Ales Fevzer)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Sunday, December 3, 2023:
CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - ZADAR
Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana
When? 17:00
Story of the game: Cedevita Olimpija will face Zadar in Stožice Arena, Ljubljana in this week’s NLB Match of the Round.
Cedevita Olimpija are in fantastic form, at least when we are speaking about the AdmiralBet ABA League. The Dragons are on a 5-game winning streak and they were sharing the 2nd place on the standings before this round. On top of all that, the Ljubljana troops got stronger during the previous week as they signed contract with center Rašid Mahalbašić, who may make his AdmiralBet ABA League debut this Sunday evening.
On the other side, Zadar had a tough month during which they scored just 1 win out of 4 games, yet in each of those games this team showed that they can play some top-class basketball. They have the most dominant player in the league in their ranks as Luka Božić is leading the 2023/24 index rating list with the average score of 35.9 index points per game and with him on fire Zadar can beat anyone in the league.
Match-up in focus: Klemen Prepelič has definitely brought plenty of good things in Cedevita Olimpija since he arrived in the club. After all, the Dragons have won every game in AdmiralBet ABA League with Prepelič on court, so everyone in Ljubljana hope that the Prepelič’s winning streak will continue.
If there is anyone in the league who may outshine Prepelič, that is definitely Zadar’s star player Luka Božić. Recall that during the last month, Božić has become only the 3rd player in league history to record a triple-double in a single game.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:3; In Ljubljana 3:1.
