Zvezda keep winning as they beat Cibona in Belgrade
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have extended their winning streak in the Admiralbet ABA League as they defeated Cibona this Sunday evening in Belgrade.
Mike Tobey (Photo: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet/Djordje Kostic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 10, Sunday, December 3, 2023:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - Cibona 84:56 (21:16, 25:13, 15:14, 23:13)
Game recap: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have extended their winning streak in the Admiralbet ABA League as they defeated Cibona this Sunday evening in Belgrade.
After the opening quarter it looked like that Cibona might make some problems to Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in this match, as the red-and-whites had just a 5-point lead at the end of the first period. However, Zvezda have quickly showed to everyone that they have no intention of having a close game this evening.
The Belgrade side increased the pace significantly in the 2nd quarter to extend the gap to 17 points until the halftime – 46:29. In the 2nd half the home team immediately gained a 20+ points lead, which they were keeping without any problems during the rest of the match.
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have therefore remained all alone at the top of the table with the overall score of 9-1, while Cibona are now sharing the 10th place on the standings with the overall score of 3-7.
Key moments: The 2nd quarter turned out to be the key period in this match as during those 10 minutes Crvena zvezda Meridianbet gained a 17-point lead which was more than enough for the home team to seize a comfortable win at the end.
Man of the match: Mike Tobey is definitely enjoying his time in AdmiralBet ABA League as he was once again the best player of his team. Crvena zvezda Meridianbet big guy scored 23 points and grabbed 5 rebounds, while his overall index rating was 26.
Can’t trick the stats: We can say that Crvena zvezda Meridianbet’s defense was very good tonight, but we also have to say that Cibona’s offense was no working at all. For example, the visitors made 31 attempts for 3 points… They made just 6 out of those 31 shots.
Stats
Players on court
| CZV | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 2 | Lazarević S. | 17:22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Simonović M. | 20:15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Napier S. | 20:59 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 18 | Tobey M. | 20:38 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 22 | Ilić D. | 13:34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| CIB | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 6 | Perasović I. | 30:28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Mustapić J. | 30:46 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Proleta D. | 28:45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Stein A. | 32:28 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | Buljan T. | 27:11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Last 5 actions
| Min | Score | Action |
| game finished | ||
| end of 4. quarter | ||
| 00:05 (Q4) | 84 : 56 | 6 PERASOVIĆ I. made 2 points (pullupjump shot) |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 7 MUSTAPIĆ J. foul on | |
| 00:08 (Q4) | 11 SIMONOVIĆ M. foul (personal) | |
| 00:20 (Q4) | 20 STEIN A. rebound (defensive) |
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Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Tobey M. | 26 | - | 11 | Perasović I. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Tobey M. | 23 | - | 13 | Proleta D. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Simonović M. | 5 | - | 5 | Perasović I. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Napier S. | 7 | - | 4 | Stein A. |
