Can Cibona stop red-hot Igokea m:tel?
On Saturday afternoon, Igokea m:tel will be hosting Cibona at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall in the game of two teams, that have been victorious recently.
Vladimir Jovanovic (Photo: ABA liga j.t.d/Dragana Stjepanovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 12, Saturday, 16 December 2023:
IGOKEA M:TEL – CIBONA
Where? Laktaši Sports Hall, Laktaši
When? 17:00
Story of the game: On Saturday afternoon, Igokea m:tel will be hosting Cibona at home in their Laktaši Sports Hall in the game of two teams, that have been victorious recently.
Igokea m:tel are currently in the middle of their 5-games long winning streak and will do their best to extend the run this time. It will not be such an easy task for red-hot Igokea m:tel which hold a 9:2 record after 11 rounds, as they will be facing Cibona, which have won 3 of their last 5 games in the AdmiralBet ABA League and are currently just a step below the edge of the Playoffs Zone with a 4:7 record.
Igosi need to win in order to stay in the race for the first place in the standings, while Cibona seek a new win, that would take them closer to the Top 8 at the end of the Regular Season.
The question therefore is, which of the two squads will remain on the winning path and which would end their success story on Saturday.
How will it end?
Match-up in focus: Perhaps the most interesting match-up of the game in Laktaši can be the one between big men Nikola Tanasković and Tomislav Mihael Buljan. While Tanasković is right now the second-leading scorer and top rebounder of Igokea m:tel with an average of 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, Buljan is averaging 11 points and 6.1 rebounds per game as the third-leading scorer and top rebounder of Cibona. Who will lead his team to the win this time?
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 15:9, In Laktaši 8:4.
