Can Cedevita Olimpija end their losing streak vs. Mornar-Barsko zlato?

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Round 24, Saturday, 23 March 2024:

CEDEVITA OLIMPIJA - MORNAR-BARSKO ZLATO

Where? Stožice Arena, Ljubljana

When? 17:00

Story of the game: Cedevita Olimpija are on a 3-game losing streak in the AdmiralBet ABA League, while they will now try to end that awful run in the home game against Mornar-Barsko zlato.

With just 3 rounds remaining in the regular season, Cedevita Olimpija are in danger of losing the home-court advantage in the quarter-finals, as after a series of bad results they have dropped to the 5^th place on the standings. The Dragons have the same overall score as 4^th placed Zadar, but Zadar have a better head-to-head score, which means that if Cedevita Olimpija want to finish the regular season at the 4^th spot, they will have to score at least one more win than Zadar in the rest of the season.

That is why the Dragons are in a must-win situation ahead of the clash against 13^th placed Mornar-Barsko zlato.

On the other side, the Bar troops have finally escaped the bottom of the standings as they currently have 1 win more than last placed Krka. Mornar-Barsko zlato scored such a valuable win last weekend against Igokea m:tel, while now they will try to collect another precious victory that might be decisive in the relegation battle.

Match-up in focus: Alen Omić (Cedevita Olimpija) vs. Uroš Luković (Mornar-Barsko zlato).

Omić has been one of the best players of Cedevita Olimpija since returning to the club as he's been averaging 9.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game over the last month. At the same time, Luković was the key man for Mornar-Barsko zlato in the last-weekend win vs. Igokea m:tel when he scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds.

Both of them are very experienced players and their head-to-head duel may decide many things in the upcoming match.

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 5:4; In Ljubljana 2:2.