Can Zadar bounce back and force Game 3?

2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 2, Friday, 19 April 2024:

ZADAR – BUDUĆNOST VOLI

Where? Krešimir Ćosić Arena, Zadar

When? 19:00

Story of the game: On Friday night, the opening game of the AdmiralBet ABA League Quarterfinals Round 2 will tip-off in Zadar, where the Dalmatian squad will be hosting Budućnost VOLI in Game 2 of the series.

The Game 1 in Podgorica was a tight one for the first half, in which Budućnost VOLI have only been better by 6 points, but they went on to dominate the Morača court in the second half, emerging victorious with a blowout triumph with a 31-point margin in the end.

This time the ball moves to Višnjik and Zadar will do everything they can, to use their home court and the atmosphere in the stands to stick to the high tempo and show their proper performance for the entire playing time of 40 minutes. On the other side, of course, Budućnost VOLI will want to continue where they ended in Game 1, to grab another win and sweep the series 2:0 in victories.

Tradition reminds us that outcomes of the games between Zadar and Budućnost VOLI in the Dalmatian town of basketball have always been difficult to predict, as each of the Friday’s opponents have won 10 games out of 20 in total played so far.

How will it be this time?

Match-up in focus: People are keen to say to say that Zadar play at their best when Luka Božić demonstrates his best possible performances and the key to Budućnost VOLI win in Game 1 was the fact that they managed to limit his contribution at only 2 points. Given that Luka Božić has been the top scorer, passer and rebounder so far this season for Zadar, averaging 19.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game, it will be crucial to see whether Budućnost VOLI can stop him this time. Fletcher Magee outperformed him in Game 1 with 12 points scored. Can he do it again?

Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 13:28; In Zadar 10:10.