Can red-hot Mega MIS prevent Crvena zvezda Meridianbet from reaching their 9th consecutive Finals?
The youngest team in the league is challenging another regional giant.
(Photo: ABA League j.t.d./Dragana Stjepanovic)
2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League Semifinals Round 1, Friday, 3 May 2024:
CRVENA ZVEZDA MERIDIANBET - MEGA MIS
Where? Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall, Belgrade
When? 19:00
Story of the game: Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and Mega MIS will face each other in the 2023/24 AdmiralBet ABA League semi-finals, with the red-and-white team having a home-court advantage in this series.
Game 1 is scheduled for Friday evening and it will be played in legendary Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall where Crvena zvezda Meridianbet haven’t lost a home game in the Playoffs since 2018! Just to remind you, Crvena zvezda Meridianbet have been hosting Playoffs games in Aleksandar Nikolić Sports Hall since 2015 and every year they have made it to the Finals. That’s 8th consecutive Finals appearances for the Belgrade giant and now they want to increase that streak this year.
The only thing that is standing between Crvena zvezda Meridianbet and their 9th consecutive Finals is red-hot Mega MIS team. The Pink troops are having a dream season as they have qualified for the AdmiralBet ABA League semi-finals for the 2nd time in club's history. On top of that, they are on a 9-game winning streak, counting both the regular season and the Playoffs.
Mega MIS lost their last game 3 months ago. Since then, they have scored 7 consecutive wins in the regular season, while during that run they defeated non other but Crvena zvezda Meridianbet on the road. After that, the Pink troops continued their impressinve run as they stunned Cedevita Olimpija in the quarter-finals by winning the series easily by 2-0. Can Mega MIS now shock another regional giant? We are about to see on Friday evening.
Match-up in focus: Nemanja Nedović (Crvena zvezda Meridianbet) vs. Nikola Djurišić (Mega MIS).
Nedović has significantly improved his form in the past couple of weeks as he was one of the best players of Crvena zvezda Meridianbet in the final part of the regular season as well as in the quarter-final series vs. SC Derby. After all, Nedović was the hero of Game 1 in that quarter-final clash against the Podgorica team as he scored some key buckets in the 4th quarter to save his team from a shocking defeat.
Djurišić is definitely a new young star coming from Mega MIS system. After a fantastic regular season yourney, he scored 51 points combined in the two games of the quarter-finals to help his team win the series against Cedevita Olimpija.
Head-to-head score in the regional league: In total 24:1; At Crvena zvezda Meriadianbet home court: 12:1.
